| Financial data by segment |
Financial data by reportable segment is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In thousands | Three Months
Ended
September 27,
2014 | | Three Months
Ended
September 28,
2013 | | Nine Months
Ended
September 27,
2014 | | Nine Months
Ended
September 28,
2013 | Net sales: | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 214,490 |
| | $ | 137,230 |
| | $ | 603,214 |
| | $ | 409,454 |
| South America | 107,963 |
| | 38,962 |
| | 204,954 |
| | 113,752 |
| Europe | 125,958 |
| | 67,901 |
| | 409,037 |
| | 219,113 |
| Asia | 49,602 |
| | 44,886 |
| | 143,290 |
| | 125,280 |
| Total | $ | 498,013 |
| | $ | 288,979 |
| | $ | 1,360,495 |
| | $ | 867,599 |
| | | | | | | | | Operating income (loss): | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 22,670 |
| | $ | 14,478 |
| | $ | 63,427 |
| | $ | 40,347 |
| South America | (3,454 | ) | | 2,144 |
| | 3,248 |
| | 5,329 |
| Europe | 2,377 |
| | 2,524 |
| | 12,703 |
| | 9,236 |
| Asia | 2,068 |
| | 4,134 |
| | 10,927 |
| | 13,723 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (6,652 | ) | | (9,108 | ) | | (36,742 | ) | | (33,164 | ) | Eliminations | (47 | ) | | (106 | ) | | (177 | ) | | (166 | ) | Subtotal | 16,962 |
| | 14,066 |
| | 53,386 |
| | 35,305 |
| Special charges, net | (14,893 | ) | | (7,093 | ) | | (47,868 | ) | | (10,647 | ) | Total | $ | 2,069 |
| | $ | 6,973 |
| | $ | 5,518 |
| | $ | 24,658 |
| | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization expense: | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 16,475 |
| | $ | 6,379 |
| | $ | 35,988 |
| | $ | 19,193 |
| South America | 8,295 |
| | 2,106 |
| | 13,068 |
| | 6,391 |
| Europe | 7,249 |
| | 3,089 |
| | 21,034 |
| | 9,153 |
| Asia | 5,247 |
| | 5,605 |
| | 16,343 |
| | 13,802 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (2,163 | ) | | 430 |
| | (2,115 | ) | | 1,282 |
| Subtotal | 35,103 |
| | 17,609 |
| | 84,318 |
| | 49,821 |
| Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 1,670 |
| | 607 |
| | 3,970 |
| | 1,821 |
| Total | $ | 36,773 |
| | $ | 18,216 |
| | $ | 88,288 |
| | $ | 51,642 |
| | | | | | | | | Capital spending: | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 6,221 |
| | $ | 1,704 |
| | $ | 23,079 |
| | $ | 3,662 |
| South America | 3,489 |
| | 807 |
| | 7,223 |
| | 1,126 |
| Europe | 4,399 |
| | 1,877 |
| | 8,420 |
| | 2,926 |
| Asia | 5,134 |
| | 3,914 |
| | 12,618 |
| | 26,437 |
| Corporate | 766 |
| | 697 |
| | 2,469 |
| | 1,348 |
| Total | $ | 20,009 |
| | $ | 8,999 |
| | $ | 53,809 |
| | $ | 35,499 |
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