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Special Charges, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Special Charges, Net [Abstract] |
Summary of special charges | These amounts are included in Special charges, net in the Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). A summary for each respective period is as follows:
In thousands | Three Months Ended September 28, 2013 | Three Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Nine Months Ended September 28, 2013 | Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Restructuring and plant realignment costs |  |  |  |  |
Internal redesign and restructure of global operations | $ | 231 |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 2,172 |  | $ | 8,916 |
Plant realignment costs | 411 |  | 942 |  |  | 1,521 |  | 1,953 |
IS support initiative | — |  | 5 |  |  | 25 |  | 779 |
Other restructure initiatives | 20 |  | — |  |  | 63 |  | 163 |
Total restructuring and plant realignment costs | 662 |  | 1,753 |  |  | 3,781 |  | 11,811 |
Acquisition and merger related costs |  |  |  |  |
Blackstone acquisition costs | 38 |  | 2 |  |  | 38 |  | 452 |
Fiberweb acquisition costs | 6,177 |  | — |  |  | 6,220 |  | — |
Total acquisition and merger related costs | 6,215 |  | 2 |  |  | 6,258 |  | 452 |
Other special charges |  |  |  |  |
Colombia flood | — |  | — |  |  | — |  | 57 |
Other charges | 216 |  | (23 | ) |  | 608 |  | 584 |
Total other special charges | 216 |  | (23 | ) |  | 608 |  | 641 |
Total special charges, net | $ | 7,093 |  | $ | 1,732 |  |  | $ | 10,647 |  | $ | 12,904 |
Internal Redesign and Restructure Detail [Table Text Block] | Costs incurred for the respective periods presented consisted of the following:
In thousands | Three Months Ended September 28, 2013 | Three Months Ended September 29, 2012 |  | Nine Months Ended September 28, 2013 | Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Employee separation | $ | 1 |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 137 |  | $ | 6,153 |
Professional consulting fees | 95 |  | — |  |  | 1,497 |  | 1,588 |
Relocation, recruitment and other | 135 |  | 731 |  |  | 538 |  | 1,175 |
Total | $ | 231 |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 2,172 |  | $ | 8,916 |
Summary of components of accrued liability with respect to Company's business restructuring activities | Changes in the Company's reserves for the respective periods presented were as follows:
In thousands | Nine Months Ended September 28, 2013 |  | Nine Months Ended September 29, 2012
Beginning balance | $ | 6,278 |  |  | $ | 1,100 |
Additions | 1,746 |  |  | 11,811 |
Cash payments | (6,386 | ) |  | (9,210 | )
Adjustments | (71 | ) |  | (33 | )
Ending balance | $ | 1,567 |  |  | $ | 3,668 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph b(2) -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. + Details
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