| Financial data by segment |
Financial data by segment is as follows: | | | | | | | | | In thousands | Three Months
Ended
March 30,
2013 | | Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2012 | Net sales | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 153,004 |
| | $ | 165,893 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 78,274 |
| | 75,667 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 37,967 |
| | 36,423 |
| Oriented Polymers | 17,837 |
| | 17,188 |
| Total | $ | 287,082 |
| | $ | 295,171 |
| | | | | Operating income (loss) | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 11,474 |
| | $ | 19,289 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 3,292 |
| | 3,647 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 4,553 |
| | 4,011 |
| Oriented Polymers | 1,593 |
| | 1,677 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (9,692 | ) | | (9,368 | ) | Eliminations | (36 | ) | | 161 |
| Subtotal | 11,184 |
| | 19,417 |
| Special charges, net | (1,804 | ) | | (2,419 | ) | Total | $ | 9,380 |
| | $ | 16,998 |
| | | | | Depreciation and amortization expense | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 8,317 |
| | $ | 8,337 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 3,059 |
| | 2,695 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 3,389 |
| | 3,317 |
| Oriented Polymers | 348 |
| | 381 |
| Unallocated Corporate | 432 |
| | 437 |
| Subtotal | 15,545 |
| | 15,167 |
| Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 607 |
| | 685 |
| Total | $ | 16,152 |
| | $ | 15,852 |
| | | | | Capital spending | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 818 |
| | $ | 640 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 548 |
| | 2,243 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 12,559 |
| | 9,709 |
| Oriented Polymers | 125 |
| | 86 |
| Corporate | 267 |
| | 634 |
| Total | $ | 14,317 |
| | $ | 13,312 |
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| Division Assets |
| | | | | | | | | In thousands | March 30,
2013 | | December 29,
2012 | Division assets | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 494,577 |
| | $ | 513,765 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 197,831 |
| | 202,139 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 255,873 |
| | 248,790 |
| Oriented Polymers | 28,626 |
| | 25,329 |
| Corporate | 36,728 |
| | 32,046 |
| Total | $ | 1,013,635 |
| | $ | 1,022,069 |
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