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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
| SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 29, 2012
Or

¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
| SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 1-14330
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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |  | 57-1003983
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9335 Harris Corners Parkway, Suite 300 Charlotte, North Carolina |  | 28,269
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 697-5100
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¨ No ý
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer |  | ¨ | Accelerated filer |  | ¨
Non-accelerated filer |  | x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company |  | ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
As of November 2, 2012, there were 1,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding. Effective January 28, 2011, the registrant was acquired by Scorpio Acquisition Corporation. There is no public trading in the registrant’s common stock.

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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

| Page
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS FORM 10-Q | 3
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
Item 1. Financial Statements | 5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 43
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 73
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | 75
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 75
Item 6. Exhibits | 76
Signatures | 77

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS FORM 10-Q
Readers should consider the following information as they review this Form 10-Q:
The terms “Polymer Group”, “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” as used in this Form 10-Q, with the exception of Item 1 of Part I, refer to Polymer Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries. The terms “Parent” and “Holdings” as used within this Form 10-Q refer to Scorpio Acquisition Corporation and Scorpio Holdings Corporation, respectively.
Safe Harbor-Forward-Looking Statements
From time to time, we may publish forward-looking statements relative to matters, including, without limitation, anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new product introductions, cost savings, research and development activities and similar matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “intend”, “may”, “plans”, “predict”, “project”, “schedule”, “seeks”, “should”, “target” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes.
Various statements contained in this report, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report.
Important factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations are described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other sections of this Form 10-Q describe additional factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions about future events. Although management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. There can be no assurance that these events will occur or that our results will be as anticipated. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements include:

• | general economic factors including, but not limited to, changes in interest rates, foreign currency translation rates, consumer confidence, trends in disposable income, changes in consumer demand for goods produced, and cyclical or other downturns;

• | cost and availability of raw materials, labor and natural and other resources, and our ability to pass raw material cost increases along to customers;

• | changes to selling prices to customers which are based, by contract, on an underlying raw material index;

• | substantial debt levels and potential inability to maintain sufficient liquidity to finance our operations and make necessary capital expenditures;

• | ability to meet existing debt covenants or obtain necessary waivers;

• | achievement of objectives for strategic acquisitions and dispositions;

• | ability to achieve successful or timely start-up of new or modified production lines;

• | reliance on major customers and suppliers;

• | domestic and foreign competition;

• | information and technological advances;

• | risks related to operations in foreign jurisdictions; and

• | changes in environmental laws and regulations, including climate change-related legislation and regulation.

Basis of Presentation
Acquisition
On October 4, 2010, Polymer Group, Scorpio Merger Sub Corporation (“Merger Sub”), Parent and Matlin Patterson
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Global Opportunities Partners L.P. entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”). On January 28, 2011, Merger Sub merged with and into Polymer Group (the “Acquisition” or “Merger”), with Polymer Group being the surviving corporation following the Merger. As a result of the Merger, certain private investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group (our “Sponsor” or “Blackstone”), along with co-investors, and certain members of the Company’s management (the “Management Participants”), collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as the “Investor Group”, through the ownership of Holdings, beneficially own all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Polymer Group. As a result, Polymer Group became a privately-held company. A portion of the aggregate merger consideration totaling $64.5 million, subject to adjustment as provided in the Merger Agreement, or approximately $2.91 per share (calculated on a fully diluted basis), was deposited in an escrow fund to cover liabilities, costs and expenses related to the application of the personal holding company (“PHC”) rules of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to Polymer Group and its subsidiaries in periods prior to the effective time of the Merger. As more fully described in “— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Business Acquisitions and Divestitures — Acquisition of Polymer Group, Inc. by Blackstone”, we received a favorable ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) associated with the PHC issue in December 2011, and the parties agreed prior to the end of fiscal 2011 to allow for the release of the escrow fund, net of certain expenses.
Blackstone and the Management Participants invested $259.9 million in equity (including management rollover) in Holdings and Management Participants received options to acquire shares of Holdings. The Merger, the equity investment by the Investor Group, the offering of $560 million of 7.75% senior secured notes, due 2019, entering into the ABL Facility (as defined in “— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Business Acquisitions and Divestitures — Acquisition of Polymer Group, Inc. by Blackstone”), the repayment of certain existing indebtedness of Polymer Group and its subsidiaries and the payment of related fees and expenses are collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as the “Transactions”.
The Acquisition was accounted for in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for business combinations. Accordingly, our accounting for the Merger requires that the purchase accounting treatment of the Merger be “pushed down”, resulting in the adjustment of all of our net assets to their respective fair values as of the Merger date of January 28, 2011. Although we continued as the same legal entity after the Merger, the application of push-down accounting represents the termination of the old reporting entity and the creation of a new reporting entity. Accordingly, the two entities are not presented on a consistent basis of accounting. As a result, our consolidated financial statements for 2011 are presented for the period from January 29, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and for the new reporting entity succeeding the Merger (the “Successor”), and for the period from January 2, 2011 through January 28, 2011 and for the old reporting entity preceding the Merger (the “Predecessor”).
The allocation of purchase price to the assets and liabilities as of January 28, 2011 has been determined by management with the assistance of outside valuation experts. Our outside valuation experts measured the fair value of our inventories, property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Prior to fourth quarter 2011, we were utilizing a preliminary valuation analysis prepared by our outside valuation experts. Our outside valuation experts’ final assessment differed materially from their preliminary analysis. Accordingly, we have retroactively adjusted purchase accounting to the date of the Acquisition.
Additional Information
Our website is located at www.polymergroupinc.com. Through the website, we make available, free of charge, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) under the Securities Exchange Act. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practicable after they have been electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
POLYMER GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

| (Unaudited) |  |
| September 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
ASSETS |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 95,099 |  |  | $ | 72,742 |
Accounts receivable, net | 131,331 |  |  | 141,172 |
Inventories, net | 98,809 |  |  | 103,911 |
Deferred income taxes | 4,305 |  |  | 4,404 |
Other current assets | 38,314 |  |  | 36,044 |
Total current assets | 367,858 |  |  | 358,273 |
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $90,354 as of September 29, 2012 and $46,440 as of December 31, 2011 | 482,002 |  |  | 493,352 |
Goodwill | 80,389 |  |  | 80,546 |
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $14,419 as of September 29, 2012 and $7,948 as of December 31, 2011 | 77,405 |  |  | 83,751 |
Deferred income taxes | 1,944 |  |  | 1,939 |
Other noncurrent assets | 40,972 |  |  | 42,717 |
Total assets | $ | 1,050,570 |  |  | $ | 1,060,578 |
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | $ | 3,071 |  |  | $ | 5,000 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 188,335 |  |  | 190,516 |
Income taxes payable | 2,923 |  |  | 1,023 |
Deferred income taxes | 1,691 |  |  | 1,691 |
Current portion of long-term debt | 9,525 |  |  | 7,592 |
Total current liabilities | 205,545 |  |  | 205,822 |
Long-term debt | 593,725 |  |  | 587,853 |
Deferred income taxes | 34,795 |  |  | 34,807 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | 40,563 |  |  | 44,799 |
Total liabilities | 874,628 |  |  | 873,281 |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Shareholders’ equity: |  |  |
Common stock — 1,000 shares issued and outstanding | — |  |  | — |
Additional paid-in capital | 261,581 |  |  | 260,597 |
Retained deficit | (87,176 | ) |  | (76,171 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 1,537 |  |  | 2,871 |
Total equity | 175,942 |  |  | 187,297 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,050,570 |  |  | $ | 1,060,578 |

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)

| Three Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Three Months Ended October 1, 2011
Net sales | $ | 290,097 |  |  | $ | 315,498 |
Cost of goods sold | 238,123 |  |  | 266,509 |
Gross profit | 51,974 |  |  | 48,989 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 33,044 |  |  | 34,516 |
Special charges, net | 1,732 |  |  | 1,399 |
Other operating (income) loss, net | (235 | ) |  | 1,691 |
Operating income | 17,433 |  |  | 11,383 |
Other expense: |  |  |
Interest expense, net | 12,487 |  |  | 12,866 |
Foreign currency and other loss, net | 999 |  |  | 2,886 |
Income (loss) before income tax expense and discontinued operations | 3,947 |  |  | (4,369 | )
Income tax expense | 2,593 |  |  | 936 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations | 1,354 |  |  | (5,305 | )
Loss from operations of discontinued business | — |  |  | (3,363 | )
Loss on sale of discontinued operations | — |  |  | (520 | )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | (3,883 | )
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,354 |  |  | $ | (9,188 | )

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)

| Successor |  |  | Predecessor
Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011 |  |  | One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Net sales | $ | 881,512 |  |  | $ | 810,992 |  |  |  | $ | 84,606 |
Cost of goods sold | 729,932 |  |  | 688,683 |  |  |  | 68,531 |
Gross profit | 151,580 |  |  | 122,309 |  |  |  | 16,075 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 102,354 |  |  | 98,338 |  |  |  | 11,564 |
Special charges, net | 12,904 |  |  | 29,467 |  |  |  | 20,824 |
Other operating (income) loss, net | (754 | ) |  | 2,892 |  |  |  | (564 | )
Operating income (loss) | 37,076 |  |  | (8,388 | ) |  |  | (15,749 | )
Other expense: |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net | 38,074 |  |  | 33,513 |  |  |  | 1,922 |
Foreign currency and other loss, net | 4,095 |  |  | 4,249 |  |  |  | 82 |
Loss before income tax expense and discontinued operations | (5,093 | ) |  | (46,150 | ) |  |  | (17,753 | )
Income tax expense | 5,912 |  |  | 1,614 |  |  |  | 549 |
Loss from continuing operations | (11,005 | ) |  | (47,764 | ) |  |  | (18,302 | )
(Loss) income from operations of discontinued business | — |  |  | (6,192 | ) |  |  | 182 |
Loss on sale of discontinued operations | — |  |  | (735 | ) |  |  | — |
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | (6,927 | ) |  |  | 182 |
Net loss | (11,005 | ) |  | (54,691 | ) |  |  | (18,120 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (59 | ) |  |  | (83 | )
Net loss attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | (11,005 | ) |  | $ | (54,750 | ) |  |  | $ | (18,203 | )

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Unaudited)
(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 income (loss) | $ | 1,354 |  |  | $ | (9,188 | ) |  | $ | (11,005 | ) |  | $ | (54,691 | ) |  |  | $ | (18,120 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized currency translation adjustments | 3,976 |  |  | (10,054 | ) |  | (1,292 | ) |  | 1,848 |  |  |  | 2,845 |
Employee postretirement benefits | 206 |  |  | — |  |  | (42 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedge adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 183 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 4,182 |  |  | (10,054 | ) |  | (1,334 | ) |  | 1,848 |  |  |  | 3,028 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | 5,536 |  |  | (19,242 | ) |  | (12,339 | ) |  | (52,843 | ) |  |  | (15,092 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (121 | ) |  |  | (83 | )
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | 5,536 |  |  | $ | (19,242 | ) |  | $ | (12,339 | ) |  | $ | (52,964 | ) |  |  | $ | (15,175 | )

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)
For the Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012

| Common Stock |  | Additional Paid-in Capital |  | Retained Deficit |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  | Total Equity
Shares |  | Amount |
Balance — December 31, 2011 | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 260,597 |  |  | $ | (76,171 | ) |  | $ | 2,871 |  |  | $ | 187,297 |
Amounts due to shareholders | — |  |  | — |  |  | 364 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 364 |
Net loss | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (11,005 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11,005 | )
Compensation recognized on share-based awards | — |  |  | — |  |  | 620 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 620 |
Employee benefit plans, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (42 | ) |  | (42 | )
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,292 | ) |  | (1,292 | )
Balance — September 29, 2012 | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 261,581 |  |  | $ | (87,176 | ) |  | $ | 1,537 |  |  | $ | 175,942 |

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)

| Successor |  |  | Predecessor
| Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011 |  |  | One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss | $ | (11,005 | ) |  | $ | (54,691 | ) |  |  | $ | (18,120 | )
Adjustments for non-cash transactions: |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 103 |  |  | 945 |  |  |  | — |
Depreciation and amortization expense | 49,466 |  |  | 41,008 |  |  |  | 3,535 |
Inventory step-up related to merger | — |  |  | 13,012 |  |  |  | — |
Inventory absorption related to step-up depreciation | — |  |  | (181 | ) |  |  | — |
(Gain) loss on derivatives and other financial instruments | (147 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | 187 |
(Gains) losses on sale of assets, net | (8 | ) |  | 703 |  |  |  | (25 | )
Non-cash compensation | 620 |  |  | 687 |  |  |  | 13,591 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net | 9,079 |  |  | (22,004 | ) |  |  | (3,287 | )
Inventories, net | 5,010 |  |  | (5,427 | ) |  |  | (2,988 | )
Other current assets | (3,584 | ) |  | 32,862 |  |  |  | (38,025 | )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 4,577 |  |  | (7,670 | ) |  |  | 17,238 |
Other, net | 1,519 |  |  | 792 |  |  |  | 2,624 |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 55,630 |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | (25,270 | )
Investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (40,146 | ) |  | (53,756 | ) |  |  | (8,405 | )
Proceeds from sale of assets | 1,657 |  |  | 11,010 |  |  |  | 105 |
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | (7,246 | ) |  |  | — |
Acquisition of intangibles and other | (175 | ) |  | (168 | ) |  |  | (5 | )
Acquisition of Polymer Group, Inc. | — |  |  | (403,496 | ) |  |  | — |
Net cash used in investing activities | (38,664 | ) |  | (453,656 | ) |  |  | (8,305 | )
Financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Secured Notes | — |  |  | 560,000 |  |  |  | — |
Proceeds from long-term borrowings | 10,977 |  |  | 10,281 |  |  |  | 31,500 |
Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 4,943 |  |  | 5,245 |  |  |  | 631 |
Repayment of Term Loan | — |  |  | (286,470 | ) |  |  | — |
Repayment of long-term borrowings | (3,249 | ) |  | (50,133 | ) |  |  | (24 | )
Repayment of short-term borrowings | (6,894 | ) |  | (34,874 | ) |  |  | (665 | )
Loan acquisition costs | — |  |  | (19,252 | ) |  |  | — |
Issuance of common stock | — |  |  | 259,865 |  |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by financing activities | 5,777 |  |  | 444,662 |  |  |  | 31,442 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (386 | ) |  | 558 |  |  |  | 549 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 22,357 |  |  | (8,400 | ) |  |  | (1,584 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 72,742 |  |  | 70,771 |  |  |  | 72,355 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 95,099 |  |  | $ | 62,371 |  |  |  | $ | 70,771 |

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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POLYMER GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
Polymer Group, Inc. (“Polymer” or “PGI”) and its subsidiaries (together with PGI, the “Company”) is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of engineered materials, focused primarily on the production of nonwoven products. The Company has one of the largest global platforms in the industry, with thirteen manufacturing and converting facilities throughout the world, and a presence in nine countries. The Company’s main sources of revenue are the sales of primary and intermediate products to the hygiene, healthcare, wipes and industrial markets.
Basis of Presentation
Acquisition
On January 28, 2011 (the “Merger Date”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 4, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), Scorpio Merger Sub Corporation, a newly formed Delaware Corporation (“Merger Sub”), merged with and into Polymer, with Polymer surviving as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Scorpio Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”) (collectively the “Acquisition” or “Merger”). Parent’s sole asset is its 100% ownership of the stock of Polymer. Parent is owned 100% by Scorpio Holdings Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (“Holdings”). Certain private investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group (“Blackstone”), a private equity firm based in New York, along with its co-investors and certain members of the Company’s management, own 100% of the outstanding equity of Holdings. As a result, Polymer became a privately-held company.
The Acquisition has been accounted for in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for business combinations and accordingly, the Company’s assets and liabilities, excluding deferred income taxes, were recorded using their fair value as of January 28, 2011.
Although Polymer continued as the same legal entity after the Acquisition, the application of push down accounting represents the termination of the old reporting entity and the creation of a new one. In addition, the basis of presentation is not consistent between the successor and predecessor entities and the financial statements are not presented on a comparable basis. As a result, the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and comprehensive income (loss) are presented for two different reporting entities:
Successor — relates to the financial periods and balance sheets succeeding the Acquisition; and
Predecessor — relates to the financial periods preceding the Acquisition (prior to January 28, 2011).
Unless otherwise indicated, the “Company” as used throughout the remainder of the notes, refers to both the Successor and Predecessor.
Basis of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Polymer and all majority-owned subsidiaries after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts and transactions. The accounts of all foreign subsidiaries have been included on the basis of fiscal periods ended on the same dates as the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All amounts are presented in United States (“U.S.”) dollars, unless otherwise noted.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and related notes contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011. The Consolidated Balance Sheet data included herein as of December 31, 2011 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to applicable rules and regulations. In the judgment of management, these unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature and accruals necessary for a fair presentation of such statements. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be realized for the full year.
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Reclassifications
Certain amounts previously presented in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes from prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Adjustment for Out-of-Period Items
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 29, 2012 include an out-of-period adjustment to properly reflect a VAT tax obligation due in a foreign jurisdiction. During the quarter ended September 29, 2012, management reevaluated its methodology for computing non-deductible VAT for imported raw materials and export sales for one of its China businesses for the period from fourth quarter 2006 through April 2011, and determined that its past methodology for computing the VAT due to the Chinese government was not in conformity with the applicable tax regulations. As a result, management determined that it was necessary to increase its VAT liability as of September 29, 2012, by approximately $1.3 million.
For the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012, this adjustment had the effect of increasing Cost of goods sold by $1.3 million and decreasing Income tax expense by $0.1 million, thus decreasing Net income (loss) by $1.2 million for the three months ended September 29, 2012 and increasing Net loss attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. by $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2012. The effect on the September 29, 2012 Consolidated Balance Sheet was to recognize a $1.0 million increase in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and a $0.2 million increase in Other non-current liabilities. This adjustment was not considered material to the Company's consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 29, 2012, or any prior period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP and in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification” or “ASC”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the related disclosures within the accompanying notes. The accounting estimates that require management’s most significant and subjective judgments include the valuation of allowances for accounts receivable and inventory, the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets and indefinite lived intangible assets, the recognition and measurement of severance-related liabilities, the recognition and measurement of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities (including the measurement of uncertain tax positions), the valuation and recognition of share-based compensation, the valuation of obligations under the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans and the fair value of financial instruments and non-financial assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These estimates are reviewed periodically to determine if a change is required.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs include costs to store goods prior to shipment, prepare goods for shipment and physically move goods from the Company’s sites to the customers’ premises. The cost of shipping and handling is charged to expense as incurred and is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Recent Accounting Standards
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-4 to amend certain guidance in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”. This update provides guidance to improve the consistency of the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The provisions of this guidance changed certain of the fair value principles related to the highest and best use premise, the consideration of blockage factors and other premiums and discounts, the measurement of financial instruments held in a portfolio and instruments classified within shareholders’ equity. Further, the guidance provides additional disclosure requirements surrounding Level 3 fair value measurements, the uses of non-financial assets in certain circumstances and identification of the level in the fair value hierarchy used for assets and liabilities which are not recorded at fair value, but where fair value is disclosed. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-5 to amend certain guidance in ASC 220, “Comprehensive Income”. This update requires total comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income to be presented either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. Further, the guidance requires an entity to present reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12 which indefinitely deferred the requirement to
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present reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-8 to amend certain guidance in ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. This update allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test for a reporting unit. If the entity elects the option and determines that the qualitative factors indicate that it is not more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, the entity is not required to calculate the fair value of the reporting unit and no further evaluation is necessary. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11 to amend certain guidance in ASC 210-20, “Balance Sheet: Offsetting”. This update enhances disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either offset in accordance with U.S. GAAP or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods and should be applied retrospectively to all comparative periods presented. The Company is still assessing the potential impact of adoption.
In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02 to amend certain guidance in ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. This update allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. The amended guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Though early adoption is permitted, the Company did not early adopt this guidance and is still assessing the potential impact of adoption.
Note 2. Concentration of Credit Risks and Accounts Receivable Factoring Agreements
Accounts receivable potentially expose the Company to a concentration of credit risk. The Company provides credit in the normal course of business and performs ongoing credit evaluations on its customers’ financial condition, as deemed necessary, but generally does not require collateral to support such receivables. Customer balances are considered past due based on contractual terms and the Company does not accrue interest on the past due balances. Also, in an effort to reduce its credit exposure to certain customers, as well as accelerate its cash flows, the Company has sold, on a non-recourse basis, certain of its receivables pursuant to factoring agreements. The provision for losses on uncollectible accounts is determined principally on the basis of past collection experience applied to ongoing evaluations of the Company’s receivables and evaluations of the risk of repayment. The allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $3.0 million at September 29, 2012 and $1.1 million at December 31, 2011, which management believes is adequate to provide for credit losses in the normal course of business, as well as losses for customers who have filed for protection under bankruptcy laws. The $1.1 million allowance for doubtful accounts balance as of December 31, 2011 was favorably impacted by the Company’s fair value purchase accounting, which reset the allowance for doubtful accounts to zero effective January 28, 2011. Once management determines that the receivables are not recoverable, the amounts are removed from the financial records along with the corresponding reserve balance. Sales to The Procter & Gamble Company (“P&G”) accounted for 15.4% and 16.3% of the Company’s sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The Company has entered into a factoring agreement to sell, without recourse or discount, certain U.S. company-based receivables to an unrelated third-party financial institution. Under the current terms of the factoring agreement, the maximum amount of outstanding advances at any one time is $20.0 million, which limitation is subject to change based on the level of eligible receivables, restrictions on concentrations of receivables and the historical performance of the receivables sold. Additionally, the Company’s subsidiaries in Mexico, Colombia, Spain and the Netherlands have entered into factoring agreements (the “Foreign Subsidiary Factor Agreements”) to sell, without recourse or discount, certain non-U.S. company-based receivables to unrelated third-party financial institutions. Under the terms of the Foreign Subsidiary Factoring Agreements, the maximum amount of outstanding advances at any one time is $50.0 million, which limitation is subject to change based on the level of eligible receivables, restrictions on concentrations of receivables and the historical performance of the receivables sold.
A total of approximately $279.1 million and $212.1 million of receivables have been sold under the terms of the factoring agreements during the nine months ended September 29, 2012 and the nine months ended October 1, 2011, respectively. The increase in the receivables sold between the first nine months of 2012 and the first nine months of 2011 was due primarily to additional receivables sold from the Company’s Colombia and Netherlands operations, which commenced their factoring
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programs in July 2011 and March 2012, respectively.
The Company’s use of factoring arrangements accelerates cash collection from product sales. Other benefits include the reduction of customer credit exposure. Such sales of accounts receivable are reflected as a reduction of Accounts receivable, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as they meet the applicable criteria of ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing” (“ASC 860”). The gross amount of outstanding trade receivables sold to the factoring entities and, therefore, excluded from the Company’s accounts receivable, was $54.2 million and $42.5 million as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The amount due from the factoring companies, net of advances received from the factoring companies, was $8.6 million and $7.6 million at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and is shown in Other current assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As such, the net amount of factored receivables was $45.6 million and $34.9 million as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
The Company pays factoring fees associated with the sale of receivables based on the dollar value of the receivables sold. Such fees, which are considered to be primarily related to the Company’s financing activities, are included in Foreign currency and other loss, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company incurred approximately $0.8 million, $0.6 million, and $0.1 million of factoring fees during the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2011, respectively. The Company incurred approximately $0.3 million and $0.2 million of factoring fees during the three months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, respectively.
Note 3. Special Charges, Net
The Company’s operating income includes Special charges, net and this amount represents the consequences of corporate-level decisions or Board of Directors actions, principally associated with initiatives attributable to restructuring and realignment of manufacturing operations and management structures as well as the pursuit of certain transaction opportunities when applicable. Additionally, the Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances, including the aforementioned, indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. 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 |

