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Commitments and Contingencies Narrative (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Oct. 01, 2011
Jun. 11, 2014
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]          
Rent expense, net $ 20,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 15,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet $ 14,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet    
Deferred Portion of Purchase Price 42,440,000pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice 0pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice      
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount 89,181,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount 0us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount     80,792,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount
Accretion Rate on Deferred Purchase Price         9.50%pymr_AccretionRateonDeferredPurchasePrice
Purchase commitment 92,100,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted        
Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]          
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]          
Deferred Portion of Purchase Price 42,400,000pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember		       47,931,000pymr_DeferredPortionofPurchasePrice
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_CompanhiaProvidenciaIndustriaeComercioMember
Fiberweb          
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]          
Lease period 10 years        
Financing obligations 18,400,000us-gaap_SaleLeasebackTransactionAmountDueUnderFinancingArrangement
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember		        
Purchase of Raw Materials          
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]          
Purchase commitment 77,100,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= pymr_PurchaseOfRawMaterialsMember		        
Estimated Total Project Costs to Acquire Spunlmelt Line          
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]          
Purchase commitment 15,000,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted
/ us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentExcludingLongtermCommitmentAxis
= pymr_EstimatedTotalProjectCostsToAcquireSpunlmeltLineMember		        
Equipment          
Capital Leased Assets [Line Items]          
Capital lease term       7 years  
Capital lease assets       53,600,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasedAssetsGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember		  
Capital lease annual payment       8,300,000pymr_CapitalLeaseAnnualPayment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember		  
Capital leases future minimum payments due       $ 58,000,000us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember