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Special Charges, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012
Special Charges, Net [Abstract] |
Summary of special charges | A summary of such special charges, net is presented in the following table (in thousands):
| Successor |  |  | Predecessor
| Three Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Three Months Ended October 1, 2011 |  | Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011 |  |  | One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Restructuring and plant realignment costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Internal redesign and restructure of global operations | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,916 |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |
Plant realignment costs | 942 |  |  | 262 |  |  | 1,953 |  |  | 1,313 |  |  |  | 194 |
IS support initiative | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 779 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other restructure initiatives | — |  |  | — |  |  | 163 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total restructuring and plant realignment costs | 1,753 |  |  | 262 |  |  | 11,811 |  |  | 1,313 |  |  |  | 194 |
Acquisition and merger related costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Blackstone acquisition costs | 2 |  |  | 909 |  |  | 452 |  |  | 26,322 |  |  |  | 6,137 |
Accelerated vesting of share-based awards | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12,694 |
Total acquisition and merger related costs | 2 |  |  | 909 |  |  | 452 |  |  | 26,322 |  |  |  | 18,831 |
Other special charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Colombia flood | — |  |  | 36 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 675 |  |  |  | 1,685 |
Other charges | (23 | ) |  | 192 |  |  | 584 |  |  | 1,157 |  |  |  | 114 |
Total other special charges | (23 | ) |  | 228 |  |  | 641 |  |  | 1,832 |  |  |  | 1,799 |
| $ | 1,732 |  |  | $ | 1,399 |  |  | $ | 12,904 |  |  | $ | 29,467 |  |  |  | $ | 20,824 |
Summary of components of accrued liability with respect to Company's business restructuring activities | The following table summarizes the components of the accrued liability with respect to the Company’s business restructuring activities as of and for the nine month period ended September 29, 2012 (in thousands):
Balance accrued at beginning of period | $ | 1,100 |
2012 restructuring and plant realignment costs | 11,811 |
Cash payments | (9,210 | )
Adjustments | (33 | )
Balance accrued at end of period | $ | 3,668 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph b(2) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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