Restructuring and Plant Realignment Costs
Internal redesign and restructuring of global operations
On April 10, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company approved an internal redesign and restructuring of global
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operations for the purposes of realigning and repositioning the Company to consolidate the benefits of its global footprint, align resources and capabilities with future growth opportunities and provide for a more efficient structure to serve existing markets. The majority of the restru cturing costs were accounted for in accordance with ASC 712, “Compensation — Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits”. As a result of this initiative, the Company incurred $0.8 million and $8.9 million of costs in the three and nine months ended September 29, 2012, respectively. The Company anticipates that the substantial majority of the restructuring will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2012.
Of the $0.8 million, $0.1 million was associated with employee separation expenses and $0.7 million was associated with employee relocation and recruitment fees, professional fees and other administrative costs.
Of the $8.9 million, $6.2 million was associated with employee separation expenses; $1.6 million was associated with professional consulting fees; $1.1 million was associated with employee relocation and recruitment fees, professional fees and other administrative costs.
The Company anticipates additional pre-tax costs to be within a range of $0.4 million to $3.5 million, which will primarily be associated with additional employee separation expenses and other fees.
Plant Realignment Costs
The $0.9 million of plant realignment costs incurred in the three month period ended September 29, 2012 is primarily due to severance and other costs for restructuring and cost improvement activities within the Americas and Europe regions. The $0.3 million of plant realignment costs incurred in the three month period ended October 1, 2011 is due to severance and other costs for restructuring and cost improvement activities in the Americas.
The $2.0 million of plant realignment costs incurred in the nine month period ended September 29, 2012, is primarily due to severance and other costs for restructuring and cost improvement activities within the Europe and Americas regions. The $1.3 million of plant realignment costs incurred in the eight month period ended October 1, 2011 is comprised of severance and other costs for restructuring and cost improvement activities in the Americas. The $0.2 million of restructuring and plant realignment costs incurred in the one month period ended January 28, 2011 is comprised of severance and other costs for restructuring and cost improvement activities in the Americas.
IS Support Initiative
The $0.8 million of costs incurred in the nine months ended September 29, 2012 is associated with the Company’s initiative to utilize a third-part y service provider for its IS support tactical functions, including: service desk; desktop/end-user computing; server administration; network services; data center operations; database and applications development; and maintenance. The costs consist primarily of employee separation and severance expenses.
Other Restructuring Initiatives
Other restructuring initiatives consist of expenses associated with less significant restructuring activities resulting from the Company’s continuous evaluation of opportunities to optimize its manufacturing processes.
Accrued costs for restructuring and plant realignment efforts are included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs generally arise from restructuring initiatives intended to result in lower working capital levels and improved operating performance and profitability through: (i) reducing headcount at both the plant and corporate levels and the realignment of management structures; (ii) improving manufacturing productivity and reducing corporate costs; and (iii) rationalizing certain assets, businesses and employee benefit programs.
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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Blackstone Acquisition Costs
As a result of the Acquisition, the Company recog nized $0.9 million, $0.5 million, $26.3 million and $6.1 million of expense associated with professional fees and other transaction-related costs during the three months ended October 1, 2011, the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month period ended January 28, 2011, respectively. The Company incurred $19.3 million in direct financing costs associate d with the issuance of the $560 million aggregate 7.75% senior secured notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”) and associated with entering into the senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”). These costs were recognized as an intangible asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011.
Accelerated Vesting of Share-Based Awards
Due to a change in control associated with the Acquisition, the Company’s predecessor restricted shares and restricted share units granted in accordance with the Company’s restricted stock plans became fully vested during the one month period ended January 28, 2011, were canceled and converted into the right to receive (i) upon the effective time of the Merger, an amount in cash equal to the per share closing payment; and (ii) on each escrow release date, an amount in cash equal to the per share escrow payment, in each case, less any applicable withholding taxes. Similarly, during the same period, the Company’s predecessor stock options granted in accordance with the Company’s stock option plan became fully vested and were canceled and converted into the right to receive, in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, (i) upon the effective time of the Merger, an amount in cash equal to the number of shares of Company common stock subject to such stock option multiplied by the excess of the per share closing payment over the exercise price for such stock option, which was in all cases $6.00 per share; and (ii) on each date on which amounts were released from the escrow fund to the Company’s stockholders, an amount in cash equal to the number of shares of Company common stock subject to such stock option multiplied by the per share escrow payment, in each case, less any applicable withholding taxes.
In accordance with the guidance in ASC 718, the Company recognized $12.7 million of expense during the one month period ended January 28, 2011 associated with the accelerated vesting and cancellation of the share-based awards associated with these plans.
Other Special Charges
Colombia Flood
In December 2010, a severe rainy season impacted many parts of Colombia and caused the Company to temporarily cease manufacturing at its Cali, Colombia facility due to a breach of a levy and flooding at the industrial park where its manufacturing facility is located. The Company established temporary offices away from the flooded area and worked with customers to meet their critical needs through the use of our global manufacturing base. The facility re-established manufacturing operations on April 4, 2011 and operations re ached full run rates in third quarter 2011.
The Company recognized net expenses in Special Charges, net of $0.1 million, $0.7 million and $1.7 million associated with the restoration of the Colombia manufacturing facility during the three months ended October 1, 2011, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month period ended January 28, 2011, respectively.
The fiscal year 2011 amounts were net of insurance proceeds. Further, during the eight months ended October 1, 2011, the Company capitalized $8.1 million of c osts that were incurred to bring the manufacturing equipment to a functional state.
Other Charges
Other charges consist primarily of expenses related to the Company’s pursuit of other business transaction opportunities.
The Company reviews its business operations on an ongoing basis in light of current and anticipated market conditions and other factors and, from time to time, may undertake restructuring efforts and/or engage in acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses in order to optimize the Company’s overall business, performance or competitive position, some of which may be significant. To the extent any such decisions are made, the Company would likely incur costs, expenses and restructuring charges associated with such transactions, which could be material.
Note 4. Discontinued Operations
Effective April 28, 2011, the Board of Directors committed to management’s plan to dispose of the assets of Difco Performance Fabrics, Inc. (“Difco”). On April 29, 2011, we entered into an agreement to sell certain assets and the working capital of Difco (the “April 2011 Asset Sale”), and the sale was completed on May 10, 2011. The April 2011 Asset Sale agreement provided that Difco would continue to produce goods during a three month manufacturing transition services arrangement that expired in the third quarter of 2011. Upon completion of the April 2011 Asset Sale, Difco retained certain of
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its property, plant and equipment that was eventually sold in the third quarter of 2011 (the “September 2011 Asset Sale”).
At that time, pursuant to ASC 360, the Company determined that the assets of Difco represented assets held for sale, since the cash flows of Difco have been eliminated from our ongoing operations and the Company has no continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transaction and wind-down period.
As a result, this business has been accounted for as a discontinued operation in accordance with the authoritative guidance for the periods presented in this report. The following amounts, which relate to the Company’s Oriented Polymers segment, have been segregated from continuing operations and included in (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax in the Consolidated Statements of Operations (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 | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,362 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 27,212 |  |  |  | $ | 4,060 |
Pre-tax (loss) income | — |  |  | (3,122 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,894 | ) |  |  | 320 |
Income tax expense | — |  |  | 241 |  |  | — |  |  | 298 |  |  |  | 138 |
Net (loss) income | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3,363 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (6,192 | ) |  |  | $ | 182 |

The tax expense for Difco was $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended October 1, 2011, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2011, respectively. The actual tax expense differs from such expense determined at the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to intercompany profits, currency differences, losses with no expectation of future benefits and unrecognized tax benefits. The differences in the tax expense between respective periods are primarily due to differences in the pre-tax book profits.
The Company received $10.9 million of cash proceeds on the sale of Difco consisting of $9.2 million related to working capital assets from the April 2011 Asset Sale and $1.7 million for the sale of the land, building and remaining equipment from the September 2011 Asset Sale.
Note 5. Inventories, net
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

| September 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Finished goods | $ | 41,248 |  |  | $ | 54,089 |
Work in process | 14,613 |  |  | 9,574 |
Raw materials and supplies | 42,948 |  |  | 40,248 |
| $ | 98,809 |  |  | $ | 103,911 |

Inventories are net of reserves, primarily for obsolete and slow-moving inventories, of approximately $3.4 million and $2.5 million at September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Management believes that the reserves are adequate to provide for losses in the normal course of business.
Note 6. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

| September 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Accounts payable to vendors | $ | 130,119 |  |  | $ | 116,723 |
Accrued salaries, wages, incentive compensation and other fringe benefits | 19,342 |  |  | 22,705 |
Accrued interest | 7,836 |  |  | 18,630 |
Other accrued expenses | 31,038 |  |  | 32,458 |
| $ | 188,335 |  |  | $ | 190,516 |

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Note 7. Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

| September 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
7.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2019; denominated in U.S. dollars with interest due semi-annually each February 1 and August 1 | $ | 560,000 |  |  | $ | 560,000 |
Argentine Facility — interest at 3.23% and 3.46% as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively; denominated in U.S. dollars with any remaining unpaid balance due May 2016 | 12,488 |  |  | 15,013 |
China Credit Facility — Healthcare Line — weighted average interest of 5.44% and 5.58% as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively; denominated in U.S. dollars with any remaining unpaid balance due November 2013 | 19,500 |  |  | 20,000 |
China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line — weighted average interest of 5.62% as of September 29, 2012; denominated in U.S. dollars with any remaining unpaid balance due June 2015 | 10,977 |  |  | — |
Capital lease obligations | 285 |  |  | 432 |
| 603,250 |  |  | 595,445 |
Less: Current maturities | (9,525 | ) |  | (7,592 | )
| $ | 593,725 |  |  | $ | 587,853 |

ABL Facility
As of September 29, 2012, the Company had no borrowings under the ABL Facility. Further, as of September 29, 2012, the borrowing base availability was $33.3 million and since the Company had outstanding letters of credit of $11.0 million, the resulting net availability under the ABL Facility was $22.3 million. The aforementioned letters of credit were primarily provided to certain administrative service providers and financial institutions. None of these letters of credit had been drawn on as of either September 29, 2012 or December 31, 2011. On October 5, 2012, we entered into an amendment to the ABL Facility that resulted in minor favorable changes in the economic terms and also extended the existing arrangement from January 28, 2015 to October 5, 2017.
Short-term Borrowings
In the first nine months of 2012, the Company has entered into short-term credit facilities to finance insurance premium payments. The outstanding indebtedness under these short-term borrowing facilities was $0.1 million as of September 29, 2012. These facilities have an interest rate of 2.63% and mature at various dates through January 1, 2013. Borrowings under these facilities are included in Short-term borrowings in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Subsidiary Indebtedness
Short-term borrowings
The Company’s subsidiary in Argentina enters into short-term credit facilities to finance working capital requirements. The outstanding indebtedness under these short-term borrowing facilities was $3.0 million and $5.0 million as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. These facilities mature at various dates through November 2012. As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the weighted average interest rate on these borrowings was 6.0% and 3.0%, respectively. Borrowings under these facilities are included in Short- term borrowings in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line
On July 1, 2012, the Company's subsidiary in Suzhou, China executed a $25.0 million China-based financing facility (“China Credit Facility – Hygiene Line”) that will be used to fund the new spunmelt line currently being installed in Suzhou, China and that also provides for the ability to issue letters of credit against the borrowing capacity. As of September 29, 2012, the Company had issued letters of credit in the amount of $12.3 million and had borrowed $11.0 million on the China Credit Facility – Hygiene Line. Of the $12.3 million of outstanding letters of credit, $3.1 million and the remaining $9.2 million will terminate in fourth quarter 2012 and first quarter 2013, respectively. The Company intends to borrow the remaining $14.0 million by the first half of 2013.
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Other Subsidiary Indebtedness
As of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company also had other documentary letters of credit not associated with the ABL Facility or the China China Credit Facility – Hygiene Line in the amount of $9.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, which were primarily provided to certain raw material vendors. None of th ese letters of credit had been drawn on as of either September 29, 2012 or December 31, 2011.
Note 8. Income Taxes
During the three month periods ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, the Company’s effective tax rates were 65.7% and (21.4)%, respectively. During the nine month period ended September 29, 2012, the Company’s effective tax rate was (116.1)%. During the eight month period ended October 1, 2011 and the one month period ended January 28, 2011, the Company’s effective tax rates were (3.5)% and (3.1)%, respectively. The Company’s income tax expense in any period is different than such expense determined at the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to losses in certain jurisdictions for which no income tax benefits are anticipated, foreign withholding taxes for which tax credits are not anticipated, changes in the amounts recorded for tax uncertainties in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes”, and foreign taxes calculated at statutory rates different than the U.S. federal statutory rate.
The total unrecognized tax benefit (“UTB”) of $24.0 million as of September 29, 2012, which includes $12.0 million of interest and penalties, represents the amount of UTBs that, if recognized, would impact the effective income tax rate in future periods. Included in the balance of UTBs as of September 29, 2012 was $3.9 million related to tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amount could significantly change during the next twelve months. This amount represents a decrease in UTBs comprised of items related to the lapse of statutes of limitations.
The major jurisdictions where the Company files income tax returns include the U.S., Argentina, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Mexico, The Netherlands, and Spain. The U.S. federal income tax returns have been examined through fiscal 2004 and the foreign jurisdictions generally remain open and subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities for the tax years 2003 through 2011. Although the current tax audits related to open tax years have not been finalized, management believes that the ultimate outcomes will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Note 9. Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans
PGI and its subsidiaries sponsor multiple defined benefit plans and other postretirement benefits that cover certain employees. Benefits are primarily based on years of service and the employee’s compensation. It is the Company’s policy to fund such plans in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Components of net periodic benefit costs for the specified periods are as follows (in thousands):

| Successor |  |  | Predecessor
Pension Benefits | 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
Components of net periodic benefit cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current service costs | $ | 495 |  |  | $ | 531 |  |  | $ | 1,509 |  |  | $ | 1,421 |  |  |  | $ | 159 |
Interest costs on projected benefit obligation and other | 1,417 |  |  | 1,631 |  |  | 4,288 |  |  | 4,370 |  |  |  | 492 |
Return on plan assets | (1,590 | ) |  | (1,788 | ) |  | (4,808 | ) |  | (4,784 | ) |  |  | (539 | )
Curtailment / settlement loss | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of transition costs and other | (14 | ) |  | (30 | ) |  | (45 | ) |  | (81 | ) |  |  | (8 | )
Periodic benefit cost, net | $ | 308 |  |  | $ | 344 |  |  | $ | 982 |  |  | $ | 926 |  |  |  | $ | 104 |

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the 2011 periods have been reclassified in order to conform to the 2012 presentation.
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| Successor |  |  | Predecessor
Postretirement Benefit Plans | 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
Components of net periodic benefit cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current service costs | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  |  | $ | 7 |
Interest costs on projected benefit obligation and other | 55 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 201 |  |  |  | 23 |
Curtailment / settlement loss | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 218 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Amortization of transition costs and other | 7 |  |  | (81 | ) |  | 19 |  |  | (218 | ) |  |  | (25 | )
Periodic benefit cost, net | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 449 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  |  | $ | 5 |

As of September 29, 2012, the Company had contributed $4.8 million to its pension and postretirement benefit plans for the 2012 benefit year. The Company’s contributions include amounts required to be funded with respect to a defined benefit pension plan relating to the Company’s Canadian operations. The Company presently anticipates contributing an additional $0.7 million to fund its plans in 2012, for a total of $5.5 million.
Note 10. Other Operating (Income) Loss, Net and Foreign Currency Loss (Gain), Net
For the three months ended September 29, 2012, Other operating (income) loss, net was income of $0.2 million associated with foreign currency gains. For the three months ended October 1, 2011, Other operating (income) loss, net was a loss of $1.7 million which included (i) a loss of $1.9 million associated with foreign currency losses and (ii) income of $0.2 million associated with a customer licensing agreement related to a third-party manufacture of product.
For the nine months ended September 29, 2012, Other operating (income) loss, net was income of $0.8 million associated with foreign currency gains. For the eight months ended October 1, 2011, Other operating (income) loss, net was a loss of $2.9 million which included (i) a loss of $3.4 million associated with foreign currency losses and (ii) income of $0.5 million associated with a customer licensing agreement related to a third-party manufacture of product. For the one month ended January 28, 2011, Other operating (income) loss, net was income of $0.6 million which included (i) income of $0.5 million associated with foreign currency gains and (ii) income of $0.1 million associated with a customer licensing agreement related to a third-party manufacture of product.
Foreign Currency Loss (Gain), Net
For international subsidiaries which have the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, local currency transactions are remeasured into U.S. dollars, using current rates of exchange for monetary assets and liabilities. Gains and losses from the remeasurement of such monetary assets and liabilities are reported in Other operating (income) loss, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Likewise, for international subsidiaries which have the local currency as their functional currency, gains and losses from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities not denominated in the local currency are reported in Other operating (income) loss, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additionally, currency gains and losses have been incurred on intercompany loans between subsidiaries, and to the extent that such loans are not deemed to be permanently invested, such currency gains and losses are also reflected in Foreign currency and other loss, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company includes gains and losses on receivables, payables and other operating transactions as a component of operating income in Other operating (income) loss, net. Other foreign currency gains and losses, primarily related to intercompany loans and debt and other non-operating activities, are included in Foreign currency and other loss, net.
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The Company’s foreign currency loss (gain), net is shown in the table below (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
Included in Other operating (income) loss, net | $ | (235 | ) |  | $ | 1,889 |  |  | $ | (754 | ) |  | $ | 3,360 |  |  |  | $ | (504 | )
Included in Foreign currency and other loss, net | 754 |  |  | 594 |  |  | 2,565 |  |  | 893 |  |  |  | 150 |
| $ | 519 |  |  | $ | 2,483 |  |  | $ | 1,811 |  |  | $ | 4,253 |  |  |  | $ | (354 | )

Note 11. Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from business operations and economic factors. The Company selectively uses derivative financial instruments to manage certain market risks and reduce its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies. All hedging transactions are authorized, entered into with high-quality counterparties and executed under clearly defined policies and procedures, which prohibit the use of financial instruments for trading purposes.
The Company records all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at their fair value in accordance with ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). Changes in the fair value of a derivative are recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on whether a derivative is designated as part of a hedge transaction and, if it is, depending on the type of hedge transaction. Ineffective portions, if any, of all hedges are recognized in earnings.
The Company documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions and the methodologies that will be used for measuring effectiveness and ineffectiveness. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as cash flow or fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to specific firm commitments. The Company then assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are expected to be highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items. Such assessments are conducted in accordance with the originally documented risk management strategy and methodology for that particular hedging relationship.
For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of recognized derivative gains and losses reclassified from other comprehensive income is classified consistent with the classification of the hedged item. For example, derivative gains and losses associated with hedges of interest rate payments are recognized in Interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
For fair value hedges, changes in the value of the derivatives, along with the offsetting changes in the fair value of the underlying hedged exposure are recorded in earnings each period in Foreign currency and other (gain) loss, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
On February 8, 2010, the Company entered into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts (put options and call options) with a third-party financial institution (the “2010 FX Forward Contracts”) that provided for a floor and ceiling price on payments related to the Company’s new healthcare line under construction in Suzhou, China (the “New China Healthcare Line”). The objective of the 2010 FX Forward Contracts was to hedge the changes in fair value of a firm commitment to purchase equipment attributable to changes in foreign currency rates between the Euro and U.S. dollar through the date of acceptance of the equipment.
On January 19, 2011, the Company terminated and settled the 2010 FX Forward Contracts for $0.5 million and entered into new foreign exchange forward contracts with a third-party institution (the “January 2011 FX Forward Contracts”) to purchase fixed amounts of Euros on specified future dates, coinciding with the payment amounts and dates of the New China Healthcare Line equipment purchase contract. Through the date of terminating the 2010 FX Forward Contracts, the Company continued to recognize the asset associated with the unrecognized firm commitment and the liability associated with the 2010 FX Forward Contracts. The impact of the 2010 FX Forward Contracts on Foreign currency and other loss, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was a gain of $0.03 million for the one month ended January 28, 2011. The objective of the January 2011 FX Forward Contracts was to minimize foreign currency exchange risk on certain future cash commitments related to the New China Healthcare Line.
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On July 8, 2011, the Company completed commercial acceptance of the New China Healthcare Line. The Company recorded a liability for the remaining balance due. In accordance with ASC 815, the hedge designation of the January 2011 FX Forward Contracts was removed at that time. Through the date the hedge was undesignated and the liability recorded, the Company continued to recognize the asset associated with the unrecognized firm commitment and the associated liability. The Company carried the January 2011 FX Forward Contracts at fair value and recorded gains and losses in Foreign currency and other loss, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company remitted the final payment related to the New China Healthcare Line equipment purchase contract on March 23, 2012. The January 2011 FX Forward Contracts expired simultaneously with that final payment. The impact of the January 2011 FX Forward Contracts on Foreign currency and other loss, net was a loss of $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2012.
On June 30, 2011, the Company entered into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts with a third-party institution (the “June 2011 FX Forward Contracts”) to purchase fixed amounts of Euros on specified future dates, coinciding with the payment amounts and dates of the equipment purchase agreement for the Company’s new hygiene line under construction in Suzhou, China (the “New China Hygiene Line”). The objective of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts is to minimize foreign currency exchange risk on certain future cash commitments related to the New China Hygiene Line.
In January 2012, the Company executed an amendment to the underlying equipment purchase contract which resulted in a change to the payment schedule but did not change the total payment amount of the equipment purchase contract. Accordingly, the Company modified the notional amounts of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts which coincided with the dates of the amended payments to maintain the synchronization of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts with the underlying contract payments, as amended. As a result, the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts remain highly effective and continue to qualify for hedge accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 815. As of September 29, 2012, the remaining notional amount of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts was €18.5 million, which is the equivalent of $26.5 million.
The Company has historically used interest-rate derivative instruments to manage its exposure related to movements in interest rates with respect to its debt instruments. On February 12, 2009, to mitigate its interest rate exposure as required by the Company’s predecessor credit facility, the Company entered into the 2009 Interest Rate Swap which was designated as a cash flow hedge and became effective on June 30, 2009. As of September 17, 2009, in accordance with the applicable guidance, the Company concluded that 92% of the 2009 Interest Rate Swap was no longer effective; accordingly, 92% of $3.9 million related to the 2009 Interest Rate Swap and included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income was frozen and was to be reclassified to earnings as future interest payments were made throughout the term of the 2009 Interest Rate Swap, which was set to expire on June 30, 2011. This portion of the notional amount no longer met the criteria for cash flow hedge accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 815. Concurrent with the Acquisition, the Company settled the 2009 Interest Rate Swap liability, since the Company repaid its predecessor credit facility.
The impact of the accounting associated with the 2009 Interest Rate Swap on Interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations was an increase of $0.2 million for the one month period ended January 28, 2011.
The following table summarizes the aggregate notional amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

| As of September 29, 2012 |  | As of December 31, 2011
| Notional |  | Fair Value |  | Notional |  | Fair Value
Foreign currency hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts (1) | $ | 26,488 |  |  | $ | (2,664 | ) |  | $ | 40,265 |  |  | $ | (3,807 | )
Foreign exchange contracts — undesignated (2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,680 |  |  | (147 | )
Net value | $ | 26,488 |  |  | $ | (2,664 | ) |  | $ | 43,945 |  |  | $ | (3,954 | )

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(1) | As disclosed above, the Company entered into the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts on June 30, 2011.

(2) | As disclosed above, the January 2011 FX Forward Contracts were undesignated as a hedge on July 8, 2011 due to commercial acceptance of the New China Healthcare Line and subsequent recording of the remaining liability. The January 2011 FX Forward Contracts expired in March 2012 in conjunction with the final payment of the equipment purchase contract for the New China Healthcare Line.

