Financial Guarantees and Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended |
6 Months Ended |
|
|
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 28, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 28, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 28, 2013 |
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
$ 457,694
|
$ 439,898
|
$ 918,932
|
$ 862,482
|
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |
31,779
|
|
31,779
|
|
$ 31,892
|
|
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
61,693
|
|
61,693
|
|
67,124
|
|
| Liabilities |
1,995,352
|
|
1,995,352
|
|
1,969,793
|
|
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
82,130
|
|
82,130
|
|
89,181
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
358,745
|
|
358,745
|
|
390,723
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
187,251
|
211,196
|
187,251
|
211,196
|
178,491
|
$ 86,064
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
251,018
|
|
251,018
|
|
247,727
|
|
| Inventories, net |
149,582
|
|
149,582
|
|
173,701
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
11,858
|
|
11,858
|
|
16,776
|
|
| Other current assets |
81,156
|
|
81,156
|
|
89,121
|
|
| Total current assets |
680,865
|
|
680,865
|
|
705,816
|
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $285,648 and $230,681, respectively |
854,887
|
|
854,887
|
|
870,230
|
|
| Goodwill |
218,861
|
|
218,861
|
|
220,554
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
182,573
|
|
182,573
|
|
178,911
|
|
| Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
17,500
|
|
17,500
|
|
18,231
|
|
| Other noncurrent assets |
36,758
|
|
36,758
|
|
41,431
|
|
| Total assets |
1,991,444
|
|
1,991,444
|
|
2,035,173
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Common stock |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total Polymer Group, Inc. shareholders' equity |
(86,427)
|
|
(86,427)
|
|
(24,355)
|
|
| Noncontrolling interest |
389
|
|
389
|
|
554
|
|
| Total equity (deficit) |
(86,038)
|
|
(86,038)
|
|
(23,801)
|
|
| Total liabilities and equity |
1,991,444
|
|
1,991,444
|
|
2,035,173
|
|
| Short-term borrowings |
36,761
|
|
36,761
|
|
17,665
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities |
1,486,695
|
|
1,486,695
|
|
1,433,283
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent |
50,092
|
|
50,092
|
|
36,223
|
|
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current |
271,898
|
|
271,898
|
|
321,313
|
|
| Accrued Income Taxes, Current |
9,514
|
|
9,514
|
|
9,636
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
8,793
|
|
8,793
|
|
10,217
|
|
| Cost of Goods Sold |
352,170
|
353,312
|
707,990
|
701,431
|
|
|
| Gross Profit |
105,524
|
86,586
|
210,942
|
161,051
|
|
|
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense |
66,175
|
64,169
|
131,164
|
119,703
|
|
|
| Special Charges Net |
(6,613)
|
(24,264)
|
(12,635)
|
(32,975)
|
|
|
| Other Cost and Expense, Operating |
189
|
3,855
|
(1,234)
|
4,924
|
|
|
| Operating income (loss): |
32,547
|
(5,702)
|
68,377
|
3,449
|
|
|
| Interest Expense |
27,011
|
20,917
|
54,644
|
38,823
|
|
|
| Intercompany Royalty and Technical Service Fees Net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Foreign currency and other, net |
3,217
|
10,003
|
(40,706)
|
14,962
|
|
|
| Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
(4,251)
|
(27,354)
|
(39,977)
|
(31,150)
|
|
|
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
3,317
|
(5,413)
|
7,865
|
287
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) |
(7,568)
|
(21,941)
|
(47,842)
|
(31,437)
|
|
|
| Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest |
1,176
|
(2,277)
|
860
|
(2,293)
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) attributable to AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc. |
(8,744)
|
(19,664)
|
(48,702)
|
(29,144)
|
|
|
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. |
5,483
|
(17,661)
|
(63,153)
|
(25,454)
|
|
|
| Issuer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |
9,976
|
|
9,976
|
|
7,143
|
|
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
256
|
|
256
|
|
461
|
|
| Liabilities |
1,529,697
|
|
1,529,697
|
|
1,460,142
|
|
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
82,130
|
|
82,130
|
|
89,181
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
43,930
|
|
43,930
|
|
49,622
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
153
|
296
|
153
|
296
|
34,720
|
2,068
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Inventories, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Other current assets |
15,664
|
|
15,664
|
|
10,465
|
|
| Total current assets |
15,817
|
|
15,817
|
|
45,185
|
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $285,648 and $230,681, respectively |
6,011
|
|
6,011
|
|
5,445
|
|
| Goodwill |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
28,586
|
|
28,586
|
|
34,529
|
|
| Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries |
1,472,392
|
|
1,472,392
|
|
1,437,946
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
2,315
|
|
2,315
|
|
1,578
|
|
| Other noncurrent assets |
279
|
|
279
|
|
285
|
|
| Total assets |
1,525,400
|
|
1,525,400
|
|
1,524,968
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Common stock |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total Polymer Group, Inc. shareholders' equity |
(86,427)
|
|
(86,427)
|
|
(24,355)
|
|
| Noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total equity (deficit) |
(86,427)
|
|
(86,427)
|
|
(24,355)
|
|
| Total liabilities and equity |
1,525,400
|
|
1,525,400
|
|
1,524,968
|
|
| Short-term borrowings |
977
|
|
977
|
|
405
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities |
1,485,511
|
|
1,485,511
|
|
1,410,059
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current |
30,029
|
|
30,029
|
|
39,529
|
|
| Accrued Income Taxes, Current |
52
|
|
52
|
|
223
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
2,896
|
|
2,896
|
|
2,322
|
|
| Cost of Goods Sold |
0
|
93
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross Profit |
0
|
(93)
|
|
|
|
|
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense |
15,278
|
12,101
|
|
|
|
|
| Special Charges Net |
(2,142)
|
(14,972)
