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Acquisitions Narrative (Details) | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 18, 2013 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) Country | Sep. 28, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2012 USD ($) | Jun. 11, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($) | Jan. 28, 2011 USD ($) | Jan. 28, 2011 Finite-Lived Intangible Assets USD ($) | Jun. 11, 2014 Senior Notes USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 Senior Secured Credit Agreement Line of Credit USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 7.75% Senior secured notes Senior Notes USD ($) | Dec. 28, 2013 7.75% Senior secured notes Senior Notes USD ($) | Jan. 28, 2011 7.75% Senior secured notes Senior Notes | Jan. 28, 2011 Trade names USD ($) | Nov. 27, 2013 Bridge Loan Senior Secured Bridge Credit Agreement USD ($) | Nov. 27, 2013 Bridge Loan Senior Unsecured Bridge Credit Agreement USD ($) | Jun. 11, 2014 Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member] USD ($) site | Sep. 27, 2014 Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member] USD ($) | Nov. 15, 2013 Fiberweb [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 17, 2013 Fiberweb [Member] GBP (£) site Country | Nov. 15, 2013 Fiberweb [Member] Trade names USD ($) | Jun. 11, 2014 North America [Member] Companhia Providencia Industria e Comercio [Member] site
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Merger Agreement, Acquisition Related Costs, Capitalized Loan Acquisition Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,600,000 |  |  |  |
Merger Agreement, Acquisition Related Costs, Loan Acquisition, Expensed Loan Acquisition Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,700,000 |  |  |  |
Interest acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71.25% |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Number of locations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |  | 1
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 424,590,000 |  | 287,800,000 |  |  |
Carrying amount of long-term debt |  | 1,491,379,000 |  |  |  | 896,668,000 |  |  | 210,000,000 |  | 504,000,000 | 560,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.875% |  |  |  | 7.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Portion of Purchase Price |  | 44,791,000 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,931,000 | 44,800,000 |  |  |  |
Accretion Rate on Deferred Purchase Price |  |  |  |  | 9.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in carrying value of inventory |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,900,000 |  | 9,700,000 |  |  |
Tangible asset impairment charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,800,000 |  | 24,500,000 |  |  |
Finite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Share price (in pounds per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 1.02 |  |
Proceeds from bridge loan |  | 21,594,000 | 1,879,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 268,000,000 | 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Blackstone | 30,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries in which entity operates |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |
Indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,400,000 |  |  |
Aggregrate purchase price of company |  |  |  |  |  |  | 403,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill acquired through merger |  |  |  | 86,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 72,000,000 | 48,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 23,500,000 |  |  |  |  | 85,996,000 |  | 11,412,000 |
Proceeds from credit agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 295,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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