The following tables summarize the effect on income by derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships for the following periods (in thousands):
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| Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)
| 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
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  |  | $ | (3 | )

| Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (1)
| 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
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  | N/A |  |  | $ | (187 | )

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(1) | Amount of Gain (Loss) (Effective Portion) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income is located in Interest Expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

See Note 12, “Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities” for additional disclosures related to the Company’s derivative instruments.
Note 12. Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Non-Financial Assets and Liabilities
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, internal information that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. Preference is given to observable inputs. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 — Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market is defined as a market in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2 — Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active (markets with few transactions), inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or are corroborated by observable market data correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs, only used to the extent that observable inputs are not available, that reflects the Company’s assumptions about the pricing of an asset or liability.
In accordance with the fair value hierarchy described above, the table below shows the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities (in thousands) that are required to be measured at fair value, on a recurring basis, as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
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| As of September 29, 2012 (1) |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
| (In Thousands)
Firm commitment (2) | $ | 2,664 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,664 |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative liability: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contract (2) | (2,664 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,664 | ) |  | — |

| As of December 31, 2011 (1) |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
| (In Thousands)
Firm commitment (2) (3) | $ | 3,807 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,807 |  |  | $ | — |
Derivative liability: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contract (2) (3) | (3,954 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,954 | ) |  | — |

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(1) | The fair value of the foreign forward exchange contracts are based on indicative price information obtained via a third-party valuation.

(2) | As more fully disclosed in Note 11 “Derivative and Other Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities”, the Company entered into the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts on June 30, 2011 and subsequently amended these agreements in January 2012. The firm commitment and foreign exchange contracts related to the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts, which are included in the table above, are recorded within Property, plant and equipment, net and Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Company’s September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(3) | As more fully disclosed in Note 11 “Derivative and Other Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities”, the Company terminated and settled the firm commitment and foreign exchange contracts related to the 2010 FX Forward Contracts on January 19, 2011. The January 19, 2011 fair value of the firm commitment was $0.6 million. The asset was written to fair value as of that date and is included at that amount within Property, plant and equipment, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. As more fully disclosed in Note 11 “Derivative and Other Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities”, the Company entered into the January 2011 FX Forward Contracts simultaneously with the termination and settlement of those existing contracts. On July 8, 2011, the Company completed commercial acceptance of the equipment and recognized the related commitment by recording the remaining liability. The July 8, 2011 fair value of the firm commitment was $(0.7) million. The asset was written to fair value as of that date and is included at that amount within Property, plant and equipment, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The net impact of the above activity is a contra-asset of $(0.1) within Property, plant and equipment, net in the Company’s December 31, 2011 Consolidated Balance Sheet. In accordance with ASC 815, the fair value of the January 2011 FX Forward Contracts, which is included in the table above, is recorded within Accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Company’s December 31, 2011 Consolidated Balance Sheet. The January 2011 FX Forward Contracts expired simultaneously with the final payment on March 23, 2012.

The Company has estimated the fair values of financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop estimates of fair value for non-traded financial instruments. Accordingly, such estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company would realize in a current market exchange. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and short-term borrowings are reasonable estimates of their fair values.
The majority of the Company’s non-financial instruments, which include goodwill, intangible assets, inventories and property, plant and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, in accordance with ASC 350, the Company tests its indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually or if certain triggering events occur. As such, the non-financial instrument would be recorded at the lower of its cost or fair value.
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The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is presented in the following table (in thousands):

| As of September 29, 2012 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Long-term debt (including current portion) | $ | 640,815 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 640,815 |  |  | $ | — |

| As of December 31, 2011 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Long-term debt (including current portion) | $ | 612,418 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 612,418 |  |  | $ | — |

The carrying amount of the Company’s long-term debt was $603.3 million and $595.4 million as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The fair value of long-term debt is based on quoted market prices or on available rates for debt with similar terms and maturities.
See Note 11 “Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities” for additional disclosures related to the Company’s derivative instruments.
Note 13. Shareholders’ Equity
Due to the Acquisition, Successor Poly mer has 1,000 sha res authorized and outstanding, with a par value of $0.01 per share, owned by Parent.
The Company did not pay any dividends during fiscal years 2012 or 2011. The Company intends to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the further expansion and continued growth of the business. In addition, our indebtedness obligations limit certain restricted payments, which include dividends payable in cash, unless certain conditions are met.
Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies
China Hygiene Expansion Project
On June 30, 2011, the Company entered into a firm purchase commitment to acquire a spunmelt line to be installed in Suzhou, China that will manufacture nonwoven products primarily for the hygiene market (the “New China Hygiene Line”). The Company plans to fund the New China Hygiene Line using a combination of existing cash balances, internal cash flows, and the China Credit Facility – Hygiene Line, discussed in Note 7 "Debt". As of September 29, 2012, the estimated total remaining project expenses related to the New China Hygiene Line were approximately $44.3 million, which includes $26.5 million for the remaining payments associated with the acquisition of the new spunmelt line. Of the $44.3 million, $13.4 million and $30.4 million are expected to be expended during the remainder of fiscal year 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Environmental
The Company is subject to a broad range of federal, foreign, state and local laws and regulations relating to pollution and protection of the environment. The Company believes that it is currently in substantial compliance with applicable environmental requirements and does not currently anticipate any material adverse effect on its operations, financial or competitive position as a result of its efforts to comply with environmental requirements. Some risk of environmental liability is inherent, however, in the nature of the Company’s business and, accordingly, there can be no assurance that material environmental liabilities will not arise.
Litigation
The Company is not currently a party to any pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation incidental to the business of the Company, none of which is deemed material.
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Note 15. Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Cash payments of interest and taxes consist of the following (in thousands):

| Successor |  |  | Predecessor
| Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011 |  |  | One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Cash payments of interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 46,689 |  |  | $ | 26,079 |  |  |  | $ | 203 |
Cash payments of income taxes | 6,876 |  |  | 9,228 |  |  |  | 772 |

Noncash investing or financing transactions for the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2011 included $0.1 million, $10.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of property, plant and equipment additions for which payment had not been made as of the period end date.
Note 16. Segment Information
The Company’s reportable segments consist of Americas Nonwovens, Europe Nonwovens, Asia Nonwovens, and Oriented Polymers. As a result of the internal redesign and restructuring discussed in Note 3 “Special Charges, Net”, the Company made a change in its reportable segments in order to appropriately reflect how the overall business is now managed by the Company’s senior management and reviewed by the Board of Directors. All past periods presented have been restated based on this reportable segment structure. The Nonwovens businesses sell to the same end-use markets, such as hygiene, healthcare, wipes and industrial markets. Sales to P&G accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s sales in each of the periods presented. Sales to this customer are reported primarily in the Nonwovens segments and the loss of these sales would have a material adverse effect on those segments.
The segment information presented in the table below excludes the results of Difco. As discussed in further detail in Note 4 “Discontinued Operations”, Difco is accounted for as discontinued operations in accordance with the guidance of ASC 205.
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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 |

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| 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 |

Note 17. Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions
Relationship with Blackstone Management Partners V L.L.C.
In connection with the closing of the Acquisition, Holdings entered into a shareholders agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”) with Blackstone and certain members of the Company's management. The Shareholders Agreement governs certain matters relating to ownership of Holdings, including with respect to the election of directors of our parent companies, restrictions on the issuance or transfer of shares, including tag-along rights and drag-along rights, other special corporate governance provisions and registration rights (including customary indemnification provisions).
The Board of Directors of PGI includes three Blackstone members, two outside members and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Furthermore, Blackstone has the power to designate all of the members of the Board of Directors of PGI and the right to remove any or all directors, with or without cause.
Management Services Agreement
Upon the completion of the Merger, the Company became subject to a management services agreement (“Management Services Agreement”) with Blackstone Management Partners V L.L.C. (“BMP”), an affiliate of Blackstone. Under the Management Services Agreement, BMP (including through its affiliates) has agreed to provide certain monitoring, advisory and consulting services for an annual non-refundable advisory fee, to be paid at the beginning of each fiscal year, equal to the greater of (i) $3.0 million or (ii) 2.0% of the Company’s consolidated EBITDA (as defined under the credit agreement governing our ABL Facility) for the immediately preceding fiscal year. The amount of such fee shall be initially paid based on the Company’s then most current estimate of the Company’s projected EBITDA amount for the fiscal year immediately preceding the date upon which the advisory fee is paid. The payment with respect to the period beginning on the closing date of the Acquisition and ending December 31, 2011 was made on the Merger Date based on the $3.0 million minimum annual amount. After completion of the fiscal year to which the fee relates and following the availability of audited financial statements for such period, the parties will recalculate the amount of such fee based on the actual consolidated EBITDA for such period and the Company or BMP, as applicable, shall adjust such payment as necessary based on the recalculated amount. Based on the Company’s fiscal year 2011 financial performance, the advisory fee for fiscal 2011 was $3.0 million. The Company paid $3.0 million at the beginning of first quarter 2012 for the fiscal 2012 advisory fee. Accordingly, the Company has recognized fees of $0.8 million for both the three month periods ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011 and $2.3 million and $2.2 million for the nine month period ended September 29, 2012 and for the eight month period ended October 1, 2011, respectively, which are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
BMP also received transaction fees in connection with services provided related to the Acquisition. Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, BMP received, at the closing of the Merger, an $8.0 million transaction fee as consideration for BMP undertaking financial and structural analysis, due diligence and other assistance in connection with the Merger. In addition, the Company agreed to reimburse BMP for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by BMP and its affiliates in connection with the Merger and the provision of services under the Management Services Agreement. Accordingly, for advisory services associated with the Acquisition pursuant to the Management Services Agreement, in February 2011, the Company recognized fees of $7.9 million which are included in Special charges, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the eight months ended October 1, 2011. Further, the Company capitalized, as of January 28, 2011, $0.8 million of fees as deferred financing costs.
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Scorpio Holdings Corporation
Holdings’ stock-based compensation costs relate to certain employees of the Company and were incurred for the Company’s benefit, and accordingly are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Scorpio Holdings Corporation — Common Share Activity
During third quarter 2012, 162 shares of Holdings capital stock with a fair market value of $1,000 per share were repurchased from former employees of the Company. D uring first quarter 2012, 526 shares of Holdings capital stock with a fair market value of $1,000 per share was purchased by certain executive officers of the Company, the majority of which was purchased by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company collected the cash from the employees on behalf of Holdings, and the Company retained the cash. Accordingly, the Company recognized a shareholder payable of approximately $0.5 million. During second quarter 2011, 58 shares of Holdings capital stock with a fair market value of $1,000 per share were repurchased from a former employee of the Company. The Company paid cash to the former employee on behalf of Holdings, and Holdings did not reimburse the Company for the cash outlay. Accordingly, the Company recognized a shareholder receivable of approximately $0.1 million.
As of September 29, 2012, the Company had a net payable due to Holdings of $0.3 million due to the aforementioned Holdings capital stock activity.
Other Relationships
Blackstone and its affiliates have ownership interests in a broad range of companies. We have entered into commercial transactions in the ordinary course of our business with some of these companies, including the sale of goods and services and the purchase of goods and services.
Note 18. Financial Guarantees and Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
Polymer’s Senior Secured Notes are fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of Polymer’s 100% owned domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Substantially all of Polymer’s operating income and cash flow is generated by its subsidiaries. As a result, funds necessary to meet Polymer’s debt service obligations may be provided, in part, by distributions or advances from its subsidiaries. Under certain circumstances, contractual and legal restrictions, as well as the financial condition and operating requirements of Polymer’s subsidiaries, could limit Polymer’s ability to obtain cash from its subsidiaries for the purpose of meeting its debt service obligations, including the payment of principal and interest on the Senior Secured Notes. Although holders of the Senior Secured Notes will be direct creditors of Polymer’s principal direct subsidiaries by virtue of the guarantees, Polymer has subsidiaries that are not included among the Guarantors (collectively, the “Non-Guarantors”), and such subsidiaries will not be obligated with respect to the Senior Secured Notes. As a result, the claims of creditors of the Non-Guarantors will effectively have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such companies over the claims of creditors of Polymer, including the holders of the Senior Secured Notes.
The following Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements are presented to satisfy the disclosure requirements of Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X. In accordance with Rule 3-10, the subsidiary guarantors are all 100% owned by PGI (the “Issuer”). The guarantees on the Senior Secured Notes are full and unconditional and all guarantees are joint and several. The information presents Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011; Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidating Statements of Other Comprehensive Income for the three month periods ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011; and Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations, Condensed Consolidating Statements of Other Comprehensive Income and Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the nine month period ended September 29, 2012 (Successor), the eight month period ended October 1, 2011 (Successor) and the one month period ended January 28, 2011 (Predecessor) of (1) PGI (Issuer), (2) the Guarantors, (3)the Non-Guarantors and (4) consolidating eliminations to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis.
The Company has made changes to its presentation of certain intercompany activities between PGI (Issuer), the Guarantors, the Non-Guarantors and corresponding Eliminations within its Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements contained herein. Certain prior period intercompany activities included in this note disclosure for the Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets, the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows have been recast to correct the classification of certain intercompany transactions. Management has determined that the adjustments were not material to prior periods and the nature of the changes is not material to the overall presentation. Accordingly, prior period Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets, the Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations and Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows included herein are not comparable to presentation included in prior
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period disclosures.
Condensed Consolidating
Balance Sheet
As of September 29, 2012
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Current Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7,560 |  |  | $ | 23,523 |  |  | $ | 64,016 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 95,099 |
Accounts receivable, net | — |  |  | 22,783 |  |  | 108,548 |  |  | — |  |  | 131,331 |
Inventories, net | — |  |  | 26,602 |  |  | 72,207 |  |  | — |  |  | 98,809 |
Deferred income taxes | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,866 |  |  | 439 |  |  | 4,305 |
Other current assets | 2,494 |  |  | 9,552 |  |  | 26,268 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,314 |
Total current assets | 10,054 |  |  | 82,460 |  |  | 274,905 |  |  | 439 |  |  | 367,858 |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 24,370 |  |  | 101,461 |  |  | 356,171 |  |  | — |  |  | 482,002 |
Goodwill | — |  |  | 20,718 |  |  | 59,671 |  |  | — |  |  | 80,389 |
Intangible assets, net | 24,878 |  |  | 43,127 |  |  | 9,400 |  |  | — |  |  | 77,405 |
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries | 694,230 |  |  | 783,727 |  |  | (195,397 | ) |  | (1,282,560 | ) |  | — |
Deferred income taxes | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,944 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,944 |
Other noncurrent assets | 197 |  |  | 5,803 |  |  | 34,972 |  |  | — |  |  | 40,972 |
Total assets | $ | 753,729 |  |  | $ | 1,037,296 |  |  | $ | 541,666 |  |  | $ | (1,282,121 | ) |  | $ | 1,050,570 |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 3,071 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 16,953 |  |  | 38,130 |  |  | 133,252 |  |  | — |  |  | 188,335 |
Income taxes payable | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,923 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,923 |
Deferred income taxes | 19 |  |  | 1,016 |  |  | 1,691 |  |  | (1,035 | ) |  | 1,691 |
Current portion of long-term debt | 107 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,418 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,525 |
Total current liabilities | 17,150 |  |  | 39,146 |  |  | 150,284 |  |  | (1,035 | ) |  | 205,545 |
Long-term debt | 560,066 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,659 |  |  | — |  |  | 593,725 |
Deferred income taxes | 571 |  |  | 7,623 |  |  | 25,127 |  |  | 1,474 |  |  | 34,795 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | — |  |  | 14,433 |  |  | 26,130 |  |  | — |  |  | 40,563 |
Total liabilities | 577,787 |  |  | 61,202 |  |  | 235,200 |  |  | 439 |  |  | 874,628 |
Common stock | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36,083 |  |  | (36,083 | ) |  | — |
Other shareholders’ equity | 175,942 |  |  | 976,094 |  |  | 270,383 |  |  | (1,246,477 | ) |  | 175,942 |
Total equity | 175,942 |  |  | 976,094 |  |  | 306,466 |  |  | (1,282,560 | ) |  | 175,942 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 753,729 |  |  | $ | 1,037,296 |  |  | $ | 541,666 |  |  | $ | (1,282,121 | ) |  | $ | 1,050,570 |

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Condensed Consolidating
Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2011
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Current Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,135 |  |  | $ | 14,574 |  |  | $ | 55,033 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 72,742 |
Accounts receivable, net | — |  |  | 18,270 |  |  | 122,902 |  |  | — |  |  | 141,172 |
Inventories, net | — |  |  | 34,381 |  |  | 69,530 |  |  | — |  |  | 103,911 |
Deferred income taxes | 80 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,866 |  |  | 458 |  |  | 4,404 |
Other current assets | 1,173 |  |  | 8,783 |  |  | 26,088 |  |  | — |  |  | 36,044 |
Total current assets | 4,388 |  |  | 76,008 |  |  | 277,419 |  |  | 458 |  |  | 358,273 |
Property, plant and equipment, net | 9,267 |  |  | 111,469 |  |  | 372,616 |  |  | — |  |  | 493,352 |
Goodwill | — |  |  | 20,718 |  |  | 59,828 |  |  | — |  |  | 80,546 |
Intangible assets, net | 27,545 |  |  | 45,247 |  |  | 10,959 |  |  | — |  |  | 83,751 |
Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries | 739,121 |  |  | 754,930 |  |  | (238,038 | ) |  | (1,256,013 | ) |  | — |
Deferred income taxes | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,939 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,939 |
Other noncurrent assets | 409 |  |  | 5,424 |  |  | 36,884 |  |  | — |  |  | 42,717 |
Total assets | $ | 780,730 |  |  | $ | 1,013,796 |  |  | $ | 521,607 |  |  | $ | (1,255,555 | ) |  | $ | 1,060,578 |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,000 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5,000 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 32,524 |  |  | 26,897 |  |  | 130,940 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 190,516 |
Income taxes payable | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | 986 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,023 |
Deferred income taxes | — |  |  | 1,016 |  |  | 1,691 |  |  | (1,016 | ) |  | 1,691 |
Current portion of long-term debt | 107 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,485 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,592 |
Total current liabilities | 32,631 |  |  | 27,950 |  |  | 146,102 |  |  | (861 | ) |  | 205,822 |
Long-term debt | 560,132 |  |  | — |  |  | 27,721 |  |  | — |  |  | 587,853 |
Deferred income taxes | 670 |  |  | 7,624 |  |  | 25,039 |  |  | 1,474 |  |  | 34,807 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | — |  |  | 17,230 |  |  | 27,569 |  |  | — |  |  | 44,799 |
Total liabilities | 593,433 |  |  | 52,804 |  |  | 226,431 |  |  | 613 |  |  | 873,281 |
Common stock | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36,083 |  |  | (36,083 | ) |  | — |
Other shareholders’ equity | 187,297 |  |  | 960,992 |  |  | 259,093 |  |  | (1,220,085 | ) |  | 187,297 |
Total equity | 187,297 |  |  | 960,992 |  |  | 295,176 |  |  | (1,256,168 | ) |  | 187,297 |
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 780,730 |  |  | $ | 1,013,796 |  |  | $ | 521,607 |  |  | $ | (1,255,555 | ) |  | $ | 1,060,578 |

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Operations
For the Three Months Ended September 29, 2012
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net Sales | $ | — |  |  | $ | 92,443 |  |  | $ | 203,125 |  |  | $ | (5,471 | ) |  | $ | 290,097 |
Cost of goods sold | (12 | ) |  | 78,461 |  |  | 165,145 |  |  | (5,471 | ) |  | 238,123 |
Gross profit | 12 |  |  | 13,982 |  |  | 37,980 |  |  | — |  |  | 51,974 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 9,141 |  |  | 5,491 |  |  | 18,412 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,044 |
Special charges, net | 759 |  |  | (294 | ) |  | 1,267 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,732 |
Other operating loss (income), net | 7 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | (223 | ) |  | — |  |  | (235 | )
Operating (loss) income | (9,895 | ) |  | 8,804 |  |  | 18,524 |  |  | — |  |  | 17,433 |
Other expense (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net | 12,485 |  |  | (4,690 | ) |  | 4,692 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,487 |
Intercompany royalty and technical service fees, net | (1,563 | ) |  | (1,853 | ) |  | 3,416 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency and other (gain) loss, net | (18,932 | ) |  | 19,092 |  |  | 839 |  |  | — |  |  | 999 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 686 |  |  | 7,754 |  |  | — |  |  | (8,440 | ) |  | — |
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense | (1,199 | ) |  | 4,009 |  |  | 9,577 |  |  | (8,440 | ) |  | 3,947 |
Income tax (benefit) expense | (2,553 | ) |  | 3,260 |  |  | 1,886 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,593 |
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,354 |  |  | $ | 749 |  |  | $ | 7,691 |  |  | $ | (8,440 | ) |  | $ | 1,354 |

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Operations
For the Three Months Ended October 1, 2011
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net Sales | $ | — |  |  | $ | 99,756 |  |  | $ | 219,043 |  |  | $ | (3,301 | ) |  | $ | 315,498 |
Cost of goods sold | (26 | ) |  | 86,025 |  |  | 183,811 |  |  | (3,301 | ) |  | 266,509 |
Gross profit | 26 |  |  | 13,731 |  |  | 35,232 |  |  | — |  |  | 48,989 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 9,677 |  |  | 6,020 |  |  | 18,819 |  |  | — |  |  | 34,516 |
Special charges, net | 981 |  |  | 250 |  |  | 168 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,399 |
Other operating loss (income), net | 23 |  |  | (29 | ) |  | 1,697 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,691 |
Operating (loss) income | (10,655 | ) |  | 7,490 |  |  | 14,548 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,383 |
Other expense (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net | 11,045 |  |  | (3,388 | ) |  | 5,209 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,866 |
Intercompany royalty and technical service fees, net | (2,655 | ) |  | (1,331 | ) |  | 3,986 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency and other loss (gain), net | 1,836 |  |  | 73 |  |  | 977 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,886 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 6,971 |  |  | (1,605 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,366 | ) |  | — |
(Loss) income before income tax expense and discontinued operations | (13,910 | ) |  | 10,531 |  |  | 4,376 |  |  | (5,366 | ) |  | (4,369 | )
Income tax (benefit) expense | (4,722 | ) |  | 3,520 |  |  | 2,138 |  |  | — |  |  | 936 |
(Loss) income before discontinued operations | (9,188 | ) |  | 7,011 |  |  | 2,238 |  |  | (5,366 | ) |  | (5,305 | )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,363 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,363 | )
Loss on sale of discontinued operations | — |  |  | — |  |  | (520 | ) |  | — |  |  | (520 | )
Net (loss) income | $ | (9,188 | ) |  | $ | 7,011 |  |  | $ | (1,645 | ) |  | $ | (5,366 | ) |  | $ | (9,188 | )

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Operations
For the Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net Sales | $ | — |  |  | $ | 286,210 |  |  | $ | 610,967 |  |  | $ | (15,665 | ) |  | $ | 881,512 |
Cost of goods sold | (42 | ) |  | 246,998 |  |  | 498,641 |  |  | (15,665 | ) |  | 729,932 |
Gross profit | 42 |  |  | 39,212 |  |  | 112,326 |  |  | — |  |  | 151,580 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 27,420 |  |  | 18,051 |  |  | 56,883 |  |  | — |  |  | 102,354 |
Special charges, net | 6,082 |  |  | 2,004 |  |  | 4,818 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,904 |
Other operating (income) loss, net | (3 | ) |  | (240 | ) |  | (511 | ) |  | — |  |  | (754 | )
Operating (loss) income | (33,457 | ) |  | 19,397 |  |  | 51,136 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,076 |
Other expense (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense (income), net | 41,624 |  |  | (17,968 | ) |  | 14,418 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,074 |
Intercompany royalty and technical service fees, net | (4,492 | ) |  | (5,295 | ) |  | 9,787 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency and other (gain) loss, net | (18,934 | ) |  | 18,854 |  |  | 4,175 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,095 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 32,229 |  |  | 16,078 |  |  | — |  |  | (48,307 | ) |  | — |
(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense | (19,426 | ) |  | 39,884 |  |  | 22,756 |  |  | (48,307 | ) |  | (5,093 | )
Income tax (benefit) expense | (8,421 | ) |  | 7,465 |  |  | 6,868 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,912 |
Net (loss) income | $ | (11,005 | ) |  | $ | 32,419 |  |  | $ | 15,888 |  |  | $ | (48,307 | ) |  | $ | (11,005 | )

