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	Jul. 23, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member]	Mar. 01, 2013 Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited	Mar. 31, 2015 Letter of Credit USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Letter of Credit USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Short Term Credit Facility Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Short Term Credit Facility Short-term Borrowings USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Short Term Credit Facility Short-term Borrowings USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 CCB Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member]	Dec. 31, 2014 CCB Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member]	Nov. 26, 2013 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2013 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2012 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2013 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2012 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche USD ($)	Oct. 05, 2012 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays First-In, Last Out Revolving Tranche USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Standby Letters of Credit USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Brazil, Brazil Real Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Brazil, Brazil Real Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 11, 2014 Senior Notes USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2014 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Jan. 28, 2011 Senior Notes 7.75% Senior secured notes USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2013 Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2014 Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Mar. 31, 2015 Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement USD ($)	Jun. 10, 2014 Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Term Loan Term loan, due in 2017 Fiberweb Terram Geosynthetics Private Limited	Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 02, 2012 Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary ARS	Mar. 31, 2015 Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Federal Fund Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Credit Facility	Mar. 31, 2015 Federal Fund Rate Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Mar. 31, 2015 LIBOR Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche	Mar. 31, 2015 LIBOR Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays First-In, Last Out Revolving Tranche	Dec. 19, 2013 LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Jan. 31, 2007 LIBOR Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Argentina Subsidiary	Mar. 31, 2015 LIBOR Foreign Line of Credit United States Dollar Loan Suzhou subsidiary - Hygiene [Member]	Mar. 31, 2015 Alternative Base Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays Revolving Tranche	Mar. 31, 2015 Alternative Base Rate Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Barclays First-In, Last Out Revolving Tranche	Jan. 31, 2007 Buenos Aires Interbank Offered Rate Foreign Line of Credit Argentinan Pesos Loan Argentina Subsidiary	Mar. 31, 2015 Maximum Brazil, Brazil Real Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2013 Maximum LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement	Dec. 19, 2013 Minimum LIBOR Term Loan Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of long-term debt		$ 1,461,400,000		$ 1,463,900,000
Carrying amount of long-term debt		1,475,507,000		1,482,840,000																							210,000,000		504,000,000	504,000,000	560,000,000							4,177,000	5,010,000
Interest on loan																											6.875%
Maximum borrowing capacity																				50,000,000		42,500,000.0	7,500,000.0									295,000,000						3,500,000		26,500,000			25,000,000	20,000,000		33,500,000
Stated interest rate		0.00%																																			14.70%
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount							3,200,000
Maximum increase in maximum borrowing capacity																	75,000,000		80,000,000	20,000,000	30,000,000															415,000,000
Interest rate at period end					8.00%																																											1.00%		2.00%	4.00%		2.90%	5.20%	1.00%	3.00%	4.75%
Amount outstanding						50,000,000						4,300,000						0						19,300,000	15,231,000	18,871,000									150,000,000						10,468,000	18,920,000		1,700,000	2,047,000													15,600,000
Borrowing base availability																		71,000,000
Net availability under the ABL Facility																		51,700,000
Basis spread for variable rate																																																	0.50%			1.00%							3.25%	4.25%
Interest rate minimum																																																											2.00%	1.00%
Basis for step down in rates																																25.00%
Periodic payments, principal, percentage																																1.00%
Proceeds from issuance of debt																																	310,000,000
Capital stock limit in foreign subsidiary																																		0.65
Repayments of long-term debt																																						3,500,000									8,400,000
Due in 2013																																						3,500,000
Due in 2014																												56,000,000
Redemption price, percent	103.00%
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		(903,000)	0
Due in 2016																																						1,700,000
Weighted average interest, long-term debt												3.13%			5.62%	5.43%
Short-term borrowings		25,742,000		17,665,000									25,700,000	17,000,000
Interest acquired									65.00%
Liabilities assumed								3,800,000
Borrowings under the ABL Facility										8,000,000	7,800,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two																																							$ 3,500,000