| Financial data by segment |
Financial data by segment is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In thousands | Three Months Ended June 29, 2013 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 | | Six Months Ended June 29, 2013 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | Net sales | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 159,444 |
| $ | 165,536 |
| | $ | 312,449 |
| $ | 331,429 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 72,938 |
| 76,015 |
| | 151,212 |
| 151,681 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 42,428 |
| 36,448 |
| | 80,395 |
| 72,871 |
| Oriented Polymers | 16,728 |
| 18,245 |
| | 34,564 |
| 35,434 |
| Total | $ | 291,538 |
| $ | 296,244 |
| | $ | 578,620 |
| $ | 591,415 |
| | | | | | | Operating income (loss) | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 14,557 |
| $ | 11,454 |
| | $ | 26,031 |
| $ | 30,743 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 3,419 |
| 3,487 |
| | 6,712 |
| 7,134 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 5,035 |
| 4,333 |
| | 9,589 |
| 8,344 |
| Oriented Polymers | 1,431 |
| 1,348 |
| | 3,023 |
| 3,025 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (14,364 | ) | (9,154 | ) | | (24,055 | ) | (18,522 | ) | Eliminations | (23 | ) | (70 | ) | | (61 | ) | 91 |
| Subtotal | 10,055 |
| 11,398 |
| | 21,239 |
| 30,815 |
| Special charges, net | (1,750 | ) | (8,753 | ) | | (3,554 | ) | (11,172 | ) | Total | $ | 8,305 |
| $ | 2,645 |
| | $ | 17,685 |
| $ | 19,643 |
| | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization expense | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 8,086 |
| $ | 9,028 |
| | $ | 16,403 |
| $ | 17,365 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 3,004 |
| 2,557 |
| | 6,063 |
| 5,253 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 4,808 |
| 3,501 |
| | 8,197 |
| 6,819 |
| Oriented Polymers | 348 |
| 336 |
| | 696 |
| 717 |
| Unallocated Corporate | 421 |
| 418 |
| | 853 |
| 854 |
| Subtotal | 16,667 |
| 15,840 |
| | 32,212 |
| 31,008 |
| Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 607 |
| 685 |
| | 1,214 |
| 1,370 |
| Total | $ | 17,274 |
| $ | 16,525 |
| | $ | 33,426 |
| $ | 32,378 |
| | | | | | | Capital spending | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 1,233 |
| $ | 1,174 |
| | $ | 2,051 |
| $ | 1,814 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 501 |
| 2,315 |
| | 1,049 |
| 4,558 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 9,964 |
| 12,743 |
| | 22,523 |
| 22,452 |
| Oriented Polymers | 101 |
| 84 |
| | 226 |
| 170 |
| Corporate | 384 |
| 2 |
| | 651 |
| 636 |
| Total | $ | 12,183 |
| $ | 16,318 |
| | $ | 26,500 |
| $ | 29,630 |
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