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Operations
For the Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net Sales | $ | — |  |  | $ | 253,997 |  |  | $ | 566,907 |  |  | $ | (9,912 | ) |  | $ | 810,992 |
Cost of goods sold | 20 |  |  | 221,734 |  |  | 476,841 |  |  | (9,912 | ) |  | 688,683 |
Gross profit | (20 | ) |  | 32,263 |  |  | 90,066 |  |  | — |  |  | 122,309 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 25,571 |  |  | 17,954 |  |  | 54,813 |  |  | — |  |  | 98,338 |
Special charges, net | 27,275 |  |  | 846 |  |  | 1,346 |  |  | — |  |  | 29,467 |
Other operating loss (income), net | 695 |  |  | (174 | ) |  | 2,371 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,892 |
Operating (loss) income | (53,561 | ) |  | 13,637 |  |  | 31,536 |  |  | — |  |  | (8,388 | )
Other expense (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net | 50,963 |  |  | (29,695 | ) |  | 12,245 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,513 |
Intercompany royalty and technical service fees, net | (4,841 | ) |  | (5,811 | ) |  | 10,652 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency and other loss, net | 1,132 |  |  | 480 |  |  | 2,637 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,249 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 37,850 |  |  | (4,577 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33,273 | ) |  | — |
(Loss) income before income tax expense and discontinued operations | (62,965 | ) |  | 44,086 |  |  | 6,002 |  |  | (33,273 | ) |  | (46,150 | )
Income tax (benefit) expense | (8,215 | ) |  | 6,151 |  |  | 3,678 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,614 |
(Loss) income before discontinued operations | (54,750 | ) |  | 37,935 |  |  | 2,324 |  |  | (33,273 | ) |  | (47,764 | )
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | (6,192 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,192 | )
Loss on sale of discontinued operations | — |  |  | — |  |  | (735 | ) |  | — |  |  | (735 | )
Net (loss) income | (54,750 | ) |  | 37,935 |  |  | (4,603 | ) |  | (33,273 | ) |  | (54,691 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (59 | ) |  | — |  |  | (59 | )
Net (loss) income attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | (54,750 | ) |  | $ | 37,935 |  |  | $ | (4,662 | ) |  | $ | (33,273 | ) |  | $ | (54,750 | )

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Operations
For the One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net Sales | $ | — |  |  | $ | 27,052 |  |  | $ | 58,887 |  |  | $ | (1,333 | ) |  | $ | 84,606 |
Cost of goods sold | (24 | ) |  | 22,587 |  |  | 47,301 |  |  | (1,333 | ) |  | 68,531 |
Gross profit | 24 |  |  | 4,465 |  |  | 11,586 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,075 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 3,620 |  |  | 1,873 |  |  | 6,071 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,564 |
Special charges, net | 18,944 |  |  | 170 |  |  | 1,710 |  |  | — |  |  | 20,824 |
Other operating (income) loss, net | (1 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | (521 | ) |  | — |  |  | (564 | )
Operating (loss) income | (22,539 | ) |  | 2,464 |  |  | 4,326 |  |  | — |  |  | (15,749 | )
Other expense (income): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net | 1,859 |  |  | (1,176 | ) |  | 1,239 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,922 |
Intercompany royalty and technical service fees, net | (546 | ) |  | (683 | ) |  | 1,229 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency and other loss (gain), net | 28 |  |  | 85 |  |  | (31 | ) |  | — |  |  | 82 |
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries | 5,198 |  |  | 1,672 |  |  | — |  |  | (6,870 | ) |  | — |
(Loss) income before income tax expense and discontinued operations | (18,682 | ) |  | 5,910 |  |  | 1,889 |  |  | (6,870 | ) |  | (17,753 | )
Income tax (benefit) expense | (479 | ) |  | 706 |  |  | 322 |  |  | — |  |  | 549 |
(Loss) income before discontinued operations | (18,203 | ) |  | 5,204 |  |  | 1,567 |  |  | (6,870 | ) |  | (18,302 | )
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | — |  |  | — |  |  | 182 |  |  | — |  |  | 182 |
Net (loss) income | (18,203 | ) |  | 5,204 |  |  | 1,749 |  |  | (6,870 | ) |  | (18,120 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | — |  |  | (83 | ) |  | — |  |  | (83 | )
Net (loss) income attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | (18,203 | ) |  | $ | 5,204 |  |  | $ | 1,666 |  |  | $ | (6,870 | ) |  | $ | (18,203 | )

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended September 29, 2012
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,354 |  |  | $ | 749 |  |  | $ | 7,691 |  |  | $ | (8,440 | ) |  | $ | 1,354 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized currency translation adjustments | 3,976 |  |  | 4,225 |  |  | 1,361 |  |  | (5,586 | ) |  | 3,976 |
Employee postretirement benefits | 206 |  |  | 206 |  |  | 206 |  |  | (412 | ) |  | 206 |
Cash flow hedge adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 4,182 |  |  | 4,431 |  |  | 1,567 |  |  | (5,998 | ) |  | 4,182 |
Comprehensive income (loss) | 5,536 |  |  | 5,180 |  |  | 9,258 |  |  | (14,438 | ) |  | 5,536 |
Comprehensive income attributable to non controlling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | 5,536 |  |  | $ | 5,180 |  |  | $ | 9,258 |  |  | $ | (14,438 | ) |  | $ | 5,536 |

Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended October 1, 2011
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net (loss) income | $ | (9,188 | ) |  | $ | 7,011 |  |  | $ | (1,645 | ) |  | $ | (5,366 | ) |  | $ | (9,188 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized currency translation adjustments | (10,054 | ) |  | (9,583 | ) |  | (1,927 | ) |  | 11,510 |  |  | (10,054 | )
Employee postretirement benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedge adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (10,054 | ) |  | (9,583 | ) |  | (1,927 | ) |  | 11,510 |  |  | (10,054 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income | (19,242 | ) |  | (2,572 | ) |  | (3,572 | ) |  | 6,144 |  |  | (19,242 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to non controlling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | (19,242 | ) |  | $ | (2,572 | ) |  | $ | (3,572 | ) |  | $ | 6,144 |  |  | $ | (19,242 | )

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net (loss) income | $ | (11,005 | ) |  | $ | 32,419 |  |  | $ | 15,888 |  |  | $ | (48,307 | ) |  | $ | (11,005 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized currency translation adjustments | (1,292 | ) |  | 185 |  |  | 18 |  |  | (203 | ) |  | (1,292 | )
Employee postretirement benefits | (42 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | (42 | ) |  | 84 |  |  | (42 | )
Cash flow hedge adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | (1,334 | ) |  | 143 |  |  | (24 | ) |  | (119 | ) |  | (1,334 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income | (12,339 | ) |  | 32,562 |  |  | 15,864 |  |  | (48,426 | ) |  | (12,339 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to non controlling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | (12,339 | ) |  | $ | 32,562 |  |  | $ | 15,864 |  |  | $ | (48,426 | ) |  | $ | (12,339 | )

Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net (loss) income | $ | (54,750 | ) |  | $ | 37,935 |  |  | $ | (4,603 | ) |  | $ | (33,273 | ) |  | $ | (54,691 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized currency translation adjustments | 1,848 |  |  | 34,084 |  |  | 7,381 |  |  | (41,465 | ) |  | 1,848 |
Employee postretirement benefits | — |  |  | (2,527 | ) |  | 429 |  |  | 2,098 |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedge adjustments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 1,848 |  |  | 31,557 |  |  | 7,810 |  |  | (39,367 | ) |  | 1,848 |
Comprehensive (loss) income | (52,902 | ) |  | 69,492 |  |  | 3,207 |  |  | (72,640 | ) |  | (52,843 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to non controlling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | (121 | ) |  | — |  |  | (121 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | (52,902 | ) |  | $ | 69,492 |  |  | $ | 3,086 |  |  | $ | (72,640 | ) |  | $ | (52,964 | )

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net (loss) income | $ | (18,203 | ) |  | $ | 5,204 |  |  | $ | 1,749 |  |  | $ | (6,870 | ) |  | $ | (18,120 | )
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized currency translation adjustments | 2,845 |  |  | 2,810 |  |  | 358 |  |  | (3,168 | ) |  | 2,845 |
Employee postretirement benefits | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Cash flow hedge adjustments | 183 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 183 |
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | 3,028 |  |  | 2,810 |  |  | 358 |  |  | (3,168 | ) |  | 3,028 |
Comprehensive (loss) income | (15,175 | ) |  | 8,014 |  |  | 2,107 |  |  | (10,038 | ) |  | (15,092 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to non controlling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | (83 | ) |  | — |  |  | (83 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. | $ | (15,175 | ) |  | $ | 8,014 |  |  | $ | 2,024 |  |  | $ | (10,038 | ) |  | $ | (15,175 | )

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (73,342 | ) |  | $ | 70,705 |  |  | $ | 58,267 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 55,630 |
Investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (20,399 | ) |  | (2,483 | ) |  | (17,264 | ) |  | — |  |  | (40,146 | )
Proceeds from the sale of assets | — |  |  | 1,646 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,657 |
Acquisition of intangibles and other | (175 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (175 | )
Intercompany investing activities, net | 57,118 |  |  | (37,389 | ) |  | (25,118 | ) |  | 5,389 |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 36,544 |  |  | (38,226 | ) |  | (42,371 | ) |  | 5,389 |  |  | (38,664 | )
Financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from long-term debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,977 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,977 |
Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 1,943 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,000 |  |  | — |  |  | 4,943 |
Repayment of long-term debt | (79 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,170 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,249 | )
Repayment of short-term borrowings | (1,894 | ) |  | — |  |  | (5,000 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,894 | )
Intercompany financing activities, net | 41,253 |  |  | (23,530 | ) |  | (12,334 | ) |  | (5,389 | ) |  | — |
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 41,223 |  |  | (23,530 | ) |  | (6,527 | ) |  | (5,389 | ) |  | 5,777 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | — |  |  | — |  |  | (386 | ) |  | — |  |  | (386 | )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 4,425 |  |  | 8,949 |  |  | 8,983 |  |  | — |  |  | 22,357 |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 3,135 |  |  | 14,574 |  |  | 55,033 |  |  | — |  |  | 72,742 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 7,560 |  |  | $ | 23,523 |  |  | $ | 64,016 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 95,099 |

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011
Successor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (35,808 | ) |  | $ | 16,186 |  |  | $ | 19,658 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36 |
Investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of Polymer Group, Inc. | (403,496 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (403,496 | )
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (18,957 | ) |  | (9,902 | ) |  | (24,897 | ) |  | — |  |  | (53,756 | )
Proceeds from the sale of assets | — |  |  | 85 |  |  | 10,925 |  |  | — |  |  | 11,010 |
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,246 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7,246 | )
Acquisition of intangibles and other | (152 | ) |  | — |  |  | (16 | ) |  | — |  |  | (168 | )
Intercompany investing activities, net | (2,581 | ) |  | 18,007 |  |  | (19,572 | ) |  | 4,146 |  |  | — |
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (425,186 | ) |  | 8,190 |  |  | (40,806 | ) |  | 4,146 |  |  | (453,656 | )
Financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes | 560,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 560,000 |
Issuance of Common Stock | 259,865 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 259,865 |
Proceeds from long-term debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,281 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,281 |
Proceeds from short-term borrowings | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,245 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,245 |
Repayment of term loan | (286,470 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (286,470 | )
Repayment of long-term debt | (31,500 | ) |  | — |  |  | (18,633 | ) |  | — |  |  | (50,133 | )
Repayment of short-term borrowings | (561 | ) |  | — |  |  | (34,313 | ) |  | — |  |  | (34,874 | )
Loan acquisition costs | (19,252 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (19,252 | )
Intercompany financing activities, net | (17,856 | ) |  | (16,385 | ) |  | 38,387 |  |  | (4,146 | ) |  | — |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 464,226 |  |  | (16,385 | ) |  | 967 |  |  | (4,146 | ) |  | 444,662 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | — |  |  | — |  |  | 558 |  |  | — |  |  | 558 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 3,232 |  |  | 7,991 |  |  | (19,623 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8,400 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 42 |  |  | 3,210 |  |  | 67,519 |  |  | — |  |  | 70,771 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 3,274 |  |  | $ | 11,201 |  |  | $ | 47,896 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 62,371 |

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Condensed Consolidating
Statement of Cash Flows
For the One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Predecessor
(In Thousands)

| PGI (Issuer) |  | Guarantors |  | Non-Guarantors |  | Eliminations |  | Consolidated
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ | (40,725 | ) |  | $ | 6,886 |  |  | $ | 8,569 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (25,270 | )
Investing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (28 | ) |  | (5,652 | ) |  | (2,725 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8,405 | )
Proceeds from the sale of assets | — |  |  | 65 |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |  |  | 105 |
Acquisition of intangibles and other | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (5 | )
Intercompany investing activities, net | 2,805 |  |  | (5,250 | ) |  | (4,000 | ) |  | 6,445 |  |  | — |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 2,772 |  |  | (10,837 | ) |  | (6,685 | ) |  | 6,445 |  |  | (8,305 | )
Financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from long-term debt | 31,500 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,500 |
Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 631 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 631 |
Repayment of long-term debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | (24 | ) |  | — |  |  | (24 | )
Repayment of short-term borrowings | — |  |  | — |  |  | (665 | ) |  | — |  |  | (665 | )
Intercompany financing activities, net | 5,250 |  |  | 2,872 |  |  | (1,677 | ) |  | (6,445 | ) |  | — |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 37,381 |  |  | 2,872 |  |  | (2,366 | ) |  | (6,445 | ) |  | 31,442 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | — |  |  | — |  |  | 549 |  |  | — |  |  | 549 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (572 | ) |  | (1,079 | ) |  | 67 |  |  | — |  |  | (1,584 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 614 |  |  | 4,289 |  |  | 67,452 |  |  | — |  |  | 72,355 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 3,210 |  |  | $ | 67,519 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 70,771 |

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Item 1 of Part I to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. It should be noted that our gross profit margins may not be comparable to other companies since some entities classify shipping and handling costs in cost of goods sold and others, including us, include such costs in selling, general and administrative expenses. Similarly, some entities, including us, include foreign currency gains and losses resulting from operating activities as a component of operating income, and some entities classify all foreign currency gains and losses outside of operating income.
Overview
We are a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of engineered materials, focused primarily on the production of nonwoven products. Nonwovens are a high-performance and low-cost fabric-like alternative to traditional textiles, paper and other materials. They can be made with specific value-added characteristics including absorbency, tensile strength, softness and barrier properties, among others. Our nonwoven products are critical components used in consumer and industrial products, including hygiene, healthcare, wipes and industrial applications. Hygiene applications include baby diapers, feminine hygiene products and adult incontinence products; healthcare applications include surgical gowns and drapes; wiping applications include household, personal care and commercial cleaning wipes; and industrial applications include filtration, house wrap and furniture and bedding.
We have one of the largest global platforms in our industry, with thirteen manufacturing and converting facilities in nine countries throughout the world, including a significant presence in emerging markets like Asia and Latin America. Our manufacturing facilities are strategically located near many of our key customers in order to increase our effectiveness in addressing local and regional demand, as many of our products do not ship economically over long distances. We work closely with our customers, which include well-established multinational and regional consumer and industrial product manufacturers, to provide engineered solutions to meet increasing demand for more sophisticated products. We believe that we have one of the broadest and most advanced technology portfolios in the industry.
We have undertaken a series of capital expansions and business acquisitions that have broadened our technology base, increased our product lines and expanded our global presence. In the past five years, we have invested in several capacity expansion projects, installing three state-of-the-art spunmelt lines to support volume growth in our core applications and markets. As a result of our acquisition of the assets of Tesalca-Texnovo, the only spunmelt manufacturer in Spain, we became a meaningful supplier of nonwovens for hygiene applications in Europe. Simultaneously, we have taken a number of actions to refocus our global footprint and optimize our operations around disposable applications and high-growth markets, including several plant rationalization projects to exit certain low-margin legacy operations. As a result of the third quarter 2011 installation of our new U.S. and China lines, approximately 79% of our nameplate nonwovens capacity will utilize spunmelt technology (up from approximately 55% in 2005). Our management team believes our remaining non-spunmelt assets utilizing carded and Spinlace technology (approximately 17% and 4% of our nonwovens capacity, respectively) will continue serving applications where they produce certain desired product attributes, such as product strength or softness.
We have several competitors in the markets where we sell nonwovens products that have announced an intent to install or installed additional capacity in excess of what we believe to be current market demand in the regions that we conduct business; specifically in the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. As additional nonwovens manufacturing capacity enters into commercial production, in excess of market demand, the short-term to mid-term excess supply can continue to create unfavorable market dynamics, including downward pressure on selling prices. As we look forward, we may be challenged by the fact that new nonwovens manufacturing capacity has either entered or will enter the regional markets in which we conduct our business.
We review our business on an ongoing basis in light of current and anticipated market conditions and other factors and, from time to time, may undertake restructuring efforts and/or engage in acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses in order to optimize our overall business, performance or competitive position. These restructuring efforts and/or acquisitions or dispositions may be significant. To the extent any such decisions are made, we would likely incur costs, expenses and restructuring charges associated with such transactions, which could be material. See “— Recent Developments — Internal Redesign and Restructuring of Global Operations” for insight associated with current activities.
Our net sales are geographically diversified. In the twelve months ended September 29, 2012, we generated net sales of $1,173.4 million, with 57% generated in the Americas, 25% in Europe, 13% in Asia and 5% in Canada for the same period.
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Revenue Drivers
Our net sales are driven principally by the following factors:

• | Volumes sold, which are tied to our available production capacity and customer demand for our products;

• | Prices, which are tied to the quality of our products, the overall supply and demand dynamics in our regional markets, and the cost of our raw material inputs, as changes in input costs have historically been passed through to customers through either contractual mechanisms or business practices. This can result in significant increases in total net sales during periods of sustained raw material cost increases and declines in net sales during periods of raw material cost declines; and

• | Product mix, which is tied to demand from various markets and customers, along with the type of available capacity and technological capabilities of our facilities and equipment. Average selling prices can vary for different product types, which impacts our total revenue trends.

Cost and Gross Profit Drivers
Our primary costs of goods sold (“COGS”) include:

• | Raw material costs (primarily polypropylene resins, which generally comprise over 75% of our raw material purchases) represent approximately 60% to 70% of COGS. We purchase raw materials, including polypropylene resins, from a number of qualified vendors located in the regions in which we operate. Polypropylene is a petroleum-based commodity material and its price historically has exhibited volatility. As discussed in the revenue factors above, we have historically been able to mitigate volatility in polypropylene prices through changes in our selling prices to customers, enabling us to maintain a more stable gross profit per kilogram;

• | Other variable costs include utilities (primarily electricity), direct labor, and variable overhead. Utility rates vary depending on the regional market and provider. In Asia, we have experienced a trend of increasing utility rates that we do not expect to stabilize in the near-term. Our focus on operating efficiencies and initiatives associated with sustainability has resulted in a general trend of lower kilowatts used per ton produced over the last three years. Labor generally represents less than 10% of COGS and varies by region. Historically, we have been able to mitigate wage rate inflation with operating initiatives resulting in higher productivity and improvements in throughput and yield; and

• | Fixed overhead consists primarily of depreciation expense, which is impacted by our level of capital investments and structural costs related to our locations. We believe our strategically located manufacturing facilities provide sufficient scale to maintain competitive unit manufacturing costs.

Due to changes in raw material costs, the level of our revenue and COGS, and as a result, our gross profit margin as a percent of net sales, can vary significantly from period to period. As such, we believe total gross profit provides a clearer representation of our operating trends. Changes in raw material costs historically have not resulted in a significant sustained impact on gross profit, as we have been able to effectively mitigate changes in raw material costs through changes in our selling prices to customers in order to maintain a more steady gross profit per kilogram sold.
Working Capital
Our working capital is primarily driven by accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, which fluctuate due to business performance; changes in customer selling prices and raw material costs; and the amount of customer receivables sold under factoring agreements. We will continue to focus on managing our working capital levels while simultaneously maintaining customer service and production levels. We have historically relied on internally generated cash flows and borrowings under credit facilities. We expect our primary source of liquidity will continue to be cash on hand, cash flows from operations, cash inflows from the sale of certain accounts receivables through our factoring arrangements, borrowing availability under our existing credit facilities and our ABL Facility.
Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures primarily include strategic capacity expansions and maintenance requirements to sustain our current operations. Our annual maintenance capital expenditures are presently estimated to be less than $15 million. Our strategy for growth includes strategic capacity expansion projects, including the capacity expansion project currently underway in China. See “Recent Transactions and Events” for additional disclosures associated with our capacity expansion projects.
We provide further information on these factors below under “Results of Operations”.
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Recent Developments
Internal Redesign and Restructuring of Global Operations
On April 10, 2012, our Board of Directors approved an internal redesign and restructuring of our global operations for the purposes of realigning and repositioning our operations to consolidate the benefits of our global footprint, align resources and capabilities with future growth opportunities and provide for a more efficient structure to serve existing markets.
We anticipate that these actions, when fully implemented, will result in pre-tax structural cost savings of approximately $11.0 million to $13.0 million on an annualized basis. The cost reductions are expected to be achieved primarily from a reduction in our global salaried workforce and that the substantial majority of the activities will be completed by the end of fiscal year 2012.
The majority of the restructuring costs were accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification” or “ASC”) ASC 712, “Compensation — Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits” (“ASC 712”), specifically ASC 712-10-25. As a result of this initiative, we incurred $8.9 million of costs through the nine months ended September 29, 2012. The Company anticipates additional pre-tax costs to be within a range of $0.4 million to $3.5 million, which will primarily be associated with additional employee separation expenses and other fees.
As of September 29, 2012, the Company made cash payments of $6.3 million and anticipates future cash outlays of approximately $3.0 million to $6.1 million associated with this restructuring initiative.
Recent Transactions and Events
Recent Expansion Initiatives
We have completed three capacity expansions in the past three years, including two new spunmelt lines in the high growth regions of Latin America and Asia, to address growing demand for hygiene and healthcare products. Aggregate capital expenditures during the three-year period ended December 31, 2011 totaled approximately $155.6 million. Of the $155.6 million, approximately $121.3 million was for three fully commercialized spunmelt lines, as follows:

• | In the third quarter of fiscal 2011, our state-of-the-art spunmelt line in Waynesboro, Virginia commenced commercial production. The plant expansion increased capacity to meet demand for nonwoven materials in healthcare and hygiene applications in the U.S. The new U.S. spunmelt line was principally funded via an equipment operating lease with a seven year duration, which commenced on October 7, 2011 (the “Equipment Lease Agreement”). The capitalized cost amount under the Equipment Lease Agreement was approximately $53.6 million. From the commencement of the lease to its fourth anniversary date, we will make annual lease payments of approximately $8.3 million. From the fourth anniversary date to the end of the lease term, our annual lease payments may change, as defined in the Equipment Lease Agreement. The aggregate monthly lease payments under the Equipment Lease Agreement, subject to adjustment, are expected to approximate $57.9 million;

• | In the third quarter of fiscal 2011, our state-of-the-art spunmelt healthcare line in Suzhou, China commenced commercial production (the “New China Healthcare Line”). The plant expansion increased capacity to meet demand for nonwoven materials in healthcare applications in China; and

• | In the second quarter of 2009, our state-of-the-art spunmelt line in San Luis Potosi, Mexico commenced commercial production. The plant expansion increased capacity to meet demand for nonwoven materials in hygiene and healthcare applications in the U.S. and Mexico.

