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Special Charges, Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014
Special Charges, Net [Abstract] |
Summary of special charges | These amounts are included in Special charges, net in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). A summary for each respective period is as follows:
In thousands | Three Months Ended March 29, 2014 |  | Three Months Ended March 30, 2013
Restructuring and plant realignment costs: |  |  |
Internal redesign and restructure of global operations | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 1,543 |
Plant realignment costs | 2,905 |  |  | 96 |
IS support initiative | — |  |  | 7 |
Total restructuring and plant realignment costs | 3,145 |  |  | 1,646 |
Acquisition and integration costs: |  |  |
Fiberweb costs | 3,034 |  |  | — |
Total acquisition and merger related costs | 3,034 |  |  | — |
Other special charges: |  |  |
Other charges | 2,532 |  |  | 158 |
Total | $ | 8,711 |  |  | $ | 1,804 |
Internal redesign and restructure of global operations [Table Text Block] | Costs incurred for the respective periods presented consisted of the following:
In thousands | Three Months Ended March 29, 2014 |  | Three Months Ended March 30, 2013
Employee separation | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 86 |
Professional consulting fees | — |  |  | 1,255 |
Relocation, recruitment and other | 233 |  |  | 202 |
Total | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 1,543 |
Summary of components of accrued liability with respect to Company's business restructuring activities |
In thousands | Three Months Ended March 29, 2014 |  | Three Months Ended March 30, 2013
Beginning balance | $ | 8,460 |  |  | $ | 6,278 |
Additions | 2,912 |  |  | 188 |
Cash payments | (5,385 | ) |  | (2,535 | )
Adjustments | (123 | ) |  | (57 | )
Ending balance | $ | 5,864 |  |  | $ | 3,874 |

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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=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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