| Financial data by segment |
Financial data by segment is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In thousands | Three Months Ended June 28, 2014 | | Three Months Ended June 29, 2013 | | Six Months Ended June 28, 2014 | | Six Months Ended June 29, 2013 | Net sales: | | | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 235,419 |
| | $ | 159,444 |
| | $ | 448,937 |
| | $ | 312,449 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 139,458 |
| | 72,938 |
| | 283,079 |
| | 151,212 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 46,173 |
| | 42,428 |
| | 93,688 |
| | 80,395 |
| Oriented Polymers | 18,848 |
| | 16,728 |
| | 36,778 |
| | 34,564 |
| Total | $ | 439,898 |
| | $ | 291,538 |
| | $ | 862,482 |
| | $ | 578,620 |
| | | | | | | | | Operating income (loss): | | | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 22,572 |
| | $ | 14,557 |
| | $ | 41,066 |
| | $ | 26,031 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 4,499 |
| | 3,419 |
| | 11,174 |
| | 6,712 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 4,707 |
| | 5,035 |
| | 8,859 |
| | 9,589 |
| Oriented Polymers | 1,836 |
| | 1,431 |
| | 3,092 |
| | 3,023 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (16,838 | ) | | (14,364 | ) | | (30,091 | ) | | (24,055 | ) | Eliminations | (93 | ) | | (23 | ) | | (130 | ) | | (61 | ) | Subtotal | 16,683 |
| | 10,055 |
| | 33,970 |
| | 21,239 |
| Special charges, net | (24,264 | ) | | (1,750 | ) | | (32,975 | ) | | (3,554 | ) | Total | $ | (7,581 | ) | | $ | 8,305 |
| | $ | 995 |
| | $ | 17,685 |
| | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization expense: | | | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 14,445 |
| | $ | 8,086 |
| | $ | 26,970 |
| | $ | 16,403 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 7,494 |
| | 3,004 |
| | 12,975 |
| | 6,063 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 5,524 |
| | 4,808 |
| | 11,096 |
| | 8,197 |
| Oriented Polymers | 342 |
| | 348 |
| | 679 |
| | 696 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (292 | ) | | 421 |
| | 48 |
| | 853 |
| Subtotal | 27,513 |
| | 16,667 |
| | 51,768 |
| | 32,212 |
| Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 1,274 |
| | 607 |
| | 2,300 |
| | 1,214 |
| Total | $ | 28,787 |
| | $ | 17,274 |
| | $ | 54,068 |
| | $ | 33,426 |
| | | | | | | | | Capital spending: | | | | | | | | Americas Nonwovens | $ | 12,282 |
| | $ | 1,233 |
| | $ | 20,501 |
| | $ | 2,051 |
| Europe Nonwovens | 1,512 |
| | 501 |
| | 4,021 |
| | 1,049 |
| Asia Nonwovens | 4,884 |
| | 9,964 |
| | 7,484 |
| | 22,523 |
| Oriented Polymers | 50 |
| | 101 |
| | 91 |
| | 226 |
| Corporate | 957 |
| | 384 |
| | 1,703 |
| | 651 |
| Total | $ | 19,685 |
| | $ | 12,183 |
| | $ | 33,800 |
| | $ | 26,500 |
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