Of the remaining $34.3 million in capital expenditures over the past three years, $11.6 million has been expended to upgrade one of Spain’s spunmelt manufacturing lines for the production of fine fiber nonwovens materials; and $6.4 million has been expended on the New China Hygiene Line (defined and discussed below).
To capitalize on continued demand growth for our products in China, in fiscal 2011, we entered into a firm purchase commitment to acquire a spunmelt line (the “New China Hygiene Line”) to be installed in Suzhou, China, which will manufacture nonwoven products primarily for the hygiene market. As of September 29, 2012, the estimated total remaining project expenses related to the New China Hygiene Line were approximately $44.3 million. Of the $44.3 million, $13.4 million and $30.4 million are expected to be expended during the remainder of fiscal year 2012 and 2013, respectively. We expect the New China Hygiene Line to commence commercial production in mid-year 2013. We plan to fund the New China Hygiene Line using a combination of existing cash balances, internal cash flows, and our recently executed $25.0 million China based financing arrangement for our New China Hygiene Line (the “China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line”). As of September 29, 2012, we had issued letters of credit in the amount of $12.3 million and had borrowed $11.0 million on the China Credit Facility - Hygiene Line. Of the $12.3 million of outstanding letters of credit, $3.1 million and the remaining $9.2 million will
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terminate in fourth quarter 2012 and first quarter 2013, respectively. We intend to borrow the remaining $14.0 million by the first half of 2013.
Plant Consolidation and Realignment
We actively and continuously pursue initiatives to prolong the useful life of our assets through product and process innovation. In some instances, we have determined that our fixed cost structure would be enhanced through consolidation. While investing in several new state-of-the-art lines in high-growth regions (as described above), we have simultaneously undertaken a number of initiatives to rationalize low-margin legacy operations and relocate certain assets to improve our cost structure.
Our strategy with respect to past consolidation efforts in the U.S. and Europe was focused on the elimination of costs associated with underutilized legacy capacity, and we believe our current footprint reflects an appropriate and sustainable asset base.
Business Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisition of Polymer Group, Inc. by Blackstone (“Merger”)
On October 4, 2010, Polymer Group, Merger Sub, Holdings and Matlin Patterson Global Opportunities Partners L.P. entered into the Merger Agreement. On January 28, 2011, Merger Sub merged with and into Polymer Group, with Polymer Group surviving the Merger as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent following the Merger. Parent is owned 100% by Holdings, and Blackstone and certain members of our senior management own 100% of the outstanding equity of Holdings. As a result, Polymer Group became a privately-held company. Blackstone and the management investors invested $259.9 million in equity (including management rollover) in Holdings and management investors received options to acquire shares of Holdings. In addition, Successor Polymer issued $560.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.75% senior secured notes due 2019 (the “Senior Secured Notes”) and entered into a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Facility”) to provide for borrowings not to exceed $50.0 million, subject to borrowing base availability, with a maturity of four years. See Note 7 “Debt” in Item 1 of Part I to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details. The Merger, the equity investment by the Investor Group, the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes, entering into the ABL Facility, the repayment of certain existing indebtedness of Polymer Group and its subsidiaries and the payment of related fees and expenses are collectively referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as the “Transactions”.
At the effective time of the Merger, each holder of outstanding shares of our common stock (other than (i) shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub, Polymer Group or any subsidiary of Polymer Group or (ii) shares in respect of which appraisal rights were properly exercised under Delaware law) received $18.23 in cash for each such share (which shares were automatically canceled). A portion of the aggregate Merger consideration totaling $64.5 million, subject to adjustment as provided in the Merger Agreement, or approximately $2.91 per share (calculated on a fully diluted basis), was deposited in an escrow fund to cover liabilities, costs and expenses related to the application of PHC rules of the Code to Polymer Group and its subsidiaries in periods prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “PHC Matter”). Polymer Group’s financial statements as of January 1, 2011 reflected a liability for uncertain tax positions associated with the PHC Matter of approximately $16.2 million. As provided under the Merger Agreement, the Stockholder Representative (as defined in the Merger Agreement) filed a ruling request with the IRS to determine whether or not Polymer Group, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries were in fact a PHC and subject to taxation as a PHC. The initial ruling request was filed on December 15, 2010, with supplemental filings on June 2, 2011 and June 20, 2011. In September 2011, the statute of limitations for the 2004 tax year expired. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the amount in respect of potential PHC liability being held in the escrow related to the 2004 taxable year was subject to release. On October 28, 2011, Polymer Group and the Stockholder Representative directed the release of $20.2 million from the escrow fund relating to the expiration of the statute of limitations for the 2004 tax year in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, resulting in a remaining escrow amount of $44.3 million as of that date. On November 23, 2011, the IRS issued a favorable ruling determining that we were not a Personal Holding Company for the years in question. On December 1, 2011, based on the issuance of the favorable ruling by the IRS, the respective parties agreed to allow the release of the remaining amount in the escrow fund, net of certain expenses.
In connection with the Transactions, we incurred significant indebtedness and became highly leveraged. See “— Liquidity and Capital Resources” for further details.
The Merger was accounted for in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for business combinations. Pursuant to ASC 805 “Business Combinations”, our assets and liabilities, excluding deferred income taxes, were recorded at their fair value as of January 28, 2011. Although Polymer Group continued as the same legal entity after the Merger, the application of push down accounting represents the termination of the old reporting entity and the creation of a new one. In addition, the basis of presentation is not consistent between the Successor and Predecessor entities
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and the financial statements are not presented on a comparable basis. As a result, the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and comprehensive income (loss) are presented for two different reporting entities: Predecessor and Successor, which related to the periods and balance sheets preceding the Merger (prior to January 28, 2011), and the period and balance sheet succeeding the Merger, respectively.
As a result of the Transactions described above and the corresponding purchase accounting adjustments, there is a substantial amount of one-time costs impacting the first half of 2011 results. For example, based on our valuation of acquired assets, we increased our inventory value by $12.5 million. The 2011 results reflect higher than normal cost of sales due to the turnaround effect of the $12.5 million stepped-up inventory values. Other costs associated with the Transactions are discussed in Note 3 “Special Charges, Net”.
Acquisition of China Noncontrolling Interest
On May 26, 2010, we signed an equity transfer agreement to purchase the 20% noncontrolling ownership interest in our Chinese subsidiary, Nanhai Nanxin (“Nanhai”), from our minority partner for a purchase price of approximately 49.5 million RMB. In the first quarter of 2011, we completed the China Noncontrolling Interest Acquisition for a purchase price of $7.2 million. Pursuant to ASC 810 “Consolidation”, we have accounted for this transaction as an equity transaction, and no gain or loss has been recognized on the transaction.
Divestiture of Difco
Effective April 28, 2011, the Board of Directors committed to management’s plan to dispose of the assets of Difco Performance Fabrics, Inc. On April 29, 2011, we entered into an agreement to sell certain assets and the working capital of Difco (the “April 2011 Asset Sale”), and the sale was completed on May 10, 2011. The April 2011 Asset Sale agreement provided that Difco would continue to produce goods during a three month manufacturing transition services arrangement that expired in the third quarter of 2011. Upon completion of the April 2011 Asset Sale, Difco retained certain of its property, plant and equipment that was eventually sold in the third quarter of 2011. We have recognized a gain of $0.1 million on the sale of Difco’s assets, based on the $10.9 million of cash that we received in 2011.
Pursuant to ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, we determined that the assets of Difco represented assets held for sale, since the cash flows of Difco will be eliminated from our ongoing operations and we will have no continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transaction. Accordingly, the results of operations of Difco, previously included in the Oriented Polymers segment, have been segregated from continuing operations and included in (Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax in the Consolidated Statements of Operations included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations
Reportable Segments
We operate in four segments: Americas Nonwovens, Europe Nonwovens, Asia Nonwovens (collectively, the “Nonwovens Segments”) and Oriented Polymers. This reflects how the overall business is currently managed by our senior management and reviewed by the Board of Directors.
Results of Operations — Three Months Ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, the Eight Months Ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011 and the One Month Ended January 28, 2012 and January 28, 2011
The following sets forth the percentage relationships to net sales of certain Consolidated Statements of Operations items for the three months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, the eight months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011and the one month ended January 28, 2012 and January 28, 2011:
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Results of Operations |  | Successor |  | Successor |  | Successor |  |  | Predecessor
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Eight Months Ended |  | One Month Ended
|  | September 29, 2012 |  | October 1, 2011 |  | September 29, 2012 |  | October 1, 2011 |  | January 28, 2012 |  |  | January 28, 2011
Net sales |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | 100.0 | %
Cost of goods sold: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Materials |  | 53.0 | % |  | 59.1 | % |  | 54.7 | % |  | 58.8 | % |  | 52.5 | % |  |  | 53.7 | %
Labor |  | 6.5 | % |  | 5.9 | % |  | 6.5 | % |  | 6.2 | % |  | 6.7 | % |  |  | 6.6 | %
Overhead |  | 22.6 | % |  | 19.6 | % |  | 21.8 | % |  | 19.9 | % |  | 21.8 | % |  |  | 20.7 | %
|  | 82.1 | % |  | 84.5 | % |  | 83.0 | % |  | 84.9 | % |  | 81.0 | % |  |  | 81.0 | %
Gross profit |  | 17.9 | % |  | 15.5 | % |  | 17.0 | % |  | 15.1 | % |  | 19.0 | % |  |  | 19.0 | %
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 11.4 | % |  | 10.9 | % |  | 11.6 | % |  | 12.1 | % |  | 12.1 | % |  |  | 13.7 | %
Special charges, net |  | 0.6 | % |  | 0.4 | % |  | 1.5 | % |  | 3.6 | % |  | 0.7 | % |  |  | 24.6 | %
Other operating (income) loss, net |  | (0.1 | )% |  | 0.5 | % |  | — | % |  | 0.4 | % |  | (0.7 | )% |  |  | (0.7 | )%
Operating income (loss) |  | 6.0 | % |  | 3.6 | % |  | 3.9 | % |  | (1.0 | )% |  | 6.9 | % |  |  | (18.6 | )%
Other expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense, net |  | 4.3 | % |  | 4.1 | % |  | 4.3 | % |  | 4.1 | % |  | 4.7 | % |  |  | 2.3 | %
Foreign currency and other loss, net |  | 0.3 | % |  | 0.9 | % |  | 0.5 | % |  | 0.5 | % |  | 0.3 | % |  |  | 0.1 | %
Income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued operations |  | 1.4 | % |  | (1.4 | )% |  | (0.8 | )% |  | (5.7 | )% |  | 1.9 | % |  |  | (21.0 | )%
Income tax expense |  | 0.9 | % |  | 0.3 | % |  | 0.6 | % |  | 0.2 | % |  | 1.4 | % |  |  | 0.6 | %
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  | 0.5 | % |  | (1.7 | )% |  | (1.4 | )% |  | (5.9 | )% |  | 0.5 | % |  |  | (21.6 | )%
(Loss) income from discontinued operations |  | — | % |  | (1.2 | )% |  | — | % |  | (0.9 | )% |  | — | % |  |  | 0.2 | %
Net income (loss) |  | 0.5 | % |  | (2.9 | )% |  | (1.4 | )% |  | (6.8 | )% |  | 0.5 | % |  |  | (21.4 | )%
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | % |  |  | (0.1 | )%
Net income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. |  | 0.5 | % |  | (2.9 | )% |  | (1.4 | )% |  | (6.8 | )% |  | 0.5 | % |  |  | (21.5 | )%

In addition, variability in raw material costs, including polypropylene resin and other resins and fibers, significantly impacts our net sales, COGS and gross profits as a percent of net sales. The comparison of our results for 2012 with 2011 is affected by such fluctuations.
Comparison of Successor Three Months Ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011
The following table sets forth components of our net sales and operating income (loss) by operating division for the three months ended September 29, 2012, the three months ended October 1, 2011 and the corresponding change (dollars in millions):
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| Three Months Ended
| September 29, 2012 |  | October 1, 2011 |  | Change
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |
Nonwovens Segments |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 163.3 |  |  | $ | 180.1 |  |  | $ | (16.8 | )
Europe Nonwovens | 67.8 |  |  | 80.0 |  |  | (12.2 | )
Asia Nonwovens | 42.9 |  |  | 40.0 |  |  | 2.9 |
Total Nonwovens Segments | 274.0 |  |  | 300.1 |  |  | (26.1 | )
Oriented Polymers | 16.1 |  |  | 15.4 |  |  | 0.7 |
| $ | 290.1 |  |  | $ | 315.5 |  |  | $ | (25.4 | )
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Nonwovens Segments |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 20.6 |  |  | $ | 15.9 |  |  | $ | 4.7 |
Europe Nonwovens | 2.2 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | (0.7 | )
Asia Nonwovens | 4.9 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | (0.2 | )
Total Nonwovens Segments | 27.7 |  |  | 23.9 |  |  | 3.8 |
Oriented Polymers | 0.8 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 0.2 |
Unallocated Corporate, net of eliminations | (9.4 | ) |  | (11.7 | ) |  | 2.3 |
| 19.1 |  |  | 12.8 |  |  | 6.3 |
Special charges, net | (1.7 | ) |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
| $ | 17.4 |  |  | $ | 11.4 |  |  | $ | 6.0 |

The amounts for special charges, net have not been allocated to our reportable business divisions because our management does not evaluate such charges on a division-by-division basis. Division operating performance is measured and evaluated before such items.
Net Sales
Net sales were $290.1 million for the three months ended September 29, 2012, a decrease of $25.4 million, or 8.1%, when compared to the prior year period in which net sales were $315.5 million. The $25.4 million decrease is primarily the result of lower selling prices to reflect reduced raw material costs. Net sales for 2012 decreased in the Nonwovens Segments from 2011 by 8.7%, and net sales in 2012 in the Oriented Polymers segment improved 4.6% from 2011 results. A reconciliation of the change in net sales between the three months October 1, 2011 and the three months ended September 29, 2012 is presented in the following table (dollars in millions):

| Nonwovens |  | Oriented Polymers |  | Total
| Americas |  | Europe |  | Asia |  | Total |
Three months ended October 1, 2011 | $ | 180.1 |  |  | $ | 80.0 |  |  | $ | 40.0 |  |  | $ | 300.1 |  |  | $ | 15.4 |  |  | $ | 315.5 |
Change in sales due to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume | 7.2 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | 5.7 |  |  | 12.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 12.3 |
Price/mix | (20.3 | ) |  | (3.1 | ) |  | (2.8 | ) |  | (26.2 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | (25.5 | )
Foreign currency translation | (3.7 | ) |  | (8.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (12.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (12.2 | )
Three months ended September 29, 2012 | $ | 163.3 |  |  | $ | 67.8 |  |  | $ | 42.9 |  |  | $ | 274.0 |  |  | $ | 16.1 |  |  | $ | 290.1 |

Nonwovens Segments:
Of the $12.3 million aggregate volume increase in the Nonwoven Segments sales, $2.2 million was associated with higher volumes at our Cali, Colombia facility compared to the prior year when the facility was impacted by the flood at the location. In our Americas region, excluding the Colombia site, our sales volume increased $5.0 million due to higher sales primarily in the industrial and healthcare markets, and to a lesser extent the hygiene market, partially offset by lower wipes volumes. The Europe volume decrease was due to lower sales into the hygiene markets, partially offset by higher wipes volumes. The growth in Asia volumes was primarily driven by healthcare product sales from the New China Healthcare Line
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installed in fiscal 2011 and, to a lesser extent, higher hygiene volumes.
A decrease in sales price/mix of $26.2 million was primarily due to selling price decreases related to the pass through of lower raw material costs associated with both index-based selling agreements and market-based pricing trends resulting in lower relative selling prices of hygiene products compared to the prior year period. Additionally, foreign currency translation rates resulted in lower sales for 2012 compared to the prior year period of $12.2 million. Further discussion of foreign currency exchange rate risk is contained in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included below.
Oriented Polymers:
The Oriented Polymers segment reflects the financial results of our Fabrene business operation in Canada. The $0.7 million increase in sales price/mix was due to an improved mix of products with higher average selling prices.
Gross Profit
All of the percentages below were impacted by the changes in our selling prices resulting from the pass-through of lower raw material costs.
Gross profit as a percent of net sales for the three months ended September 29, 2012 increased to 17.9% from 15.5% in the comparative period in 2011. The raw material component of COGS as a percentage of net sales decreased from 59.1% in 2011 to 53.0% for 2012. The decrease in raw material costs as a percentage of net sales was due to lower polypropylene resin, other resins and fibers raw material costs. The labor component of COGS as a percentage of net sales increased from 5.9% in 2011 to 6.5% for 2012. The increase in the labor costs as a percentage of net sales is primarily represented by our Nonwovens reporting segments, with all three nonwovens segments experiencing an increase in labor costs as a percentage of net sales; however, the Americas region reflected the highest increase relative to sales price changes. The overhead component of COGS as a percentage of net sales increased from 19.6% in 2011 to 22.6% for 2012. The increase in the overhead costs as a percentage of net sales is primarily represented by our Nonwovens reporting segments, with all three nonwovens segments experiencing an increase in overhead costs as a percentage of net sales; however, the Americas and Asia regions reflected the highest increase relative to sales price changes. The increase in the Americas region was due to year-over-year increase in lease expense associated with the new U.S. spunmelt manufacturing line. The increase in Asia region was due to primarily to a $1.3 million out-of-period adjustment that we recognized in the three months ended September 29, 2012, associated with a VAT tax liability, as more fully described within Note 1 “Description of Business and Basis of Presentation - Basis of Presentation - Adjustment for Out-of-Period Items” in Item 1 of Part I to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Operating Income
A reconciliation of the change in operating income between the three months ended October 1, 2011 and the three months ended September 29, 2012 is presented in the following table (dollars in millions):
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| Nonwovens |  |  |  |  |  |
| Americas |  | Europe |  | Asia |  | Total Nonwovens |  | Oriented Polymers |  | Corporate/ Other |  | Total
Three months ended October 1, 2011 | $ | 15.9 |  |  | $ | 2.9 |  |  | $ | 5.1 |  |  | $ | 23.9 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | (13.1 | ) |  | $ | 11.4 |
Change in operating income due to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume | 1.5 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3.7 |
Price/mix | (20.3 | ) |  | (3.1 | ) |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (26.0 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | — |  |  | (25.3 | )
Lower (higher) raw material costs | 25.9 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 31.0 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | 30.6 |
(Higher) lower manufacturing costs | (1.3 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | (1.8 | ) |  | (3.0 | ) |  | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  | (2.4 | )
Foreign currency | (0.8 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | 2.1 |  |  | 0.7 |
Higher depreciation and amortization expense | (0.6 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.7 | )
Purchase accounting adjustments, primarily inventory value impacts | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |
Higher special charges, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
All other, including lower S,G&A spending | 0.3 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.4 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | 0.2 |  |  | (0.4 | )
Three months ended September 29, 2012 | $ | 20.6 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 4.9 |  |  | $ | 27.7 |  |  | $ | 0.8 |  |  | $ | (11.1 | ) |  | $ | 17.4 |

Consolidated operating income increased by $6.0 million, from $11.4 million for the three months ended October 1, 2011 to $17.4 million for the three months ended September 29, 2012. Our net spread (difference in the change in raw material costs and selling/price mix) resulted in a increase in our operating income of $5.3 million in 2012 compared to the comparable period of 2011. Raw material costs were lower by $30.6 million, but were partially offset by decreases in sales price/mix of $25.3 million. The sales price/mix reflected the effect of selling price decreases related to the pass-through of lower raw material costs associated with both index-based selling agreements and market-based pricing trends, and changes in product mix. The net impact of the previously discussed increase in volumes due to the disruption in operations in fiscal 2011 at our Colombia facility, combined with other changes in the business, resulted in an increase in operating income due to volume of $3.7 million. The increase in manufacturing costs in the Americas region of $1.3 million was due to $2.1 million of additional lease expense associated with the new U.S. spunmelt manufacturing line, partially offset by improvements in the underlying manufacturing costs that were primarily realized in the carded business as compared to the prior year. The $1.8 million increase in manufacturing costs in the Asia region was due to the aforementioned $1.3 million out-of-period adjustment we recognized in the three months ended September 29, 2012 and higher costs due to the qualification of new products on the New China Healthcare Line, somewhat offset by year-over-year improvement in operating efficiencies. The increase in depreciation expense for the Americas region was due to the incremental depreciation associated with the new spunmelt manufacturing line installed in fiscal 2011. Of the $6.0 million increase in operating income, $0.3 million was due to higher special charges of $1.7 million, primarily associated with costs resulting from the internal redesign and restructuring of global operations initiative, see (“— Recent Developments — Internal Redesign and Restructuring of Global Operations”), partially offset by $0.1 million of lower purchase accounting adjustments primarily associated with the 2011 step-up of inventory values. Operating income was positively impacted by $0.7 million due to favorable changes in foreign currency rates resulting in the translation of earnings and the re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities outside of the U.S. at a lower rate.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $33.0 million in the three months ended September 29, 2012 compared to $34.5 million for the same period in 2011. The $1.5 million year-over-year decrease in selling, general and administrative costs was principally due to: (i) $1.3 million decrease due to foreign currency movements; (ii) $0.8 million decrease in salaries and benefits and travel and entertainment expenses due to cost reduction initiatives; (iii) $0.8 million of lower short-term incentive compensation expense; (iv) $0.8 million increase in volume-related expenses, such as distribution (including shipping and handling) costs, selling and marketing costs, and sales related taxes; (v) $0.7 million of higher outside IS costs due to the IS support initiative; and (iv) $0.1 million lower spending in other categories. Selling, general and administrative costs as a percent of net sales increased from 10.9% in three months ended October 1, 2011 to 11.4% in the three months ended September 29, 2012.
Special charges for the three months ended September 29, 2012 were $1.7 million and consisted of: (i) $0.9 million of
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employee separation and severance expenses associated with our plant realignment cost initiatives; and (ii) $0.8 million of employee separation expenses, professional consulting fees, employee relocation and recruitment fees, and other professional and administrative costs associated with our internal redesign and restructuring of global operations initiative. Special charges for the three months ended October 1, 2011 were $1.4 million and consisted of: (i) $0.9 million of professional fees and other transaction costs associated with the Blackstone Acquisition; (ii) $0.3 million of employee separation and severance expenses associated with our plant realignment cost initiatives; and (iii) $0.2 million of other charges related to our pursuit of other business transaction opportunities.
Interest and Other Expense
Net interest expense decreased 2.9% from $12.9 million for the three months ended October 1, 2011 to $12.5 million for the three months ended September 29, 2012.
Foreign currency and other loss, net was a loss of $1.0 million and $2.9 million for the three month periods ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, respectively. The $1.9 million year-over-year decrease was principally due to the lack of a comparable $2.0 million reduction of a tax indemnification asset recorded in third quarter 2011 that was established in the opening balance sheet, but was written off as a result of a corresponding reduction in a unrecognized tax benefit in the same period.
Income Tax Expense
During the three months ended September 29, 2012, we recognized an income tax expense of $2.6 million on consolidated pre-tax book income from operations of $3.9 million. During the three months ended October 1, 2011, we recognized income tax expense of $0.9 million on consolidated pre-tax book loss from continuing operations of $(4.4) million.
Our tax expense is determined by the mix of income and losses across the jurisdictions in which we operate. To the extent we have income or losses in the U.S., Canada, France, Argentina and Netherlands, no tax expense or benefit is recorded as the net deferred tax assets for these jurisdictions carry a full valuation allowance. To the extent we have income or losses in Asia, Colombia, Mexico and Spain, tax expense or benefit is recorded as there are no valuation allowances associated with these jurisdictions, accordingly, as the operations in these jurisdictions have fluctuations in income or loss the tax expense or benefit will fluctuate. Additionally, our tax expense/(benefit) will be effected by items that are recorded as discrete to the quarter.
For the three months ended September 29, 2012, the non-valued jurisdictions exceeded the income from the period ended October 1, 2011 thus resulting in a higher tax expense. The effect of period over period discrete items resulted in an increase in income tax expense.
Loss from Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations were comprised of the net operating results of Difco for the three months ending October 1, 2011. As stated in “Business Acquisitions and Divestitures”, we divested the Difco business in the second quarter of 2011. Accordingly, we have presented Difco as a discontinued operation for past and present periods. Loss from discontinued operations was $3.4 million for the three months ended October 1, 2011. We also recognized a loss on the sale of Difco of approximately $0.5 million for the three months ended October 1, 2011.
Net Income (Loss)
As a result of the above, we recognized net income of $1.4 million for the three months ended September 29, 2012 compared to net loss of $9.2 million for the three months ended October 1, 2011.
Comparison of Successor Eight Months Ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011
The following table sets forth components of our net sales and operating income (loss) by operating division for the eight months ended September 29, 2012, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the corresponding change (dollars in millions):
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| Eight Months Ended
| September 29, 2012 |  | October 1, 2011 |  | Change
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |
Nonwovens Segments |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 445.0 |  |  | $ | 450.9 |  |  | $ | (5.9 | )
Europe Nonwovens | 196.7 |  |  | 222.0 |  |  | (25.3 | )
Asia Nonwovens | 106.4 |  |  | 95.8 |  |  | 10.6 |
Total Nonwovens Segments | 748.1 |  |  | 768.7 |  |  | (20.6 | )
Oriented Polymers | 47.4 |  |  | 42.3 |  |  | 5.1 |
| $ | 795.5 |  |  | $ | 811.0 |  |  | $ | (15.5 | )
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Nonwovens Segments |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 45.6 |  |  | $ | 28.9 |  |  | $ | 16.7 |
Europe Nonwovens | 8.4 |  |  | 6.0 |  |  | 2.4 |
Asia Nonwovens | 11.9 |  |  | 13.9 |  |  | (2.0 | )
Total Nonwovens Segments | 65.9 |  |  | 48.8 |  |  | 17.1 |
Oriented Polymers | 3.3 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 2.4 |
Unallocated Corporate, net of eliminations | (25.7 | ) |  | (28.6 | ) |  | 2.9 |
| 43.5 |  |  | 21.1 |  |  | 22.4 |
Special charges, net | (12.3 | ) |  | (29.5 | ) |  | 17.2 |
| $ | 31.2 |  |  | $ | (8.4 | ) |  | $ | 39.6 |

