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Selected Quarterly Financial Data | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2012
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Selected Quarterly Financial Data | Selected Quarterly Financial Data The unaudited quarterly financial data for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are presented below. All quarters included below were comprised of 13 weeks.
Quarterly data for fiscal 2012: | Successor
In thousands | Fourth Quarter Ended December 29, 2012 |  | Third Quarter Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2012 |  | First Quarter Ended March 31, 2012
Operating Data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 273,651 |  |  | $ | 290,097 |  |  | $ | 296,244 |  |  | $ | 295,171 |
Gross profit | 45,666 |  |  | 51,974 |  |  | 46,419 |  |  | 53,187 |
Net income (loss) | (15,033 | ) |  | 1,354 |  |  | (12,094 | ) |  | (265 | )
Quarterly data for fiscal 2011: | Successor |  | Predecessor
In thousands | Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2011 |  | Third Quarter Ended October 1, 2011 |  | Second Quarter Ended July 2, 2011 |  | Two Months Ended April 2, 2011 |  | One Month Ended January 28, 2011
Operating Data: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ | 291,937 |  |  | $ | 315,498 |  |  | $ | 296,457 |  |  | $ | 199,037 |  |  | $ | 84,606 |
Gross profit | 48,097 |  |  | 48,989 |  |  | 48,612 |  |  | 24,708 |  |  | 16,075 |
Net income (loss) | (21,421 | ) |  | (9,188 | ) |  | (9,399 | ) |  | (36,104 | ) |  | (18,120 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc | (21,421 | ) |  | (9,188 | ) |  | (9,399 | ) |  | (36,163 | ) |  | (18,203 | )

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the quarterly financial data in the annual financial statements. The disclosure may include a tabular presentation of financial information for each fiscal quarter for the current and previous year, including revenues, gross profit, income or loss before extraordinary items and earnings per share data. It also includes an indication if the information in the note is unaudited, comments on the aggregate effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability or are pertinent to an understanding of the information furnished. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a)-(j) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20225539&loc=d3e1280-108306 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 6 -Section G -Subsection 1 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 13 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6372559&loc=d3e765-108305 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 28 -Paragraph 30 -Subparagraph a-j -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6372559&loc=d3e725-108305 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 28 -Paragraph 23, 24 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-K (SK) -Number 229 -Section 302 -Paragraph a + Details
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