| Financial data by segment |
Financial data by reportable segment is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In thousands | Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | Three Months Ended June 28, 2014 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | Six Months Ended June 28, 2014 | Net sales: | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 202,345 |
| | $ | 195,425 |
| | $ | 410,667 |
| | $ | 388,723 |
| South America | 88,443 |
| | 58,842 |
| | 181,529 |
| | 96,992 |
| Europe | 119,932 |
| | 139,458 |
| | 232,321 |
| | 283,079 |
| Asia | 46,974 |
| | 46,173 |
| | 94,415 |
| | 93,688 |
| Total | $ | 457,694 |
| | $ | 439,898 |
| | $ | 918,932 |
| | $ | 862,482 |
| | | | | | | | | Operating income (loss): | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 31,633 |
| | $ | 22,976 |
| | $ | 60,830 |
| | $ | 40,758 |
| South America | 9,606 |
| | 3,717 |
| | 23,280 |
| | 6,703 |
| Europe | 8,803 |
| | 4,093 |
| | 18,558 |
| | 10,325 |
| Asia | 4,479 |
| | 4,707 |
| | 9,762 |
| | 8,859 |
| Unallocated Corporate | (15,312 | ) | | (16,838 | ) | | (31,729 | ) | | (30,091 | ) | Eliminations | (49 | ) | | (93 | ) | | 311 |
| | (130 | ) | Subtotal | 39,160 |
| | 18,562 |
| | 81,012 |
| | 36,424 |
| Special charges, net | (6,613 | ) | | (24,264 | ) | | (12,635 | ) | | (32,975 | ) | Total | $ | 32,547 |
| | $ | (5,702 | ) | | $ | 68,377 |
| | $ | 3,449 |
| | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization expense: | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 12,726 |
| | $ | 9,684 |
| | $ | 25,403 |
| | $ | 19,513 |
| South America | 5,802 |
| | 2,819 |
| | 11,647 |
| | 4,772 |
| Europe | 4,872 |
| | 7,900 |
| | 8,872 |
| | 13,786 |
| Asia | 5,697 |
| | 5,524 |
| | 11,218 |
| | 11,096 |
| Unallocated Corporate | 1,087 |
| | (293 | ) | | 1,645 |
| | 48 |
| Subtotal | 30,184 |
| | 25,634 |
| | 58,785 |
| | 49,215 |
| Amortization of loan acquisition costs | 1,586 |
| | 1,274 |
| | 3,240 |
| | 2,300 |
| Total | $ | 31,770 |
| | $ | 26,908 |
| | $ | 62,025 |
| | $ | 51,515 |
| | | | | | | | | Capital spending: | | | | | | | | North America | $ | 10,830 |
| | $ | 10,807 |
| | $ | 14,277 |
| | $ | 16,858 |
| South America | 1,846 |
| | 1,525 |
| | 2,648 |
| | 3,734 |
| Europe | 5,405 |
| | 1,512 |
| | 8,512 |
| | 4,021 |
| Asia | (1,111 | ) | | 4,884 |
| | 2,357 |
| | 7,484 |
| Corporate | 1,040 |
| | 957 |
| | 1,226 |
| | 1,703 |
| Total | $ | 18,010 |
| | $ | 19,685 |
| | $ | 29,020 |
| | $ | 33,800 |
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Net sales by key application is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In thousands | Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | Three Months Ended June 28, 2014 | | Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 | | Six Months Ended June 28, 2014 | Personal Care | $ | 227,527 |
| | $ | 206,894 |
| | $ | 462,756 |
| | $ | 401,364 |
| Infection Prevention | 86,045 |
| | 84,695 |
| | 165,901 |
| | 165,134 |
| High Performance Solutions | 144,122 |
| | 148,309 |
| | 290,275 |
| | 295,984 |
| Total | $ | 457,694 |
| | $ | 439,898 |
| | $ | 918,932 |
| | $ | 862,482 |
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