The amounts for special charges, net have not been allocated to our reportable business divisions because our management does not evaluate such charges on a division-by-division basis. Division operating performance is measured and evaluated before such items.
Net Sales
Net sales were $795.6 million for the eight months ended September 29, 2012, a decrease of $15.4 million, or 1.9%, from net sales of $811.0 million from the comparable period of fiscal 2011. The $15.4 million decrease is primarily the result of lower selling prices to reflect reduced raw material costs. Net sales for 2012 decreased in the Nonwovens Segments from 2011 by 2.7%, and net sales in 2012 in the Oriented Polymers segment improved 12.1% from 2011 results. A reconciliation of the change in net sales between the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the eight months ended September 29, 2012 is presented in the following table (dollars in millions):

| Nonwovens |  | Oriented Polymers |  | Total
| Americas |  | Europe |  | Asia |  | Total |
Eight months ended October 1, 2011 | $ | 450.9 |  |  | $ | 222.0 |  |  | $ | 95.8 |  |  | $ | 768.7 |  |  | $ | 42.3 |  |  | $ | 811.0 |
Change in sales due to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume | 34.4 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | 12.5 |  |  | 48.7 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 52.3 |
Price/mix | (30.9 | ) |  | (6.7 | ) |  | (2.7 | ) |  | (40.3 | ) |  | 2.0 |  |  | (38.3 | )
Foreign currency translation | (9.4 | ) |  | (20.4 | ) |  | 0.8 |  |  | (29.0 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (29.5 | )
Eight months ended September 29, 2012 | $ | 445.0 |  |  | $ | 196.7 |  |  | $ | 106.4 |  |  | $ | 748.1 |  |  | $ | 47.4 |  |  | $ | 795.5 |

Nonwovens Segments:
Total volumes in the Nonwovens Segments increased $48.7 million, of which, $26.4 million was associated with higher volumes at our Colombia facility compared to the prior year when the facility was impacted by the flood at the location. In our Americas region, excluding the Colombia site, our sales volume increased $8.0 million due to higher sales predominantly in the hygiene and healthcare markets, and to a lesser extent in the industrial and wipes markets. The Europe volume increase was due to higher sales in the wipes and healthcare markets, partially offset by lower industrial and hygiene markets volumes. The
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growth in Asia volumes was primarily driven by healthcare product sales from the New China Healthcare Line installed in fiscal 2011 and, to a lesser extent, higher hygiene markets volumes.
A decrease in sales price/mix of $40.3 million was primarily due to selling price decreases related to the pass through of lower raw material costs associated with both index-based selling agreements and market-based pricing trends. Additionally, foreign currency translation rates resulted in lower sales for 2012 compared to the prior year period of $29.0 million. Further discussion of foreign currency exchange rate risk is contained in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included below.
Oriented Polymers:
The Oriented Polymers segment reflects the financial results of our Fabrene business operation in Canada. The $3.6 million volume increase in sales was principally attributable to higher demand in the building products market; partially offset by lower demand in the print media, industrial packaging and agriculture markets. The $2.0 million increase in sales price/mix was due to an improved mix of products with higher average selling prices.
Gross Profit
All of the percentages below were impacted by the changes in our selling prices resulting from the pass-through of lower raw material costs.
Gross profit as a percent of net sales for the eight months ended September 29, 2012 increased to 17.0% from 15.1% in the comparative period in 2011. The raw material component of COGS as a percentage of net sales decreased from 58.8% in 2011 to 54.7% for 2012. The decrease in raw material costs as a percentage of net sales was due to lower polypropylene resin, other resins and fibers raw material costs. The labor component of COGS as a percentage of net sales increased from 6.2% in 2011 to 6.5% for 2012. The increase in the labor costs as a percentage of net sales is primarily represented by our Nonwovens reporting segments, with the Americas and Asia experiencing an increase in labor costs as a percentage of net sales; however, the Americas region reflected the highest increase relative to sales price changes. The overhead component of COGS as a percentage of net sales increased from 19.9% in 2011 to 21.8% for 2012. The increase in the overhead costs as a percentage of net sales is primarily attributable to our Nonwovens reporting segments, with all three nonwovens segments experiencing an increase in overhead costs as a percentage of net sales; however, the Americas region experienced the highest increase. The increase in the Americas region was due to the year-over-year increases in lease and depreciation expense associated with the new U.S. spunmelt manufacturing line. The increase in Asia region was due to depreciation expense associated with the new spunmelt manufacturing line in China and the aforementioned $1.3 million out-of-period adjustment recognized in the three months ended September 29, 2012.
Operating Income
A reconciliation of the change in operating income between the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the eight months ended September 29, 2012 is presented in the following table (dollars in millions):
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| Nonwovens |  | Oriented Polymers |  | Corporate / Other |  | Total
| Americas |  | Europe |  | Asia |  | Total Nonwovens |
Eight months ended October 1, 2011 | $ | 28.9 |  |  | $ | 6.0 |  |  | $ | 13.9 |  |  | $ | 48.8 |  |  | $ | 0.9 |  |  | $ | (58.1 | ) |  | $ | (8.4 | )
Change in operating income due to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume | 8.7 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | 3.5 |  |  | 11.8 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 12.4 |
Price/mix | (30.9 | ) |  | (6.0 | ) |  | (2.4 | ) |  | (39.3 | ) |  | 2.0 |  |  | — |  |  | (37.3 | )
Lower (higher) raw material costs | 34.8 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 40.6 |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | 39.8 |
Higher manufacturing costs | (1.3 | ) |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (2.4 | ) |  | (4.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4.7 | )
Foreign currency | (0.4 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 1.5 |
Higher depreciation and amortization expense | (1.2 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (2.5 | ) |  | (3.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3.8 | )
Purchase accounting adjustments, primarily inventory value impacts | 4.6 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 1.4 |  |  | 11.0 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 11.8 |
Lower special charges, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17.2 |  |  | 17.2 |
All other, including lower S,G&A spending | 2.4 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.7 | ) |  | 2.0 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.8 |  |  | 2.7 |
Eight months ended September 29, 2012 | $ | 45.6 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |  |  | $ | 11.9 |  |  | $ | 65.9 |  |  | $ | 3.3 |  |  | $ | (38.0 | ) |  | $ | 31.2 |

Consolidated operating income improved by $39.6 million, from a loss of $8.4 million for the eight months ended October 1, 2011 to income of $31.2 million for the eight months ended September 29, 2012. Of the $39.6 million improvement in operating income, $17.2 million was due to lower special charges primarily associated with costs resulting from the Transactions; partially offset by the costs resulting from the internal redesign and restructuring of global operations initiative (see “— Recent Developments — Internal Redesign and Restructuring of Global Operations”). The net impact of the previously discussed increase in volumes due to the disruption in operations in fiscal 2011 at our Colombia facility, combined with other changes in the business, resulted in an increase in operating income due to volume of $12.4 million. The growth in volume was also due to the favorable impact of sales associated with the new spunmelt lines in the U.S. and China. Our net spread (difference in the change in raw material costs and selling/price mix) resulted in a increase in our operating income of $2.5 million in 2012 compared to the comparable period of 2011. Raw material costs were lower by $39.8 million, but were partially offset by decreases in sales price/mix of $37.3 million. The sales price/mix reflected the effect of selling price decreases related to the pass-through of lower raw material costs associated with both index-based selling agreements and market-based pricing trends, and changes in product mix. We incurred $11.8 million of lower purchase accounting adjustments primarily associated with the 2011 step-up of inventory values. The Americas region incurred incremental manufacturing costs of $5.5 million, year-over-year, due to the inclusion of the lease expense associated with the new U.S. spunmelt manufacturing line; however, this amount was partially offset by improvements in the underlying manufacturing costs that were primarily realized in the carded business as compared to the prior year. The $1.0 million increase in manufacturing costs in the Europe region was primarily associated with increases within our Netherlands and Spain business operations, partially offset by improvements in our France business operation. The increase in manufacturing costs for the Asia region was due to the aforementioned $1.3 million out-of-period adjustment we recognized in the three months ended September 29, 2012 and higher costs associated with the qualification of new products on the New China Healthcare Line, partially offset by improved operating efficiencies. The increase in depreciation expense for both the Americas and Asia regions was due to the incremental depreciation associated with the new spunmelt manufacturing lines installed in fiscal 2011. Operating income was positively impacted by $1.5 million due to favorable changes in foreign currency rates resulting in the translation of earnings and the re-measurement of monetary assets and liabilities outside of the U.S. at a lower rate.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $91.9 million in the eight months ended September 29, 2012 compared to $98.3 million for the same period in 2011. The $6.4 million year-over-year decrease in selling, general and administrative costs was principally due to: (i) $3.5 million decrease due to foreign currency movements; (ii) $1.7 million of lower short-term incentive compensation expense; (iii) $1.6 million decrease in salaries and benefits and travel and entertainment expenses due to cost reduction initiatives; (iv) $1.0 million of higher outside IS costs due to the IS support initiative; (v) $0.3 million decrease in volume-related expenses, such as distribution (including shipping and handling) costs, selling and marketing costs, and sales related taxes; and (vi) $0.3 million lower spending in other categories. Selling, general and administrative costs as a percent of net sales decreased from 12.1% in eight months ended October 1, 2011 to 11.6% in the eight months ended
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September 29, 2012.
Special charges for the eight months ended September 29, 2012 were $12.3 million and consisted of: (i) $8.9 million of employee separation expenses, professional consulting fees, employee relocation and recruitment fees, and other professional and administrative costs associated with our internal redesign and restructuring of global operations initiative; (ii) $1.6 million of employee separation and severance expenses associated with our plant realignment cost initiatives; (iii) $0.8 million of employee separation and severance expenses associated with out IS support initiative; (iv) $0.3 million of professional fees associated with the Blackstone Acquisition; and (v) $0.7 million of other restructuring costs and other charges related to our pursuit of other business transaction opportunities. Special charges for the eight months ended October 1, 2011 were $29.5 million and consisted of: (i) $26.3 million of professional fees and other transaction costs associated with the Blackstone Acquisition; (ii) $1.3 million of employee separation and severance expenses associated with our plant realignment cost initiatives; (iii) $0.7 million of site clean-up costs to restore our Colombia manufacturing site to operational status after the effects of the severe flooding that occurred in December 2010; and (iv) $1.2 million of other charges related to our pursuit of other business transaction opportunities.
Interest and Other Expense
Net interest expense increased 1.6% from $33.5 million for the eight months ended October 1, 2011 to $34.0 million for the eight months ended September 29, 2012.
Foreign currency and other loss, net was a loss of $3.8 million and $4.2 million for the eight month periods ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, respectively. The $0.4 million year-over-year decrease was due to a $3.4 million increase in other gains/(losses), partially offset by $1.6 million of higher losses from the sale of assets and $1.4 million of higher foreign currency losses. The $3.4 million year-over-year increase in other gains/(losses) was principally due to the lack of a comparable $2.5 million write-off that we recognized through third quarter 2011 associated with a tax indemnification asset, that was established in the opening balance sheet, but was written off as a result of a corresponding reduction in a unrecognized tax benefit in the same period.
Income Tax Expense
During the eight months ended September 29, 2012, we recognized an income tax expense of $4.7 million on consolidated pre-tax book loss from operations of $6.7 million. During the eight months ended October 1, 2011, we recognized income tax expense of $1.6 million on consolidated pre-tax book loss from continuing operations of $46.2 million.
Our tax expense is determined by the mix of income and losses across the jurisdictions in which we operate. To the extent we have income or losses in the U.S., Canada, France, Argentina and Netherlands, no tax expense or benefit is recorded as the net deferred tax assets for these jurisdictions carry a full valuation allowance. To the extent we have income or losses in Asia, Colombia, Mexico and Spain, tax expense or benefit is recorded as there are no valuation allowances associated with these jurisdictions, accordingly, as the operations in these jurisdictions have fluctuations in income or loss the tax expense or benefit will fluctuate. Additionally, our tax expense/(benefit) will be effected by items that are recorded as discrete to the quarter.
For the eight months ended September 29, 2012, the non-valued jurisdictions exceeded the income from the period ended October 1, 2011 thus resulting in a higher tax expense. The effect of period over period discrete items resulted in an increase in income tax expense.
Loss from Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations were comprised of the net operating results of Difco for the eight months ending October 1, 2011. As stated in “Business Acquisitions and Divestitures”, we divested the Difco business in the second quarter of 2011. Accordingly, we have presented Difco as a discontinued operation for past and present periods. Loss from discontinued operations was $6.2 million for the eight months ended October 1, 2011. We also recognized a loss on the sale of Difco of approximately $0.7 million for the eight months ended October 1, 2011.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests represent the minority partners’ interest in the income or loss of consolidated subsidiaries which are not wholly-owned by us. During the first quarter 2011, these interests included a 20% noncontrolling interest in our Chinese subsidiary, Nanhai Nanxin. We completed the China Noncontrolling Interest Acquisition in the first quarter of 2011.
Net Loss Attributable to Polymer Group, Inc.
As a result of the above, we recognized a net loss attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. of $11.4 million for the eight
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months ended September 29, 2012 compared to net loss attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. of $54.8 million for the eight months ended October 1, 2011.
Comparison of Successor One Month Ended January 28, 2012 and Predecessor One Month January 28, 2011
The following table sets forth components of our net sales and operating income (loss) by operating division for the one month ended January 28, 2012, the one month ended January 28, 2011 and the corresponding change (dollars in millions):

| One Month Ended
| January 28, 2012 |  | January 28, 2011 |  | Change
Net sales: |  |  |  |  |
Nonwovens Segments |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 49.7 |  |  | $ | 46.1 |  |  | $ | 3.6 |
Europe Nonwovens | 22.8 |  |  | 24.3 |  |  | (1.5 | )
Asia Nonwovens | 9.4 |  |  | 9.4 |  |  | — |
Total Nonwovens Segments | 81.9 |  |  | 79.8 |  |  | 2.1 |
Oriented Polymers | 4.1 |  |  | 4.8 |  |  | (0.7 | )
| $ | 86.0 |  |  | $ | 84.6 |  |  | $ | 1.4 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Nonwovens Segments |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 1.1 |
Europe Nonwovens | 1.0 |  |  | 1.8 |  |  | (0.8 | )
Asia Nonwovens | 1.3 |  |  | 1.7 |  |  | (0.4 | )
Total Nonwovens Segments | 8.0 |  |  | 8.1 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Oriented Polymers | 0.5 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | (0.1 | )
Unallocated Corporate, net of eliminations | (2.0 | ) |  | (3.6 | ) |  | 1.6 |
| 6.5 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 1.4 |
Special charges, net | (0.6 | ) |  | (20.8 | ) |  | 20.2 |
| $ | 5.9 |  |  | $ | (15.7 | ) |  | $ | 21.6 |

The amounts for special charges, net have not been allocated to our reportable business divisions because our management does not evaluate such charges on a division-by-division basis. Division operating performance is measured and evaluated before such items.
Net Sales
Net sales were $86.0 million for the one month ended January 28, 2012, an increase of $1.4 million, or 1.7%, from net sales of $84.6 million from the comparable period of fiscal 2011. Net sales for 2012 increased in the Nonwovens Segments from 2011 by 2.6%, and net sales in 2012 in the Oriented Polymers segment decreased 14.6% from 2011 results. A reconciliation of the change in net sales between the one month ended January 28, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2012 is presented in the following table (dollars in millions):

| Nonwovens |  | Oriented Polymers |  | Total
| Americas |  | Europe |  | Asia |  | Total |
One month ended January 28, 2011 | $ | 46.1 |  |  | $ | 24.3 |  |  | $ | 9.4 |  |  | $ | 79.8 |  |  | $ | 4.8 |  |  | $ | 84.6 |
Change in sales due to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume | 4.7 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 3.9 |
Price/mix | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.9 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  | (0.8 | )
Foreign currency translation | (1.0 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1.7 | )
One month ended January 28, 2012 | $ | 49.7 |  |  | $ | 22.8 |  |  | $ | 9.4 |  |  | $ | 81.9 |  |  | $ | 4.1 |  |  | $ | 86.0 |

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Nonwovens Segments:
Of the $4.9 million aggregate volume increase in the Nonwoven Segments sales, $6.8 million was associated with higher volumes at our Colombia facility compared to the prior year when the facility was impacted by flood at the location. In our Americas region, excluding the Cali Colombia site, our sales volume decreased $2.1 million year-over-year due to lower sales in the hygiene and industrial markets, partially offset by higher healthcare and wipes markets volume. The Europe volume increase was due to the stabilization of underlying sales in our industrial markets and an increase in volumes in our consumer disposables, including higher wipes volumes.
A decrease in sales price/mix of $1.1 million was primarily associated with the Europe region. The decreases in all regions primarily resulted from selling price decreases related to the pass-through of lower raw material costs associated with both index-based selling agreements and market-based pricing trends. Additionally, foreign currency translation rates resulted in lower sales for 2012 compared to the prior year period of $1.7 million. Further discussion of foreign currency exchange rate risk is contained in “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included below.
Oriented Polymers:
The Oriented Polymers segment reflects the financial results of our Fabrene business operation in Canada. The $1.0 million volume decrease in sales was principally attributable to lower demand in the industrial packaging and agriculture markets, partially offset by higher demand in the building products markets. The $0.3 million increase in sales price/mix was due to an improved mix of products with higher average selling prices.
Gross Profit
All of the percentages below were impacted by the changes in our selling prices resulting from the pass-through of lower raw material costs.
Gross profit as a percent of net sales was 19% for both the one month ended January 28, 2012 and 2011. The raw material component of COGS as a percentage of net sales decreased from 53.7% in 2011 to 52.5% for 2012. The decrease in raw material costs as a percentage of net sales was due to lower polypropylene resin, other resins and fibers raw material costs. The labor component of COGS as a percentage of net sales increased from 6.6% in 2011 to 6.7% in 2012. The overhead component of COGS as a percentage of net sales increased from 20.7% in 2011 to 21.8% in 2012. The increase in the overhead costs as a percentage of net sales was due to (i) the year-over-year increase in lease expense associated with the new U.S. spunmelt manufacturing line; (ii) the year-over-year increase in depreciation associated with the new spunmelt manufacturing lines in both the U.S. and China; and (iii) year-over-year net manufacturing efficiencies.
Operating Income
A reconciliation of the change in operating income between the one month ended January 28, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2012 is presented in the following table (dollars in millions):
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| Nonwovens |  | Oriented Polymers |  | Corporate / Other |  | Total
| Americas |  | Europe |  | Asia |  | Total |
One month ended January 28, 2011 | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 1.8 |  |  | $ | 1.7 |  |  | $ | 8.1 |  |  | $ | 0.6 |  |  | $ | (24.4 | ) |  | $ | (15.7 | )
Change in operating income due to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volume | 1.1 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | 0.7 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Price/mix | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.6 | )
Lower raw material costs | 3.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 3.8 |
(Higher) lower manufacturing costs | (2.6 | ) |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | (2.0 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2.2 | )
Foreign currency | (0.6 | ) |  | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.9 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.8 |  |  | (0.2 | )
(Higher) lower depreciation and amortization expense | (0.2 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (1.0 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (1.2 | )
Purchase accounting adjustments, primarily inventory value impacts | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Lower special charges, net | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 20.2 |  |  | 20.2 |
All other, including lower S,G&A spending | 0.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 1.4 |
One month ended January 28, 2012 | $ | 5.7 |  |  | $ | 1.0 |  |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | 8.0 |  |  | $ | 0.5 |  |  | $ | (2.6 | ) |  | $ | 5.9 |

