Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Financial data by segment

Financial data by reportable segment is as follows:

In thousands	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015			Three Months Ended June 28, 2014			Six Months Ended June 30, 2015			Six Months Ended June 28, 2014
Net sales:
North America	$	202,345		$	195,425		$	410,667		$	388,723
South America	88,443			58,842			181,529			96,992
Europe	119,932			139,458			232,321			283,079
Asia	46,974			46,173			94,415			93,688
Total	$	457,694		$	439,898		$	918,932		$	862,482
Operating income (loss):
North America	$	31,633		$	22,976		$	60,830		$	40,758
South America	9,606			3,717			23,280			6,703
Europe	8,803			4,093			18,558			10,325
Asia	4,479			4,707			9,762			8,859
Unallocated Corporate	(15,312		)	(16,838		)	(31,729		)	(30,091		)
Eliminations	(49		)	(93		)	311			(130		)
Subtotal	39,160			18,562			81,012			36,424
Special charges, net	(6,613		)	(24,264		)	(12,635		)	(32,975		)
Total	$	32,547		$	(5,702	)	$	68,377		$	3,449
Depreciation and amortization expense:
North America	$	12,726		$	9,684		$	25,403		$	19,513
South America	5,802			2,819			11,647			4,772
Europe	4,872			7,900			8,872			13,786
Asia	5,697			5,524			11,218			11,096
Unallocated Corporate	1,087			(293		)	1,645			48
Subtotal	30,184			25,634			58,785			49,215
Amortization of loan acquisition costs	1,586			1,274			3,240			2,300
Total	$	31,770		$	26,908		$	62,025		$	51,515
Capital spending:
North America	$	10,830		$	10,807		$	14,277		$	16,858
South America	1,846			1,525			2,648			3,734
Europe	5,405			1,512			8,512			4,021
Asia	(1,111		)	4,884			2,357			7,484
Corporate	1,040			957			1,226			1,703
Total	$	18,010		$	19,685		$	29,020		$	33,800

Net sales by key application is as follows:

In thousands	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015		Three Months Ended June 28, 2014		Six Months Ended June 30, 2015		Six Months Ended June 28, 2014
Personal Care	$	227,527	$	206,894	$	462,756	$	401,364
Infection Prevention	86,045		84,695		165,901		165,134
High Performance Solutions	144,122		148,309		290,275		295,984
Total	$	457,694	$	439,898	$	918,932	$	862,482

Division Assets

In thousands	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Division assets:
North America	$	827,019	$	819,133
South America	464,999		536,140
Europe	362,296		304,879
Asia	252,690		261,172
Corporate	84,440		113,849
Total	$	1,991,444	$	2,035,173

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

Net sales by key application is as follows:

In thousands	Three Months Ended June 30, 2015		Three Months Ended June 28, 2014		Six Months Ended June 30, 2015		Six Months Ended June 28, 2014
Personal Care	$	227,527	$	206,894	$	462,756	$	401,364
Infection Prevention	86,045		84,695		165,901		165,134
High Performance Solutions	144,122		148,309		290,275		295,984
Total	$	457,694	$	439,898	$	918,932	$	862,482