Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

The unaudited quarterly financial data for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 and December 28, 2013 are presented below. All quarters included below were comprised of 13 weeks except for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014 which contained 14 weeks. The additional week was a result of a change in the Company's fiscal year-end to a calendar year ending on December 31 from a 52 week period ending on the Saturday closest to each December 31. Refer to Note 2, "Basis of Presentation" for further information on the change in the Company's fiscal year-end.

Quarterly data for fiscal 2014:
In thousands	Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2014			Third Quarter Ended September 27, 2014			Second Quarter Ended June 28, 2014			First Quarter Ended March 29, 2014
Operating Data:
Net sales	$	499,419		$	498,013		$	439,898		$	422,584
Gross profit	91,965			80,492			86,586			74,465
Net income (loss)	(30,652		)	(57,151		)	(21,941		)	(9,496		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc.	(30,925		)	(55,228		)	(19,664		)	(9,480		)

Quarterly data for fiscal 2013:
In thousands	Fourth Quarter Ended December 28, 2013			Third Quarter Ended September 28, 2013			Second Quarter Ended June 29, 2013			First Quarter Ended March 30, 2013
Operating Data:
Net sales	$	347,263		$	288,979		$	291,538		$	287,082
Gross profit	51,600			48,200			50,390			45,866
Net income (loss)	(2,567		)	(8,267		)	(7,906		)	(6,227		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc.	(2,533		)	(8,267		)	(7,906		)	(6,227		)