Consolidated operating income improved by $21.6 million, from a loss of $15.7 million for the one month ended January 28, 2011 to income of $5.9 million for the one month ended January 28, 2012. The predominant contributing factor was lower special charges of $20.2 million, primarily associated with costs resulting from the Merger. Raw material costs were lower by $3.8 million, but were partially offset by increases in sales price/mix of $0.6 million. The sales price/mix reflected the effect of selling price decreases related to the pass-through of lower raw material costs associated with both index-based selling agreements and market-based pricing trends, and changes in product mix. The net effect of raw material cost decreases and sales price changes resulted in an increase in our operating income of $3.2 million in 2012 compared to the comparable period of 2011. Manufacturing costs were $2.2 million higher than the prior year, predominantly due to unfavorable results from the Americas region. The Americas region incurred incremental manufacturing costs of $0.7 million, year-over-year, due to the inclusion of the lease expense associated with the new U.S. spunmelt manufacturing line.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $10.5 million in the one month ended January 28, 2012 compared to $11.6 million for the same period in 2011. The $1.1 million year-over-year decrease in selling, general and administrative costs was principally due to: (i) $1.0 million of lower stock compensation expense; (ii) $0.4 million higher amortization expense, attributable to our higher intangible assets resulting from the Blackstone Acquisition purchase accounting; (iii) $0.3 million decrease in volume-related expenses, such as distribution (including shipping and handling) costs, selling and marketing costs, and sales related taxes; and (iv) $0.2 million lower spending in other categories. Selling, general and administrative costs as a percent of net sales decreased from 13.7% in one month ended January 28, 2011 to 12.1% in one month ended January 28, 2012.
Special charges for the one month ended January 28, 2012 were $0.6 million and consisted of (i) $0.4 million of employee separation and severance expenses associated with our plant realignment cost initiatives; (ii) $0.2 million of professional fees associated with the Blackstone Acquisition and other items. Special charges for the one month ended January 28, 2011 were $20.8 million and consisted of (i) $6.2 million of professional fees and other transaction costs associated with the Blackstone Acquisition; (ii) $12.7 million of accelerated vesting of share-based awards due to a change in control associated with the Merger; (iii) costs of $1.7 million, primarily equipment repair, to restore our Colombia site to operational status after the effects of the severe flooding that occurred in December 2010; and (iv) $0.2 million of employee separation and severance expenses associated with our plant realignment cost initiatives.
Interest and Other Expense
Net interest expense increased from $1.9 million for the one month ended January 28, 2011 to $4.0 million for the one month ended January 28, 2012. The $2.1 million increase in net interest expense was largely due to higher debt balances and interest rates on the Senior Secured Notes issued in connection with the Transactions as compared to various term loan borrowings and the impact of having a cash flow hedge (“Interest Rate Swap”) in the Predecessor period. The Senior Secured
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Notes accrue interest at the rate of 7.75%, whereas under our predecessor credit facility substantially all of the borrowings were subject to a LIBOR floor of 2.5% with an effective rate of 7.0%.
Foreign currency and other loss, net was $0.3 million and $0.1 million for the one month periods ended January 28, 2012 and January 28, 2011, respectively.
Income Tax Expense
During the one month ended January 28, 2012, we recognized an income tax expense of $1.2 million on consolidated pre-tax book income from operations of $1.6 million. During the one month ended January 28, 2011, we recognized income tax expense of $0.5 million on consolidated pre-tax book loss from continuing operations of $17.8 million.
Our tax expense is determined by the mix of income and losses across the jurisdictions in which we operate. To the extent we have income or losses in the U.S., Canada, France, Argentina and Netherlands, no tax expense or benefit is recorded as the net deferred tax assets for these jurisdictions carry a full valuation allowance. To the extent we have income or losses in Asia, Colombia, Mexico and Spain, tax expense or benefit is recorded as there are no valuation allowances associated with these jurisdictions, accordingly, as the operations in these jurisdictions have fluctuations in income or loss the tax expense or benefit will fluctuate. Additionally, our tax expense/(benefit) will be effected by items that are recorded as discrete to the quarter.
For the one month ended January 28, 2012, the non-valued jurisdictions exceeded the income from the period ended January 28, 2011 thus resulting in a higher tax expense. The effect of period over period discrete items resulted in a decrease in income tax expense.
Income from Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations were comprised of the net operating results of Difco for the one month period ending January 28, 2011. As stated in “Business Acquisitions and Divestitures”, we divested the Difco business in the second quarter of 2011. Accordingly, we have presented Difco as a discontinued operation for past and present periods. Income from discontinued operations was $0.2 million for the one month ended January 28, 2011.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests represent the minority partners’ interest in the income or loss of consolidated subsidiaries which are not wholly-owned by us. During the first quarter 2011, these interests included a 20% noncontrolling interest in our Chinese subsidiary, Nanhai Nanxin. We completed the China Noncontrolling Interest Acquisition in the first quarter of 2011.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Polymer Group, Inc.
As a result of the above, we recognized a net income attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. of $0.4 million for the one month ended January 28, 2012 compared to net loss attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. of $18.2 million for the one month ended January 28, 2011.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary source of liquidity continues to be cash balances on hand, cash flows from operations, cash inflows from the sale of certain account receivables through our factoring arrangements, borrowing availability under our existing credit facilities, our ABL facility, and our recently executed China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line.
Of our $95.1 million of cash and cash equivalents balance as of September 29, 2012, $64.0 million was held by subsidiaries outside of the U.S., the vast majority of which was available for repatriation through various intercompany arrangements.
We currently have multiple intercompany loan agreements, and in certain circumstances, management services agreements in place that allow us to repatriate foreign subsidiary cash balances to the U.S. without being subject to significant amounts of either foreign jurisdiction withholding taxes or adverse U.S. taxation. In addition, our U.S. legal entities have royalty arrangements, associated with our foreign subsidiaries’ use of U.S. legal entities intellectual property rights that allow us to repatriate foreign subsidiary cash balances, subject to foreign jurisdiction withholding tax requirements, ranging from 5% to 10%. Should we decide to permanently repatriate foreign jurisdiction earnings by means of a dividend, the repatriated cash would be subject to foreign jurisdiction withholding tax requirements, ranging from 5% to 10%. We believe that any such dividend activity and the related tax effect would not be material.
Our U.S. legal entities in the past have also borrowed cash, on a temporary basis, from our foreign subsidiaries to meet U.S. obligations via short-term intercompany loans. Our U.S. legal entities may in the future borrow from our foreign
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Comparison as of September 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011

| September 29, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
| (Dollars in millions)
Balance Sheet Data: |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 95.1 |  |  | $ | 72.7 |
Working capital | 162.3 |  |  | 152.5 |
Total assets | 1,050.6 |  |  | 1,060.6 |
Total debt | 606.3 |  |  | 600.4 |
Total PGI shareholders’ equity | 175.9 |  |  | 187.3 |

We had working capital (which consists of current assets less current liabilities) of $162.3 million at September 29, 2012 compared with $152.5 million at December 31, 2011. As compared to December 31, 2011, our working capital balances increased $9.8 million due to: (i) a $22.4 million increase in cash-on-hand; (ii) a $9.9 million decrease in trade and other accounts receivable; (iii) a $5.1 million reduction in inventories; (iv) a $2.2 million increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities balances; (v) a $2.2 million increase in other current assets primarily due to higher prepaid expense balances and higher amounts due from factoring agents, which was partially offset by lower VAT receivables and lower amounts attributable to assets held for sale; (vi) a $1.9 million decrease in income taxes payable; and (vii) a $0.1 million decrease in net deferred taxes.
Accounts receivable, net at September 29, 2012 were $131.3 million as compared to $141.2 million at December 31, 2011, a decrease of $9.9 million. The net decrease in accounts receivable was primarily attributable to lower overall selling prices during third quarter 2012 as compared to fourth quarter 2011 and an increase in amounts sold through factoring agreements. We believe that our reserves adequately protect us against foreseeable increased collection risk. Accounts receivable represented approximately 41 days of sales outstanding at September 29, 2012 compared to 44 days of sales outstanding at December 31, 2011.
Inventories, net at September 29, 2012 were $98.8 million as compared to $103.9 million at December 31, 2011, a decrease of $5.1 million. The net decrease in inventory was comprised of a $12.8 million reduction in finished goods, partially offset by an increase in work-in process and raw materials of $5.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively. Both overall units of inventory on hand and average unit inventory values were lower at September 29, 2012 as compared to December 31, 2011. We had inventory representing approximately 38 days of cost of sales on hand at September 29, 2012 compared to 39 days of cost of sales on hand at December 31, 2011.
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at September 29, 2012 were $188.3 million as compared to $190.5 million at December 31, 2011, a decrease of $2.2 million. Our accounts payable balances increased by $13.4 million, while our accrued liability balances decreased by $15.6 million. The $13.4 million increase in accounts payable was due to an increase in effective credit terms with suppliers offset by lower raw material costs. Of the $15.6 million decrease in accrued liabilities, $10.8 million was attributable to accrued interest on the Senior Secured Notes. Interest on the Senior Secured Notes is payable twice annually on February 1st and August 1st. Of the remaining $4.8 million reduction in accrued liabilities, $3.5 million was due to a reduction in amounts due to key equipment suppliers and $1.4 million was due to a reduction in our accrual for incentive compensation for employees. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities balances can also be impacted by accruals with respect to the timing of payroll cycles, acceptance of vendor discounts, changes in terms regarding purchases of raw materials from certain vendors, and changes in restructuring accruals and various other accruals for non-income taxes and other third-party fees. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities represented approximately 72 days of cost of sales outstanding at September 29, 2012 compared to 71 days of cost of sales outstanding at December 31, 2011.
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Comparison as of Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012, Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011 and One Month Ended January 28, 2011

| Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011 |  |  | One Month Ended January 28, 2011
| Successor |  | Successor |  |  | Predecessor
| (Dollars in millions)
Cash Flow Data: |  |  |  |  |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 55.6 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  |  | $ | (25.3 | )
Net cash used in investing activities | (38.7 | ) |  | (453.7 | ) |  |  | (8.3 | )
Net cash provided by financing activities | 5.8 |  |  | 444.6 |  |  |  | 31.4 |

Operating Activities
As sales volumes and raw material costs change, inventory, accounts receivable and trade accounts payable balances are expected to rise and fall, accordingly, and thus result in changes in our levels of working capital balances and cash flow from operations.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $55.6 million in the nine months ended September 29, 2012, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $0.0 million in the eight months ended October 1, 2011, and compared to cash used in operating activities of $25.3 million in the one month ended January 28, 2011.
Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Of the $55.6 million of cash provided by operating activities in the nine month period ended September 29, 2012, $39.0 million was attributable to net income, after adjusting for $50.0 million of non-cash transactions, and $16.6 million was primarily associated with a decrease in working capital. The $50.0 million of non-cash transactions was primarily attributed to depreciation and amortization expenses.
Eight Months Ended October 1, 2011
Of the $0.0 million of cash provided by operating activities in the eight month period ended October 1, 2011, $1.4 million was attributable to net income, after adjusting for $56.2 million of non-cash transactions, which was offset by $1.4 million primarily associated with an increase in working capital. The $56.2 million of non-cash transactions was primarily due to: (i) $41.0 million of depreciation and amortization expenses; and (ii) $13.0 million of inventory step-up related to the merger.
Further, the $0.0 million of cash provided by operating activities was influenced by the following activities related to the Transactions: (i) we had $31.6 million of cash outlays for professional fees, excluding direct financing costs; and (ii) we had a favorable movement in other current assets as a result of the utilization of $31.1 million of restricted cash. Our operating cash flows were also negatively impacted due to the disruption of our manufacturing activities at our Cali, Colombia manufacturing facility.
One Month Ended January 28, 2011
The $25.3 million of cash used in operating activities in the one month period ended January 28, 2011 was influenced by the following activities related to the Transactions: (i) we had $6.1 million of cash outlays for professional fees, excluding direct financing costs; and (ii) we had an unfavorable movement in other current assets due to the reclassification of $31.1 million of cash and cash equivalents as restricted cash. Our operating cash flows for the one month period were negatively impacted due to the disruption of our manufacturing activities at our Cali, Colombia manufacturing facility.
We review our business on an ongoing basis relative to current and expected market conditions, attempting to match our production capacity and cost structure to the demands of the markets in which we participate, and strive to continuously streamline our manufacturing operations consistent with world-class standards. Accordingly, in the future we may decide to undertake certain restructuring efforts to improve our competitive position. To the extent from time to time further decisions are made to restructure our business, such actions could result in cash restructuring charges and asset impairment charges, which could be material.
Cash tax payments are significantly influenced by, among other things, actual operating results in each of our tax jurisdictions, changes in tax law, changes in our tax structure and any resolutions of uncertain tax positions.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities amounted to $38.9 million, $453.7 million and $8.3 million in the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2011, respectively.
Of the $38.7 million of cash used in investing activities in the nine month period ended September 29, 2012, $40.1 million was used for capital expenditures; $1.6 million was cash proceeds received from the disposal of assets; and $0.2 million was used to acquire intangible assets.
Of the $453.7 million of cash used in investing activities in the eight month period ended October 1, 2011, $403.5 million was attributable to the Merger, representing the purchase price; $53.8 million was used for capital expenditures; $11.0 million was cash proceeds received from the disposal of assets; $7.2 million was used to acquire the remaining noncontrolling interest in Nanhai, China; and $0.2 million was used to acquire intangible assets.
Of the $8.3 million of cash used in investing activities in the one month period ended January 28, 2011, $8.4 million was used for capital expenditures and $0.1 million was cash proceeds received from the disposal of assets.
Capital expenditures in all three periods were predominantly associated with our strategic capacity expansion projects (see “Recent Transactions and Events — Recent Expansion Initiatives” for further details) and our annual maintenance requirements to sustain our current operations. We estimate our annual maintenance capital expenditures to be less than $15.0 million.
As business conditions and working capital requirements change, we actively seek to manage our capital expenditures where possible, enabling us to appropriately balance cash flows from operations with capital expenditures.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities amounted to $5.8 million in the nine months ended September 29, 2012, while net cash provided by financing activities amounted to $444.6 million and $31.4 million in the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2011, respectively.
Of the $5.8 million of cash used in financing activities in the nine month period ended September 29, 2012, $15.9 million of cash proceeds was attributable to borrowings and $10.1 million of cash was used to repay borrowings.
Of the $444.6 million of cash provided by financing activities in the eight month period ended October 1, 2011, $435.6 million was attributable to the Transactions and the remaining $9.0 million was associated with post-Transaction business activities. Of the $435.6 million net cash proceeds associated with the Transactions, $560.0 million of cash inflows resulted from the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes; $365.0 million of cash outlays were associated with the repayment of our pre-merger debt; $259.9 million of cash inflows from the issuance of our common stock; and $19.3 million of cash outlays were associated with loan acquisition costs. Of the remaining $9.0 million of net cash proceeds associated with post-Transactions business activities, $15.5 million were associated with cash proceeds from borrowings; and $6.5 million represented cash outlays for the repayment of debt.
Of the $31.4 million of cash provided by financing activities in the one month period ended January 28, 2011, $31.5 million of cash proceeds was attributable to borrowings in connection with the Transactions and the remaining $0.1 million net cash outlays were attributable to pre-Transactions business activities.
We continue to experience volatility in raw material pricing, and increased competitive pricing pressures as new capacity comes into the market. However, based on our ability to generate positive cash flows from operations and the financial flexibility provided by our credit facilities, we believe that we have the financial resources necessary to meet our operating needs, fund our capital expenditures and make all necessary contributions to our retirement plans in the foreseeable future. In addition to cash from operations, we have access to the ABL Facility (subject to the available borrowing base), cash on our balance sheet, our factoring agreements, our credit facility in Argentina and our China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line to provide liquidity going forward.
Contractual Obligations
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations under existing debt agreements, operating leases and capital leases that have initial or non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of September 29, 2012 and purchase commitments as of September 29, 2012 (dollars in millions):
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| Payments Due by Period
| Total |  | Less than 1 Year |  | 1 - 3 Years |  | 3 - 5 Years |  | More than 5 Years
Debt, including short-term borrowings (1) | $ | 606.5 |  |  | $ | 12.5 |  |  | $ | 31.3 |  |  | $ | 2.7 |  |  | $ | 560.0 |
Obligations under third-party nonaffiliated operating lease agreements (2) | 57.8 |  |  | 11.9 |  |  | 20.1 |  |  | 17.5 |  |  | 8.3 |
Capital lease obligations (3) | 0.3 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Purchase commitments (4) | 80.2 |  |  | 75.9 |  |  | 4.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total (5) | $ | 744.8 |  |  | $ | 100.5 |  |  | $ | 55.8 |  |  | $ | 20.2 |  |  | $ | 568.3 |

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(1) | Excludes estimated cash interest payments of approximately $45.3 million, $88.1 million, $86.8 million and $65.1 million for periods less than 1 year, 1 to 3 years, 3 to 5 years and more than 5 years, respectively, based on the assumption that the rate of interest remains unchanged from September 29, 2012 and only required amortization payments are made.

(2) | We lease certain manufacturing, warehousing and other facilities and equipment under operating leases. The leases on most of the properties contain renewal provisions.

(3) | Represents rental payments under capital leases with initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year.

(4) | Represents our commitments related to the purchase of raw materials, maintenance, converting services and capital projects, including our obligations associated with the China Hygiene Expansion Project (discussed in further detail below). As of September 29, 2012, we have documentary letters of credit related to $9.0 million of raw material purchases that are included in this amount.

(5) | See “—Other Obligations and Commitments” below for further discussion of other contractual obligations, including unrecognized tax obligations.

Debt Obligations
In connection with the Transactions, we incurred significant indebtedness and became highly leveraged.
Our liquidity requirements are significant, primarily due to debt service requirements. We believe that our existing cash, plus the amounts we expect to generate from operations, amounts available through our ABL Facility and factoring agreements will be sufficient to meet our operating needs for the next twelve months, including working capital requirements, capital expenditures and debt repayment obligations.
As market conditions warrant, we and our major equity holders, including the Sponsor and its affiliates, may from time to time seek to refinance, repurchase our debt securities or repay loans, including the Senior Secured Notes and loans under the ABL Facility, in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise.
Senior Secured Notes
In connection with the Transactions, Polymer Group issued the Senior Secured Notes which are fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of Polymer Group’s existing wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries.
The indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes, among other restrictions, limits our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur or guarantee additional debt or issue disqualified stock or preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends and make other distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, capital stock; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) repurchase stock; (v); incur certain liens; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vii) merge or consolidate; (viii) enter into agreements that restrict the ability of subsidiaries to make dividends or other payments to Polymer Group; (ix) designate restricted subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries; and (x) transfer or sell assets.
Subject to certain exceptions, the indenture permits us and our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, including senior indebtedness and secured indebtedness. The indenture also does not limit the amount of additional indebtedness that Parent or Holdings may incur.
ABL Facility
In connection with the Transactions, we entered into a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility to provide for borrowings not to exceed $50.0 million, subject to borrowing base availability, with a maturity of four years. The ABL Facility provides borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for borrowings on same-day notice, referred to as swing line
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loans. The ABL Facility is comprised of (i) a revolving tranche of up to $42.5 million and (ii) a first-in, last out revolving tranche of up to $7.5 million. On October 5, 2012, we entered into an amendment to the ABL Facility that resulted in minor favorable changes in the economic terms and also extended the existing arrangement from January 28, 2015 to October 5, 2017.
The ABL Facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including among other things payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults and cross acceleration to certain indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, certain events under ERISA, certain monetary judgment defaults, invalidity of guarantees or security interests, and change of control. If such an event of default occurs, the lenders under the ABL Facility would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the ABL Facility and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.
As of September 29, 2012, we had no borrowings under the ABL Facility. As of September 29, 2012, the borrowing base was $33.3 million and since we had outstanding standby letters of credit of $11.0 million, the resulting net availability under the ABL Facility was $22.3 million. The aforementioned letters of credit were primarily provided to certain administrative service providers and financial institutions. None of these letters of credit had been drawn on as of September 29, 2012.
Short-term borrowings
In fiscal year 2012, we have entered into short-term credit facilities to finance insurance premium payments. The outstanding indebtedness under these short-term borrowing facilities was $0.1 million as of September 29, 2012. These facilities have an interest rate of 2.63% and mature at various dates through January 1, 2013. Borrowings under these facilities are included in Short-term borrowings in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Subsidiary Indebtedness
Argentina Indebtedness - Short-term borrowings
Our subsidiary in Argentina entered into short-term credit facilities to finance working capital requirements. The outstanding indebtedness under these short-term borrowing facilities was $3.0 million as of September 29, 2012. These facilities mature at various dates through November 2012. As of September 29, 2012, the weighted average interest rate on these borrowings was 6.0%. Borrowings under these facilities are included in Short-term borrowings in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Argentina Indebtedness - Long-term borrowings
In January 2007, our subsidiary in Argentina entered into an arrangement (the “Argentina Credit Facility”) with a banking institution in Argentina to finance the installation of a new spunmelt line at its facility near Buenos Aires, Argentina. The maximum borrowings available under the Argentina Credit Facility, excluding any interest added to principal, amount to 33.5 million Argentine pesos with respect to an Argentine peso-denominated loan and $26.5 million with respect to a U.S. dollar-denominated loan and are secured by pledges covering (i) the subsidiary’s existing equipment lines; (ii) the outstanding stock of the subsidiary; and (iii) the new machinery and equipment being purchased, as well as a trust assignment agreement related to a portion of receivables due from certain major customers of the subsidiary. As of September 29, 2012, the face amount of the outstanding indebtedness was approximately $12.9 million, consisting of the U.S. dollar-denominated loan. Concurrent with the Merger, we repaid and terminated the Argentine peso-denominated loans.
As a part of the Acquisition purchase accounting process, we adjusted the recorded book value of the outstanding Argentina Credit Facility indebtedness that existed as of January 28, 2011 to the fair market value as of that date. As a result, we recorded a purchase accounting adjustment that created a contra-liability of $0.63 million and similarly reduced goodwill as of the opening balance sheet date. We are amortizing the contra-liability over the remaining term of the loan and including the amortization expense in Interest expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The unamortized contra-liability of $0.5 million is included in Long-term debt in our September 29, 2012 Consolidated Balance Sheet. Accordingly, as of September 29, 2012, the carrying amount of the Argentina Credit Facility was $12.5 million.
The interest rate applicable to borrowings under these term loans is based on LIBOR plus 290 basis points for the U.S. dollar-denominated loan. Principal and interest payments began in July 2008 with the loans maturing as follows: annual amounts of approximately $3.5 million beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2015, and the remaining $1.7 million in 2016.
China Credit Facility — Healthcare Line
We entered into the China Credit Facility — Healthcare Line in the third quarter of 2010 to finance a portion of the
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installation of the New China Healthcare Line at our manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The maximum borrowings available under the China Credit Facility — Healthcare Line, excluding any interest added to principal, amounts to $20.0 million. As of September 29, 2012, outstanding indebtedness under the facility was $19.5 million.
The three-year term of the agreement began with the date of the first draw down on the China Credit Facility — Healthcare Line. We were not required to pledge any security for the benefit of the China Credit Facility — Healthcare Line. The interest rate applicable to borrowings under the facility is based on three-month LIBOR plus an amount to be determined at the time of funding. Of the $19.5 million of outstanding indebtedness as of September 29, 2012, $9.5 million is subject to three-month LIBOR plus 450 points, with the remaining $10.0 million being subject to three-month LIBOR plus 550 points. We are obligated to repay $3.5 million of the principal balance in the fourth quarter of 2012, $2.5 million in second quarter 2013 with the remaining $13.5 million to be repaid in the fourth quarter of 2013.
China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line
On July 1, 2012, our subsidiary in Suzhou, China executed a $25.0 million China-based financing facility (“China Credit Facility - Hygiene Line”) for the purpose of funding the new spunmelt line currently being installed in Suzhou, China. As of September 29, 2012, we had issued letters of credit in the amount of $12.3 million and had borrowed $11.0 million on the China Credit Facility – Hygiene Line. Of the $12.3 million of outstanding letters of credit, $3.1 million and the remaining $9.2 million will terminate in fourth quarter 2012 and first quarter 2013, respectively. We intend to borrow the remaining $14.0 million by the first half of 2013.
The three-year term of the agreement commenced on July 1, 2012. We were not required to pledge any security for the benefit of the China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line. The interest rate applicable to borrowings under the facility is based on three-month LIBOR plus an amount to be determined at the time of funding. The $11.0 million of outstanding indebtedness as of September 29, 2012 is subject to three-month LIBOR plus 520 points. We are obligated to repay $2.0 million of the principal balance in the fourth quarter of 2013, $0.5 million in second quarter 2014, $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, with the remaining $5.0 million to be repaid in the second quarter of 2015.
Other Subsidiary Indebtedness
As of September 29, 2012, our subsidiaries also had outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $9.0 million, which were primarily provided to certain raw material vendors. None of these letters of credit had been drawn on as of September 29, 2012.
Operating Lease Obligations
We lease certain manufacturing, warehousing and other facilities and equipment under operating leases. The leases on most of the properties contain renewal provisions. Rent expense (net of sub-lease income), including incidental leases, approximated $11.0 million, $5.1 million and $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2012, the eight months ended October 1, 2011 and the one month ended January 28, 2011. The expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. Certain of these leases associated with our PGI Spain business were canceled in conjunction with the Transactions. If we were to exclude the impact of the canceled leases on our predecessor financial periods, our rent expense would have been approximately $0.5 million for the one month ended January 28, 2011.
On October 7, 2011, an equipment lease agreement associated with our new U.S. spunmelt line commenced (the “Equipment Lease Agreement”). The capitalized cost amount under the Equipment Lease Agreement was approximately $53.6 million. From the commencement of the lease to its fourth anniversary date, we will make annual lease payments of approximately $8.3 million. From the fourth anniversary date to the end of the lease term, our annual lease payments may change, as defined in the Equipment Lease Agreement. The aggregate monthly lease payments under the Equipment Lease Agreement, subject to adjustment, are expected to approximate $57.9 million. The Equipment Lease Agreement includes covenants, events of default and other provisions that requires us to maintain certain financial ratios and other requirements.
Purchase Commitments
Of our $80.2 million of purchase commitments at September 29, 2012, $46.3 million related to the future purchase of raw materials and $33.9 million represents commitments related to the China Hygiene Expansion Project.
China Hygiene Expansion Project. On June 30, 2011, we entered into a firm equipment purchase commitment to acquire a spunmelt line, the New China Hygiene Line. We plan to fund the New China Hygiene Line using a combination of existing cash balances, internal cash flows, the existing U.S.-based credit facility and the China Credit Facility — Hygiene Line, as needed. As of September 29, 2012, the estimated total remaining project expenses related to the New China Hygiene Line were
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approximately $44.3 million, which includes $26.5 million for the remaining payments associated with the acquisition of the new spunmelt line. Of the $44.3 million, $13.4 million and $30.4 million are expected to be expended during the remainder of fiscal year 2012 and 2013, respectively, with the remaining amount in subsequent years. On June 30, 2011, we entered into a series of foreign exchange forward contracts with a third-party institution (the “June 2011 FX Forward Contracts”) to purchase fixed amounts of Euros on specified future dates, coinciding with the payment amounts and dates of the new spunmelt equipment purchase contract. The objective of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts is to minimize foreign currency exchange risk on certain future cash commitments related to the New China Hygiene Line. As of September 29, 2012, the remaining notional amount of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts was €18.5 million, which is the equivalent of $26.5 million.
Other Obligations and Commitments
Factoring Agreements
We have entered into factoring agreements to sell, without recourse or discount, certain of our U.S. and non-U.S. company-based receivables to unrelated, third-party financial institutions for a fee based upon the gross amount of the receivables sold.
Under the terms of the factoring agreement related to the sale of U.S. company-based receivables, the maximum amount of outstanding advances at any one time is $20.0 million, which limitation is subject to change based on the level of eligible receivables, restrictions on concentrations of receivables and the historical performance of the receivables sold. Under the terms of the factoring agreements that our Mexico, Colombia, Spain and Netherlands subsidiaries have entered into associated with the sale of non-U.S. company-based receivables, the maximum amount of outstanding advances at any one time is $50.0 million, which limitation is subject to change based on the level of eligible receivables, restrictions on concentrations of receivables and the historical performance of the receivables sold.
The sale of our receivables under our factoring agreements accelerates the collection of cash associated with trade receivables and reduces customer credit exposure. The net amount of trade receivables due from the factoring entities, and therefore, excluded from our accounts receivable, was $8.6 million as of September 29, 2012. We may in the future increase the sale of receivables or enter into additional factoring agreements.
Other Obligations
We may be required to make significant cash outlays related to our unrecognized tax benefits. However, due to the uncertainty of the timing of future cash outflows associated with our unrecognized tax benefits, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement, if any, with the respective taxing authorities. Accordingly, unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, of $24.0 million as of September 29, 2012 have been excluded from the contractual obligations table above. Through September 29, 2012, we have contributed $4.8 million and plan to contribute an additional $0.7 million to our pension and postretirement plans in 2012. Contributions in subsequent years will be dependent upon various factors, including actual return on plan assets, regulatory requirements and changes in actuarial assumptions such as the discount rate on projected benefit obligations.
Covenant Compliance
Under the indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes and under the credit agreement governing our ABL Facility, our ability to engage in activities such as incurring additional indebtedness, making investments, refinancing certain indebtedness, paying dividends and entering into certain merger transactions is governed, in part, by our ability to satisfy tests based on Adjusted EBITDA.
Our Senior Secured Notes and ABL Facility generally define “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income (loss) before interest expense (net of interest income), income and franchise taxes and depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude certain unusual, non-cash, non-recurring and other charges permitted in calculating covenant compliance under the indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes and the credit agreement governing our ABL Facility.
We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about flexibility under our covenants to investors, lenders, financial analysts and rating agencies since these groups have historically used EBITDA related measures in our industry, along with other measures, to estimate the value of a company, to make informed investment decisions, and to evaluate a company’s ability to meet its debt service requirements. Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the effect of certain non-cash depreciation of tangible assets and amortization of intangible assets, along with the effects of interest rates and changes in capitalization which management believes may not necessarily be indicative of a company’s underlying operating performance.
We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about the calculation of, and compliance with, certain financial covenants in the indenture governing the Senior Secured Notes and in
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our ABL Facility. Adjusted EBITDA is a material component of these covenants.
Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under U.S. GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for a measure of our liquidity or performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and is not indicative of income from operations as determined under U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA and other non-U.S. GAAP financial measures have limitations which should be considered before using these measures to evaluate our liquidity or financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA, as presented by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to varying methods of calculation.
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA (dollars in millions):

