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Segment Information | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 28, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Information | Segment Information The Company is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of engineered materials, primarily focused on the production of nonwoven products. The Company operates through four segments, with the main source of revenue being the sales of primary and intermediate products to the hygiene, healthcare, wipes and industrial markets. The Company has one major customer that accounts for over 10% of its business, the loss of which would have a material adverse impact on reported financial results. Sales to this customer are reported within each of the Nonwoven segments. During 2012, the Company restructured its global operations for the purposes of realigning and repositioning the Company to consolidate the benefits of its global footprint, align resources and capabilities with future growth opportunities and provide for a more efficient structure to serve existing markets. As part of the change, the Company combined the Latin America Nonwovens segment and the U.S. Nonwoven segment to create the Americas Nonwoven segment. The Company's segments are now as follows: Americas Nonwovens, Europe Nonwovens, Asia Nonwovens and Oriented Polymers segments. Segment information for all years has been revised to reflect the new structure. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies except that the segment results are prepared on a management basis that is consistent with the manner in which the Company desegregates financial information for internal review and decision making. Intercompany sales between the segments are eliminated. Financial data by segment 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
Net sales |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 160,767 |  | $ | 163,321 |  |  | $ | 473,216 |  | $ | 494,750 |
Europe Nonwovens | 67,901 |  | 67,825 |  |  | 219,113 |  | 219,506 |
Asia Nonwovens | 44,886 |  | 42,900 |  |  | 125,280 |  | 115,771 |
Oriented Polymers | 15,425 |  | 16,051 |  |  | 49,990 |  | 51,485 |
Total | $ | 288,979 |  | $ | 290,097 |  |  | $ | 867,599 |  | $ | 881,512 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 16,075 |  | $ | 20,590 |  |  | $ | 42,106 |  | $ | 51,333 |
Europe Nonwovens | 2,524 |  | 2,249 |  |  | 9,236 |  | 9,383 |
Asia Nonwovens | 4,134 |  | 4,850 |  |  | 13,723 |  | 13,194 |
Oriented Polymers | 547 |  | 779 |  |  | 3,570 |  | 3,800 |
Unallocated Corporate | (9,108 | ) | (9,284 | ) |  | (33,164 | ) | (27,802 | )
Eliminations | (106 | ) | (19 | ) |  | (166 | ) | 72 |
Subtotal | 14,066 |  | 19,165 |  |  | 35,305 |  | 49,980 |
Special charges, net | (7,093 | ) | (1,732 | ) |  | (10,647 | ) | (12,904 | )
Total | $ | 6,973 |  | $ | 17,433 |  |  | $ | 24,658 |  | $ | 37,076 |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 8,137 |  | $ | 9,460 |  |  | $ | 24,540 |  | $ | 26,825 |
Europe Nonwovens | 3,089 |  | 2,858 |  |  | 9,153 |  | 8,111 |
Asia Nonwovens | 5,605 |  | 3,322 |  |  | 13,802 |  | 10,141 |
Oriented Polymers | 348 |  | 351 |  |  | 1,044 |  | 1,063 |
Unallocated Corporate | 430 |  | 411 |  |  | 1,282 |  | 1,270 |
Subtotal | 17,609 |  | 16,402 |  |  | 49,821 |  | 47,410 |
Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 607 |  | 686 |  |  | 1,821 |  | 2,056 |
Total | $ | 18,216 |  | $ | 17,088 |  |  | $ | 51,642 |  | $ | 49,466 |
Capital spending |  |  |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 1,939 |  | $ | 1,132 |  |  | $ | 3,990 |  | $ | 2,946 |
Europe Nonwovens | 1,877 |  | 2,636 |  |  | 2,926 |  | 7,194 |
Asia Nonwovens | 3,914 |  | 6,422 |  |  | 26,437 |  | 28,874 |
Oriented Polymers | 572 |  | 284 |  |  | 798 |  | 454 |
Corporate | 697 |  | 42 |  |  | 1,348 |  | 678 |
Total | $ | 8,999 |  | $ | 10,516 |  |  | $ | 35,499 |  | $ | 40,146 |
In thousands | September 28, 2013 |  | December 29, 2012
Division assets |  |  |
Americas Nonwovens | $ | 483,902 |  |  | $ | 513,765 |
Europe Nonwovens | 196,880 |  |  | 202,139 |
Asia Nonwovens | 278,101 |  |  | 248,790 |
Oriented Polymers | 27,574 |  |  | 25,329 |
Corporate | 34,225 |  |  | 32,046 |
Total | $ | 1,020,682 |  |  | $ | 1,022,069 |

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