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Financial Guarantees and Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 2) (USD $)
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Sep. 29, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Sep. 29, 2012
Successor [Member]
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Oct. 01, 2011
Successor [Member]
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Oct. 01, 2011
Successor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Predecessor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
PGI (Issuer) [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
PGI (Issuer) [Member]
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Oct. 01, 2011
PGI (Issuer) [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
PGI (Issuer) [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
PGI (Issuer) [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
PGI (Issuer) [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
Guarantors [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Guarantors [Member]
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Oct. 01, 2011
Guarantors [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
Guarantors [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Guarantors [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Guarantors [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
Non-Guarantors [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Non-Guarantors [Member]
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Oct. 01, 2011
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Non-Guarantors [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
Eliminations [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
Eliminations [Member]
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Oct. 01, 2011
Eliminations [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Sep. 29, 2012
Eliminations [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Eliminations [Member]
Successor [Member]
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Jan. 28, 2011
Eliminations [Member]
Predecessor [Member]
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| Operating activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | $ 36 | $ 55,630 | $ (25,270) | $ (35,808) | $ (73,342) | $ (40,725) | $ 16,186 | $ 70,705 | $ 6,886 | $ 19,658 | $ 58,267 | $ 8,569 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of Polymer Group, Inc. | (403,496) | 0 | 0 | (403,496) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (10,516) | (20,172) | (53,756) | (40,146) | (8,405) | (18,957) | (20,399) | (28) | (9,902) | (2,483) | (5,652) | (24,897) | (17,264) | (2,725) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 11,010 | 1,657 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 1,646 | 65 | 10,925 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of noncontrolling interest | (7,246) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (7,246) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition of intangibles and other | (168) | (175) | (5) | (152) | (175) | (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | (16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Intercompany investing activities, net | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2,581) | 57,118 | 2,805 | 18,007 | (37,389) | (5,250) | (19,572) | (25,118) | (4,000) | 4,146 | 5,389 | 6,445 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (453,656) | (38,664) | (8,305) | (425,186) | 36,544 | 2,772 | 8,190 | (38,226) | (10,837) | (40,806) | (42,371) | (6,685) | 4,146 | 5,389 | 6,445 | |||||||||||||||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Secured Notes | 560,000 | 0 | 0 | 560,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock | 259,865 | 0 | 0 | 259,865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | 10,281 | 10,977 | 31,500 | 0 | 0 | 31,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,281 | 10,977 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from short-term borrowings | 5,245 | 4,943 | 631 | 0 | 1,943 | 631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,245 | 3,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Repayment of Term Loan | (286,470) | 0 | 0 | (286,470) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repayment of long-term borrowings | (50,133) | (3,249) | (24) | (31,500) | (79) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (18,633) | (3,170) | (24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Repayment of short-term borrowings | (34,874) | (6,894) | (665) | (561) | (1,894) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (34,313) | (5,000) | (665) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Intercompany financing activities, net | 0 | 0 | 0 | (17,856) | 41,253 | 5,250 | (16,385) | (23,530) | 2,872 | 38,387 | (12,334) | (1,677) | (4,146) | (5,389) | (6,445) | |||||||||||||||||
| Loan acquisition costs | (19,252) | 0 | 0 | (19,252) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 444,662 | 5,777 | 31,442 | 464,226 | 41,223 | 37,381 | (16,385) | (23,530) | 2,872 | 967 | (6,527) | (2,366) | (4,146) | (5,389) | (6,445) | |||||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 558 | (386) | 549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 558 | (386) | 549 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (8,400) | 22,357 | (1,584) | 3,232 | 4,425 | (572) | 7,991 | 8,949 | (1,079) | (19,623) | 8,983 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 95,099 | 72,742 | 72,742 | 70,771 | 72,355 | 7,560 | 3,135 | 3,135 | 42 | 614 | 23,523 | 14,574 | 14,574 | 3,210 | 4,289 | 64,016 | 55,033 | 55,033 | 67,519 | 67,452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 95,099 | $ 72,742 | $ 95,099 | $ 62,371 | $ 62,371 | $ 95,099 | $ 70,771 | $ 70,771 | $ 7,560 | $ 3,135 | $ 3,274 | $ 7,560 | $ 42 | $ 42 | $ 23,523 | $ 14,574 | $ 11,201 | $ 23,523 | $ 3,210 | $ 3,210 | $ 64,016 | $ 55,033 | $ 47,896 | $ 64,016 | $ 67,519 | $ 67,519 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |