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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Total USD ($) | Predecessor USD ($) | Predecessor Common Class A USD ($) | Predecessor Total Polymer Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity USD ($) | Predecessor Total Polymer Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity Common Class A USD ($) | Predecessor Common Stock USD ($) | Predecessor Common Stock Common Class A USD ($) | Predecessor Additional Paid-in Capital USD ($) | Predecessor Additional Paid-in Capital Common Class A USD ($) | Predecessor Retained Deficit USD ($) | Predecessor Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) USD ($) | Predecessor Noncontrolling Interest USD ($) | Successor USD ($) | Successor Total Polymer Group, Inc. Shareholders' Equity USD ($) | Successor Common Stock | Successor Additional Paid-in Capital USD ($) | Successor Retained Deficit USD ($) | Successor Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) USD ($) | Successor Noncontrolling Interest USD ($)
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Balance -- beginning of period at Jan. 01, 2011 |  | $ 143,252 |  | $ 134,336 |  | $ 214 |  | $ 216,888 |  | $ (121,819) | $ 39,053 | $ 8,916 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- beginning of period, shares at Jan. 01, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  | 21,429 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  | (18,120) |  | (18,203) |  |  |  |  |  | (18,203) |  | 83 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 83 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash flow hedge adjustment |  | 183 |  | 183 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  | 13,591 |  | 13,591 |  |  |  | 13,591 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock call option reclass |  |  | 6,436 |  | 6,436 |  | 4 |  | 6,432 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 394 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency translation |  | 2,845 |  | 2,845 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,845 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- end of period at Jan. 28, 2011 |  | 148,187 |  | 139,188 |  | 218 |  | 236,911 |  | (140,022) | 42,081 | 8,999 | 7,247 |  |  |  |  |  | 7,247
Balance -- end of period, shares at Jan. 28, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  | 21,823 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (76,112) | (76,171) |  |  | (76,171) |  | 59
Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intercompany equipment sale elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (58) | (58) |  | (58) |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 731 | 731 |  | 731 |  |  |
Buyout of noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,247) | 121 |  | 59 |  | 62 | (7,368)
Common stock call option reclass |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 259,865 | 259,865 |  | 259,865 |  |  |
Issuance of Stock, shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Employee benefit plans, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,161) | (6,161) |  |  |  | (6,161) |
Currency translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,290) | (3,352) |  |  |  | (3,352) | 62
Balance -- end of period at Dec. 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 187,297 | 187,297 |  | 260,597 | (76,171) | 2,871 | 0
Balance -- end of period, shares at Dec. 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (265) |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- end of period at Mar. 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 187,297 | 187,297 |  | 260,597 | (76,171) | 2,871 |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,038) | (26,038) |  |  | (26,038) |  |
Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intercompany equipment sale elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,202) | (1,202) |  | (1,202) |  |  |
Intercompany equipment sale elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,087 | 1,087 |  | 1,087 |  |  |
Reclassification of Common Shares Call Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,144) | (5,144) |  | (5,144) |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 842 | 842 |  | 842 |  |  |
Employee benefit plans, net of tax | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,927 | 19,927 |  |  |  | 19,927 |
Currency translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,287 | 2,287 |  |  |  | 2,287 |
Balance -- end of period at Dec. 29, 2012 | 139,202 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139,202 | 139,202 |  | 256,180 | (102,209) | (14,769) |
Balance -- end of period, shares at Dec. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Balance -- beginning of period at Sep. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,033) |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- end of period at Dec. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139,202 |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- end of period, shares at Dec. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,227) |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- end of period at Mar. 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- beginning of period at Dec. 29, 2012 | 139,202 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 139,202 | 139,202 |  | 256,180 | (102,209) | (14,769) | 0
Balance -- beginning of period, shares at Dec. 29, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (38,272) | (38,238) |  |  | (38,238) |  |
Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (34) |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Increase from Business Combination | 849 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 849 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intercompany equipment sale elimination | (1,200) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130 | 130 |  | (130) |  |  |
Intercompany equipment sale elimination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (222) | (222) |  | (222) |  |  |
Reclassification of Common Shares Call Option |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,340 | 3,340 |  | (3,340) |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,990 | 3,990 |  | 3,990 |  |  |
Common stock call option reclass |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,726 | 30,726 |  | 30,726 |  |  |
Employee benefit plans, net of tax | 400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,046 | 2,046 |  |  |  | 2,046 |
Currency translation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,737 | 8,709 |  |  |  | 8,709 | 28
Balance -- end of period at Dec. 28, 2013 | 146,434 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146,434 | 145,591 |  | 294,144 | (140,447) | (8,106) | 843
Balance -- end of period, shares at Dec. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Balance -- beginning of period at Sep. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (15,872) |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- end of period at Dec. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 146,434 |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance -- end of period, shares at Dec. 28, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |

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