| Financial data by segment |
Financial data by segment is as follows: | | | | | | | | | In thousands | Three Months
Ended
March 29,
2014 | | Three Months
Ended
March 30,
2013 | Net sales: | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 213,518 |
| | $ | 153,004 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 143,621 |
| | 78,274 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 47,515 |
| | 37,967 |
| Oriented Polymers | 17,930 |
| | 17,837 |
| Total | $ | 422,584 |
| | $ | 287,082 |
| | | | | Operating income (loss): | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 19,195 |
| | $ | 11,474 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 6,235 |
| | 3,292 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 4,152 |
| | 4,553 |
| Oriented Polymers | 1,256 |
| | 1,593 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (13,254 | ) | | (9,692 | ) | Eliminations | (36 | ) | | (36 | ) | Subtotal | 17,548 |
| | 11,184 |
| Special charges, net | (8,711 | ) | | (1,804 | ) | Total | $ | 8,837 |
| | $ | 9,380 |
| | | | | Depreciation and amortization expense: | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 11,828 |
| | $ | 8,317 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 5,925 |
| | 3,059 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 5,572 |
| | 3,389 |
| Oriented Polymers | 337 |
| | 348 |
| Unallocated Corporate | 340 |
| | 432 |
| Subtotal | 24,002 |
| | 15,545 |
| Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 1,026 |
| | 607 |
| Total | $ | 25,028 |
| | $ | 16,152 |
| | | | | Capital spending: | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 8,219 |
| | $ | 818 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 2,509 |
| | 548 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 2,600 |
| | 12,559 |
| Oriented Polymers | 41 |
| | 125 |
| Corporate | 746 |
| | 267 |
| Total | $ | 14,115 |
| | $ | 14,317 |
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| Division Assets |
| | | | | | | | | In thousands | March 29,
2014 | | December 28,
2013 | Division assets: | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 692,172 |
| | $ | 700,725 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 376,877 |
| | 403,184 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 256,983 |
| | 265,729 |
| Oriented Polymers | 25,889 |
| | 26,441 |
| Corporate | 78,116 |
| | 42,826 |
| Total | $ | 1,430,037 |
| | $ | 1,438,905 |
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