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Income Taxes Narrative (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 29, 2012
Jul. 31, 2013
Dec. 28, 2013
Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Federal statutory income tax rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate          
Income tax (provision) benefit $ 1,523,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 36,024,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (7,655,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Unrecognized tax benefits due to lapse of applicable statute of limitations 1,461,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations 1,873,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations 1,810,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations      
Unrecognized tax benefits decreases due to prior year tax positions 2,658,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 260,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 127,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions      
Undistributed foreign earnings 7,400,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries          
Deferred tax liability not recognized of undistributed foreign earnings 700,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilityNotRecognizedAmountOfUnrecognizedDeferredTaxLiabilityUndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries          
AMT carryforwards 1,500,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax          
Valuation Allowance 227,475,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 193,442,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance     193,442,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Total unrecognized tax benefit 12,970,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 16,392,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 12,794,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits   16,392,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 12,892,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Income tax interest and penalties 9,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 9,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued     9,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Resulting in Net Operating Loss Carryforward 1,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsResultingInNetOperatingLossCarryforward          
Unrecognized tax benefits tax positions that could reasonably change in next 12 months 1,100,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit          
Cash payments of income taxes 9,126,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 17,158,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 8,381,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid      
Deferred income taxes (14,153,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (44,524,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1,123,000)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit      
Intercompany equipment sale elimination (130,000)pymr_IntercompanyEquipmentSaleElimination (130,000)pymr_IntercompanyEquipmentSaleElimination 1,202,000pymr_IntercompanyEquipmentSaleElimination      
Fiberweb            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Income tax (provision) benefit 36,700,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= pymr_FiberwebMember		          
Netherlands            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Book value of capitalized assets sold to Columbia 20,700,000pymr_CapitalLeasesBalanceSheetAssetsByMajorClassNetSoldToSubsidiary
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_NL		          
Colombia            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Cash payments of income taxes       500,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= country_CO		    
Federal | Expires Between 2024 and 2032            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Operating loss carryforwards 380,700,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
/ pymr_IncomeTaxOperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationAxis
= pymr_ExpiresBetweenTwoThousandTwentyFourAndTwoThousandThirtyOneMember		          
State            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Operating loss carryforwards 657,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember		          
Foreign            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Operating loss carryforwards 426,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		          
Tax credit carryforward 2,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember		          
Foreign | Mexico            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Income tax (provision) benefit         4,100,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX		  
Foreign | Unlimited Carryforward            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Operating loss carryforwards 252,100,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ pymr_IncomeTaxOperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationAxis
= pymr_UnlimitedCarryforwardMember		          
Foreign | Expires Between 2013 and 2021            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Operating loss carryforwards 142,900,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ pymr_IncomeTaxOperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationAxis
= pymr_ExpiresBetweenTwoThousandTwelveAndTwoThousandTwentyMember		          
Foreign | Expires Between 2013 and 2032            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Operating loss carryforwards 31,500,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ pymr_IncomeTaxOperatingLossCarryforwardExpirationAxis
= pymr_ExpiresBetweenTwoThousandTwelveAndTwoThousandThirtyOneMember		          
Netherlands and Columbia            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Deferred income taxes   100,000us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= pymr_NetherlandsandColumbiaMember		        
Maximum [Member]            
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]            
Total unrecognized tax benefit $ 20,300,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember		 $ 24,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember		     $ 24,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember