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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Financial data by segment | Financial data by segment is as follows (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
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 163,321 |  |  | $ | 180,118 |  |  | $ | 494,750 |  |  | $ | 450,936 |  |  |  | $ | 46,093 |
Europe Nonwovens | 67,825 |  |  | 79,956 |  |  | 219,506 |  |  | 221,947 |  |  |  | 24,305 |
Asia Nonwovens | 42,900 |  |  | 39,982 |  |  | 115,771 |  |  | 95,842 |  |  |  | 9,403 |
Oriented Polymers | 16,051 |  |  | 15,442 |  |  | 51,485 |  |  | 42,267 |  |  |  | 4,805 |
| $ | 290,097 |  |  | $ | 315,498 |  |  | $ | 881,512 |  |  | $ | 810,992 |  |  |  | $ | 84,606 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 20,590 |  |  | $ | 15,909 |  |  | $ | 51,333 |  |  | $ | 28,868 |  |  |  | $ | 4,595 |
Europe Nonwovens | 2,249 |  |  | 2,907 |  |  | 9,383 |  |  | 6,036 |  |  |  | 1,812 |
Asia Nonwovens | 4,850 |  |  | 5,122 |  |  | 13,194 |  |  | 13,897 |  |  |  | 1,718 |
Oriented Polymers | 779 |  |  | 556 |  |  | 3,800 |  |  | 898 |  |  |  | 553 |
Unallocated Corporate | (9,284 | ) |  | (11,670 | ) |  | (27,802 | ) |  | (28,592 | ) |  |  | (3,603 | )
Eliminations | (19 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | 72 |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | — |
| 19,165 |  |  | 12,782 |  |  | 49,980 |  |  | 21,079 |  |  |  | 5,075 |
Special charges, net | (1,732 | ) |  | (1,399 | ) |  | (12,904 | ) |  | (29,467 | ) |  |  | (20,824 | )
| $ | 17,433 |  |  | $ | 11,383 |  |  | $ | 37,076 |  |  | $ | (8,388 | ) |  |  | $ | (15,749 | )
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 9,460 |  |  | $ | 8,882 |  |  | $ | 26,825 |  |  | $ | 23,036 |  |  |  | $ | 2,411 |
Europe Nonwovens | 2,858 |  |  | 2,813 |  |  | 8,111 |  |  | 7,440 |  |  |  | 368 |
Asia Nonwovens | 3,322 |  |  | 3,285 |  |  | 10,141 |  |  | 6,530 |  |  |  | 589 |
Oriented Polymers | 351 |  |  | 356 |  |  | 1,063 |  |  | 961 |  |  |  | 36 |
Unallocated Corporate | 411 |  |  | 462 |  |  | 1,270 |  |  | 1,139 |  |  |  | 68 |
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income | 16,402 |  |  | 15,798 |  |  | 47,410 |  |  | 39,106 |  |  |  | 3,472 |
Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 686 |  |  | 684 |  |  | 2,056 |  |  | 1,845 |  |  |  | 51 |
| $ | 17,088 |  |  | $ | 16,482 |  |  | $ | 49,466 |  |  | $ | 40,951 |  |  |  | $ | 3,523 |
Capital spending |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 1,132 |  |  | $ | 6,802 |  |  | $ | 2,946 |  |  | $ | 20,453 |  |  |  | $ | 5,803 |
Europe Nonwovens | 2,636 |  |  | 4,484 |  |  | 7,194 |  |  | 6,222 |  |  |  | 41 |
Asia Nonwovens | 6,422 |  |  | 8,531 |  |  | 28,874 |  |  | 26,401 |  |  |  | 2,507 |
Oriented Polymers | 284 |  |  | — |  |  | 454 |  |  | 266 |  |  |  | 38 |
Corporate | 42 |  |  | 355 |  |  | 678 |  |  | 414 |  |  |  | 16 |
| $ | 10,516 |  |  | $ | 20,172 |  |  | $ | 40,146 |  |  | $ | 53,756 |  |  |  | $ | 8,405 |
Division Assets |
| September 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Division assets |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 531,686 |  |  | $ | 564,424 |
Europe Nonwovens | 212,722 |  |  | 218,151 |
Asia Nonwovens | 233,338 |  |  | 228,448 |
Oriented Polymers | 29,016 |  |  | 25,474 |
Corporate | 43,369 |  |  | 23,623 |
Eliminations | 439 |  |  | 458 |
| $ | 1,050,570 |  |  | $ | 1,060,578 |

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