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Financial Data by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2013
Net sales: |  |
Net sales | $ 422,584 | $ 287,082
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | 8,837 | 9,380
Special charges, net | (8,711) | (1,804)
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 25,028 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: | 14,115 | 14,317
Americas Nonwovens |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales | 213,518 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: | 8,219 |
Europe Nonwovens |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales | 143,621 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: | 2,509 |
Asia Nonwovens |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales | 47,515 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: | 2,600 |
Oriented Polymers |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales | 17,930 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: | 41 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | (13,254) |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 340 |
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: | 746 |
Eliminations |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | (36) |
Unallocated Amount to Segment |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 1,026 |
Successor |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales |  | 287,082
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | 9,380
Special charges, net |  | (1,804)
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 16,152
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: |  | 14,317
Successor | Americas Nonwovens |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales |  | 153,004
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: |  | 818
Successor | Europe Nonwovens |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales |  | 78,274
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: |  | 548
Successor | Asia Nonwovens |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales |  | 37,967
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: |  | 12,559
Successor | Oriented Polymers |  |
Net sales: |  |
Net sales |  | 17,837
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: |  | 125
Successor | Unallocated Corporate |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | (9,692)
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 432
Unallocated Corporate |  |
Capital spending: |  | 267
Successor | Eliminations |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | (36)
Successor | Unallocated Amount to Segment |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 607
Operating Segments |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | 17,548 |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 24,002 |
Operating Segments | Americas Nonwovens |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | 19,195 |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 11,828 |
Operating Segments | Europe Nonwovens |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | 6,235 |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 5,925 |
Operating Segments | Asia Nonwovens |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | 4,152 |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 5,572 |
Operating Segments | Oriented Polymers |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): | 1,256 |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: | 337 |
Operating Segments | Successor |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | 11,184
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 15,545
Operating Segments | Successor | Americas Nonwovens |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | 11,474
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 8,317
Operating Segments | Successor | Europe Nonwovens |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | 3,292
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 3,059
Operating Segments | Successor | Asia Nonwovens |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | 4,553
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | 3,389
Operating Segments | Successor | Oriented Polymers |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |
Operating income (loss): |  | 1,593
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense: |  | $ 348

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