| Three Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Twelve Months Ended September 29, 2012
Net income (loss) | $ | 1.4 |  |  | $ | (32.4 | )
Loss from discontinued operations | — |  |  | (0.6 | )
Interest expense, net | 12.5 |  |  | 51.0 |
Income and franchise tax expense | 2.7 |  |  | 1.3 |
Depreciation & amortization (a) | 16.4 |  |  | 63.1 |
Adjustments resulting from application of purchase accounting (b) | 0.2 |  |  | 1.9 |
Non-cash compensation (c) | 0.2 |  |  | 0.8 |
Special charges, net (d) | 1.7 |  |  | 24.8 |
Foreign currency and other non-operating (gain) loss, net (e) | 0.8 |  |  | 17.7 |
Severance and relocation expenses (f) | 0.2 |  |  | 1.8 |
Unusual or non-recurring charges, net | 0.3 |  |  | 1.1 |
Business optimization expense (g) | 0.1 |  |  | 0.9 |
Management, monitoring and advisory fees (h) | 0.7 |  |  | 3.1 |
Annualized incremental contribution from Cali, Colombia spunmelt lines (i) | — |  |  | 2.3 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 37.2 |  |  | $ | 136.8 |

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(a) | Excludes loan amortization costs that are included in interest expense.

(b) | Reflects adjustments to inventory related to the step-up in value pursuant to U.S. GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transactions.

(c) | Reflects non-cash compensation costs related to employee and director stock options.

(d) | Reflects costs associated with non-cash asset impairment charges, the restructuring and realignment of manufacturing operations and management organizational structures, pursuit of certain transaction opportunities and other charges included in Special charges, net in our consolidated statement of operations.

(e) | Reflects (gains) losses from foreign currency translation of intercompany loans, unrealized (gains) losses on interest rate and foreign currency hedging transactions, (gains) losses on sales of assets outside the ordinary course of business, factoring costs and certain other non-operating (gains) losses recorded in Foreign Currency and Other (Gain) Loss, net above as well as (gains) losses from foreign currency transactions recorded in Other Operating (Income) Loss, net above.

(f) | Reflects severance and relocation expenses not included under Special charges, net above.

(g) | Reflects costs incurred to improve IT and accounting functions, costs associated with establishing new facilities and certain other expenses.

(h) | Reflects management, monitoring and advisory fees paid under the Sponsor management agreement.

(i) | Represents the annualized earnings of our spunmelt lines in Cali, Colombia for the period the plant was down due to the flooding. The adjustment is based on the actual earnings of the spunmelt lines in Colombia during the third quarter of 2010.

Hedging Activities
Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
On June 30, 2011, we entered into the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts to purchase fixed amounts of Euros on specified
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future dates, coinciding with the payment amounts and dates of the new spunmelt equipment purchase contract. The objective of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts is to minimize foreign currency exchange risk on certain future cash commitments related to the New China Hygiene Line. As of September 29, 2012, the remaining notional amount of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts was €18.5 million, which is the equivalent of $26.5 million.
Interest Rate Swap Contracts
Prior to the Transactions, we maintained a portion of our position in a cash flow hedge agreement that effectively converted $240.0 million of notional principal amount of our predecessor credit facility from a variable LIBOR rate to a fixed LIBOR rate. In connection with the Transactions, we settled that interest rate swap for a cost of $2.1 million.
Further details associated with our predecessor interest rate swap contracts are discussed in Note 11 “Derivative and Other Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities” to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of Part I to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Effects of Inflation
Inflation generally affects us by increasing the costs of labor, overhead, and equipment. The impact of inflation on our financial position and results of operations was not significant during 2012 and 2011. However, we continue to be impacted by rising raw material costs. See our “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included below within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Recent Accounting Standards
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 to amend certain guidance in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”. This update provides guidance to improve the consistency of the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). The provisions of this guidance change certain of the fair value principles related to the highest and best use premise, the consideration of blockage factors and other premiums and discounts, the measurement of financial instruments held in a portfolio and instruments classified within shareholders’ equity. Further, the guidance provides additional disclosure requirements surrounding Level 3 fair value measurements, the uses of non-financial assets in certain circumstances and identification of the level in the fair value hierarchy used for assets and liabilities which are not recorded at fair value, but where fair value is disclosed. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 to amend certain guidance in ASC 220, “Comprehensive Income”. This update requires total comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income to be presented either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. Further, the guidance requires an entity to present reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12 which indefinitely deferred the requirement to present reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08 to amend certain guidance in ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. This update allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test for a reporting unit. If the entity elects the option and determines that the qualitative factors indicate that it is not more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, the entity is not required to calculate the fair value of the reporting unit and no further evaluation is necessary. We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11 to amend certain guidance in ASC 210-20, “Balance Sheet: Offsetting”. This update enhances disclosures about financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either offset in accordance with US GAAP or are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amended guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods and should be applied retrospectively to all comparative periods presented. We are still assessing the potential impact of adoption.
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In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02 to amend certain guidance in ASC 350, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. This update allows an entity the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. The amended guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Though early adoption is permitted, we did not early adopt this guidance and we are still assessing the potential impact of adoption.
Critical Accounting Policies and Other Matters
The analysis and discussion of our financial position and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the appropriate application of certain accounting policies, many of which require management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Since future events and their impact cannot be determined with certainty, the actual results will inevitably differ from the estimates. We evaluate these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis including, but not limited to, those related to revenue recognition, accounts receivable, including concentration of credit risks, acquisitions, inventories, income taxes, impairment of long-lived assets, impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, stock-based compensation and restructuring. Estimates and assumptions are based on historical and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The impact and any associated risks related to estimates, assumptions, and accounting policies are discussed within “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, as well as in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, if applicable, where such estimates, assumptions, and accounting policies affect our reported and expected results.
We believe the following accounting policies are critical to our business operations and the understanding of results of operations and affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:
Revenue Recognition. Revenue from product sales is recognized when title and risks of ownership pass to the customer, which is on the date of shipment to the customer, or upon delivery to a place identified by the customer, depending upon contract terms and when collectability is reasonably assured and pricing is fixed or determinable. Revenue includes amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling. Provision for rebates, promotions, product returns and discounts to customers is recorded as a reduction in determining revenue in the same period that the revenue is recognized. We base our estimate of the expense to be recorded each period on historical returns and allowance levels. We do not believe the likelihood is significant that materially higher deduction levels will result based on prior experience.
Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risks. Accounts receivable potentially expose us to a concentration of credit risk. We provide credit in the normal course of business and perform ongoing credit evaluations on our customers’ financial condition as deemed necessary, but generally do not require collateral to support such receivables. We also establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information. Also, in an effort to reduce our credit exposure to certain customers, as well as accelerate our cash inflows from product sales, we have sold, on a non-recourse basis, certain of our receivables pursuant to factoring agreements. At September 29, 2012, a reserve of $3.0 million has been recorded as an allowance against trade accounts receivable. We believe that the allowance is adequate to cover potential losses resulting from uncollectible accounts receivable and deductions resulting from sales returns and allowances. While our credit losses have historically been within our calculated estimates, it is possible that future losses could differ significantly from these estimates.
Acquisitions. We account for acquired businesses using the purchase method of accounting. Under the purchase method, our consolidated financial statements reflect the operations of an acquired business starting from the completion of the acquisition. In addition, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at the date of acquisition at their respective estimated fair values, with any excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired recorded as goodwill.
Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of intangible assets and in assigning their respective useful lives. Accordingly, we typically obtain the assistance of third-party valuation specialists for significant items. The fair value estimates are based on available historical information and on future expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by management, but are inherently uncertain.
We typically use an income method to estimate the fair value of intangible assets, which is based on forecasts of the expected future cash flows attributable to the respective assets. Significant estimates and assumptions inherent in the valuation reflect a consideration of the marketplace, and include the amount and timing of future cash flows, the underlying technology
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life cycles, economic barriers to entry and the discount rate applied to the cash flows. Unanticipated market or macroeconomic events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy or validity of the estimates and assumptions.
Inventories. We maintain reserves for inventories which are primarily valued using the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Such reserves for inventories can be specific to certain inventory or general based on judgments about the overall condition of the inventory. Specific reserves are established based on a determination of the obsolescence of the inventory and whether the inventory value exceeds amounts to be recovered through the expected sales price of such inventories, less selling costs. Reserves are also established based on percentage write-downs applied to inventories aged for certain time periods, or for inventories that are slow-moving. Estimating sales prices, establishing markdown percentages and evaluating the condition of the inventories require judgments and estimates, which may impact the inventory valuation and gross profits. At September 29, 2012, a reserve of $3.4 million has been recorded as an allowance against inventories. We believe, based on our prior experience of managing and evaluating the recoverability of our slow moving or obsolete inventory, that such established reserves are materially adequate. If actual market conditions and product sales were less favorable than we have projected, additional inventory write-downs may be necessary.
Income Taxes. We record an income tax valuation allowance when, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset depends on our ability to generate sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character in the future and in the appropriate taxing jurisdictions. In assessing the realization of the deferred tax assets, consideration is given to, among other factors, the trend of historical and projected future taxable income, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, the carryforward period for net operating losses and tax credits, as well as tax planning strategies available to us. Additionally, we have not provided U.S. income taxes for undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries that are considered to be retained indefinitely for reinvestment. Certain judgments, assumptions and estimates are required in assessing such factors and significant changes in such judgments and estimates may materially affect the carrying value of the valuation allowance and deferred income tax expense or benefit recognized in our consolidated financial statements.
We recognize a tax benefit associated with an uncertain tax position when, in our judgment, it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority. For a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, we initially and subsequently measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that we judge to have a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority. The liability associated with unrecognized tax benefits is adjusted periodically due to changing circumstances, such as the progress of tax audits, case law developments and new or emerging legislation. Such adjustments are recognized entirely in the period in which they are identified. The effective tax rate includes the net impact of changes in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and subsequent adjustments as considered appropriate by management.
A number of years may elapse before a particular matter for which a liability related to an unrecognized tax benefit is audited and finally resolved. The number of years with open tax audits varies by jurisdiction. While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular tax matter, we believe our liability for unrecognized tax benefits is adequate. Favorable resolution of an unrecognized tax benefit could be recognized as a reduction in the effective tax rate in the period of resolution. Unfavorable settlement of an unrecognized tax benefit could increase the effective tax rate and may require the use of cash in the period of resolution. Accordingly, our future results may include favorable or unfavorable adjustments due to the closure of tax examinations, new regulatory or judicial pronouncements, changes in tax laws or other relevant events.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. Long-lived assets, excluding goodwill, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. For assets held and used, impairment may occur if projected undiscounted cash flows are not adequate to cover the carrying value of the assets. In such cases, additional analysis is conducted to determine the amount of the loss to be recognized. The impairment loss is determined by the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and the fair value measured by future discounted cash flows. The analysis, when conducted, requires estimates of the amount and timing of projected cash flows and, where applicable, judgments associated with, among other factors, the appropriate discount rate. Such estimates are critical in determining whether any impairment charge should be recorded and the amount of such charge if an impairment loss is deemed to be necessary. In addition, future events impacting cash flow for existing assets could render a write-down necessary that previously required no write-down.
For assets held for disposal, an impairment charge is recognized if the carrying value of the assets exceeds the fair value less costs to sell. Estimates are required of fair value, disposal costs and the time period to dispose of the assets. Such estimates are critical in determining whether any impairment charge should be recorded and the amount of such charge if an impairment loss is deemed to be necessary. Actual cash flows received or paid could differ from those used in estimating the impairment loss, which would impact the impairment charge ultimately recognized. As of September 29, 2012, based on our current
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operating performance, as well as future expectations for the business, we do not anticipate any material write-downs for long-lived asset impairments. However, conditions could deteriorate, which could impact our future cash flow estimates, and there exists the potential for further consolidation and restructuring, either of which could result in an impairment charge that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Impairment of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets. Our indefinite-lived intangible assets are comprised of the goodwill and the trade name and trademarks that we recognized as a result of the Transactions. We test goodwill for impairment on at least an annual basis. Our impairment test for goodwill requires us to compare the carrying value of reporting units with assigned goodwill to fair value. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we may be required to record an impairment charge to goodwill. When testing goodwill, we make assumptions regarding the amount and the timing of estimated future cash flows similar to those when testing long-lived assets for impairment, as described above. In the event that our estimates or related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record an impairment charge.
Our annual goodwill impairment testing date is during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year to be in alignment with our annual business planning and budgeting process. As a result, the goodwill impairment testing will reflect the result of input from business and other operating personnel in the development of the budget. We completed our last annual impairment testing of goodwill in fourth quarter 2011, and as a result of that analysis, we concluded that we had an impairment of goodwill of approximately $7.6 million which was attributed to four of our twelve reporting units. As of September 29, 2012, based on our current operating performance, as well as future expectations for the business, we do not anticipate any material write-downs for our indefinite-lived intangible assets. However, conditions could deteriorate, which could impact our future cash flow estimates, and there exists the potential for further consolidation and restructuring, either of which could result in an impairment charge that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
Stock-Based Compensation. We account for stock-based compensation related to our employee share-based plans in accordance with the methodology defined in the current authoritative guidance for stock compensation. The compensation costs related to all new grants and any unvested portion of prior grants have been measured based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Consistent with the authoritative guidance, awards are considered granted when all required approvals are obtained and when the participant begins to benefit from, or be adversely affected by, subsequent changes in the price of the underlying shares and, regarding awards containing performance conditions, when we and the participant reach a mutual understanding of the key terms of the performance conditions. Additionally, accruals for compensation costs for share-based awards with performance conditions are based on the probability of the achievement of such performance conditions.
We have estimated the fair value of each stock option grant by using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Under the option pricing model, the estimate of fair value is based on the share price and other pertinent factors at the grant date (as defined in the authoritative guidance), such as expected volatility, expected dividend yield, risk-free interest rate, forfeitures and expected lives. Assumptions are evaluated and revised, as necessary, to reflect market conditions and experience. Although we believe the assumptions are appropriate, differing assumptions would affect compensation costs.
Restructuring. Accruals have been recorded in conjunction with our restructuring actions. These accruals include estimates primarily related to facility consolidations and closures, census reductions and contract termination costs. Actual costs may vary from these estimates. Restructuring-related accruals are reviewed on a quarterly basis, and changes to the restructuring actions are appropriately recognized when identified.
Environmental
We are subject to a broad range of federal, foreign, state and local laws and regulations relating to the pollution and protection of the environment. We believe that we are in substantial compliance with current applicable environmental requirements and do not currently anticipate any material adverse effect on our operations, financial or competitive position as a result of our efforts to comply with environmental requirements. In the past several years, we have witnessed increased climate change related legislation and regulation on a variety of levels, both within the U.S. and throughout the international community. In summary, the risk of environmental liability is inherent due to the nature of our business, and accordingly, there can be no assurance that material environmental liabilities will not arise.

ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risks for changes in foreign currency rates and interest rates and we have exposure to commodity price risks, including prices of our primary raw materials. The overall objective of our financial risk management program is to seek a reduction in the potential negative earnings impact of changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and raw material pricing arising in our business activities. We manage these financial exposures primarily through operational
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means and secondarily by using various financial instruments. These hedging transactions are authorized and executed under clearly defined policies and procedures, which prohibit the use of financial instruments for trading purposes. These policies may change as economic conditions change.
Long-Term Debt and Interest Rate Market Risk
Our long-term financing consists of $560.0 million of 7.75% senior secured notes due 2019. As fixed-rate debt, the interest would not change with a change in the market interest rate. Certain of our subsidiary indebtedness have a variable interest rate, for which we have not hedged the risks attributable to fluctuations in interest rates. Hypothetically, a 1% change in the interest rate affecting our outstanding variable interest rate subsidiary indebtedness, as of September 29, 2012, would change our interest expense by approximately $0.4 million.
The estimated fair value of our outstanding long-term debt, including current portion, as of September 29, 2012, was approximately $640.8 million.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
We manufacture, market and distribute certain of our products in Europe, Canada, Latin America and Asia. As a result, our results of operations could be significantly affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency rates in the foreign markets in which we maintain a manufacturing or distribution presence. However, such currency fluctuations have much less effect on our local operating results because we, to a significant extent, sell our products within the countries in which they are manufactured. During 2012 and 2011, certain currencies of countries in which we conduct foreign currency denominated business moved against the U.S. dollar and had a significant impact on sales, with a lesser effect on operating income.
On June 30, 2011, we entered into the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts to purchase fixed amounts of Euros on specified future dates, coinciding with the payment amounts and dates of the new spunmelt equipment purchase contract. The objective of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts is to minimize foreign currency exchange risk on certain future cash commitments related to the New China Hygiene Line. As of September 29, 2012, the remaining notional amount of the June 2011 FX Forward Contracts was €18.5 million, which is the equivalent of $26.5 million.
Raw Material and Commodity Risks
The primary raw materials used in the manufacture of most of our products are polypropylene resin, polyester fiber, polyethylene resin, and, to a lesser extent, rayon and tissue paper. The prices of polypropylene, polyethylene and polyester are a function of, among other things, manufacturing capacity, demand and the price of crude oil and natural gas liquids. In certain regions of the world, we may source certain key raw materials from a limited number of suppliers or on a sole source basis. In addition, to the extent that we cannot procure our raw material requirements from a local country supplier, we will import raw materials from outside refiners. We believe that the loss of any one or more of our suppliers would not have a long-term material adverse effect on us because other suppliers with whom we conduct business would be able to fulfill our long-term requirements. However, the loss of certain of our suppliers or the delay in the import of raw materials could, in the short-term, adversely affect our business until alternative supply arrangements are secured and the respective suppliers were qualified with our customers, or when importation delays of raw material are resolved. We have not historically experienced, and do not expect, any significant disruptions in the long-term supply of raw materials.
We have not historically hedged our exposure to raw material increases with synthetic financial instruments. However, we have certain customer contracts with price adjustment provisions which provide for index-based pass-through of changes in the underlying raw material costs, although there is often a delay between the time we incur the new raw material cost and the time that we are able to adjust the selling price to our customers. Raw material costs as a percentage of net sales have decreased from 58.2% in fiscal 2011 to 54.5% for the nine months ended September 29, 2012. On a global basis, raw material costs continue to fluctuate in response to certain global economic factors, including the regional supply versus demand dynamics for the raw materials and the volatile price of oil.
In periods of rising raw material costs, to the extent we are not able to pass along price increases of raw materials, or to the extent any such price increases are delayed, our COGS would increase and our operating profit would correspondingly decrease. By way of example, if the price of polypropylene was to rise $.01 per pound, and we were not able to pass along any of such increase to our customers, we would realize a decrease of approximately $5.5 million, on an annualized basis based on current purchase volumes in our reported pre-tax operating income. Significant increases in raw material prices that cannot be passed on to customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. In periods of declining raw material costs, if sales prices do not decrease at a corresponding rate, our COGS would decrease and our operating profit would correspondingly increase.
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ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Securities and Exchange Commission reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the requisite time periods and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not currently a party or subject to any pending legal proceedings other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business, none of which are deemed material.
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ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS

Exhibits required to be filed in connection with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed below.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
31.1 |  | Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer
31.2 |  | Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer
32.1 |  | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer
32.2 |  | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer
101 |  | XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from the Polymer Group, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 29, 2012, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated balance sheets; (ii) Consolidated statements of operations; (iii) Consolidated statements of comprehensive loss; (iv) Consolidated statements of cash flows; and (v) Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purpose of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act and Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

| P OLYMER G ROUP, I NC.
Date: November 9, 2012 | By: |  | /s/ Veronica M. Hagen
|  |  | Veronica M. Hagen Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 9, 2012 | By: |  | /s/ Dennis E. Norman
|  |  | Dennis E. Norman Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Date: November 9, 2012 | By: |  | /s/ James L. Anderson
|  |  | James L. Anderson Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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