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Cost and Expense, Operating |
44
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating income (loss): |
(17,464)
|
(27,166)
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest Expense |
20,867
|
13,487
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany Royalty and Technical Service Fees Net |
(1,947)
|
9,893
|
|
|
|
|
| Foreign currency and other, net |
526
|
12,117
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
38,282
|
26,163
|
|
|
|
|
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
(10,580)
|
(23,004)
|
|
|
|
|
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
(1,836)
|
(3,340)
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) |
(8,744)
|
(19,664)
|
|
|
|
|
| Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) attributable to AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc. |
(8,744)
|
(19,664)
|
|
|
|
|
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. |
5,483
|
(17,661)
|
|
|
|
|
| Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
140,017
|
147,350
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
35,445
|
|
35,445
|
|
36,839
|
|
| Liabilities |
100,354
|
|
100,354
|
|
119,274
|
|
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
54,181
|
|
54,181
|
|
67,538
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
116,870
|
121,459
|
116,870
|
121,459
|
76,744
|
13,103
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
47,929
|
|
47,929
|
|
39,504
|
|
| Inventories, net |
45,901
|
|
45,901
|
|
54,044
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
258
|
|
258
|
|
3,279
|
|
| Other current assets |
12,730
|
|
12,730
|
|
19,250
|
|
| Total current assets |
223,688
|
|
223,688
|
|
192,821
|
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $285,648 and $230,681, respectively |
202,011
|
|
202,011
|
|
204,800
|
|
| Goodwill |
55,999
|
|
55,999
|
|
55,999
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
114,907
|
|
114,907
|
|
118,283
|
|
| Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries |
462,664
|
|
462,664
|
|
494,906
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Other noncurrent assets |
7,367
|
|
7,367
|
|
7,111
|
|
| Total assets |
1,066,636
|
|
1,066,636
|
|
1,073,920
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Common stock |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total Polymer Group, Inc. shareholders' equity |
966,282
|
|
966,282
|
|
954,646
|
|
| Noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total equity (deficit) |
966,282
|
|
966,282
|
|
954,646
|
|
| Total liabilities and equity |
1,066,636
|
|
1,066,636
|
|
1,073,920
|
|
| Short-term borrowings |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent |
10,728
|
|
10,728
|
|
14,897
|
|
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current |
51,662
|
|
51,662
|
|
64,552
|
|
| Accrued Income Taxes, Current |
1,371
|
|
1,371
|
|
2,986
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
1,148
|
|
1,148
|
|
0
|
|
| Cost of Goods Sold |
105,334
|
114,025
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross Profit |
34,683
|
33,325
|
|
|
|
|
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense |
13,484
|
14,909
|
|
|
|
|
| Special Charges Net |
(129)
|
(1,681)
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Cost and Expense, Operating |
72
|
(509)
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating income (loss): |
20,998
|
17,244
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest Expense |
(3,906)
|
482
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany Royalty and Technical Service Fees Net |
(1,430)
|
(1,140)
|
|
|
|
|
| Foreign currency and other, net |
1,733
|
(678)
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
13,600
|
(1,712)
|
|
|
|
|
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
41,667
|
15,512
|
|
|
|
|
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
3,378
|
671
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) |
38,289
|
14,841
|
|
|
|
|
| Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) attributable to AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc. |
38,289
|
14,841
|
|
|
|
|
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. |
52,559
|
17,046
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Guarantors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
325,305
|
308,021
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |
21,803
|
|
21,803
|
|
24,749
|
|
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
64,119
|
|
64,119
|
|
72,264
|
|
| Liabilities |
371,689
|
|
371,689
|
|
395,132
|
|
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
266,099
|
|
266,099
|
|
275,884
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
70,228
|
89,441
|
70,228
|
89,441
|
67,027
|
70,893
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
203,089
|
|
203,089
|
|
208,223
|
|
| Inventories, net |
103,681
|
|
103,681
|
|
120,775
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
14,831
|
|
14,831
|
|
16,523
|
|
| Other current assets |
52,762
|
|
52,762
|
|
59,406
|
|
| Total current assets |
444,591
|
|
444,591
|
|
471,954
|
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $285,648 and $230,681, respectively |
646,865
|
|
646,865
|
|
659,985
|
|
| Goodwill |
162,862
|
|
162,862
|
|
164,555
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
39,080
|
|
39,080
|
|
26,099
|
|
| Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries |
(843,916)
|
|
(843,916)
|
|
(811,794)
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
18,343
|
|
18,343
|
|
18,232
|
|
| Other noncurrent assets |
29,112
|
|
29,112
|
|
34,035
|
|
| Total assets |
496,937
|
|
496,937
|
|
563,066
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Common stock |
16,966
|
|
16,966
|
|
16,966
|
|
| Total Polymer Group, Inc. shareholders' equity |
107,893
|
|
107,893
|
|
150,414
|
|
| Noncontrolling interest |
389
|
|
389
|
|
554
|
|
| Total equity (deficit) |
125,248
|
|
125,248
|
|
167,934
|
|
| Total liabilities and equity |
496,937
|
|
496,937
|
|
563,066
|
|
| Short-term borrowings |
35,784
|
|
35,784
|
|
17,260
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities |
1,184
|
|
1,184
|
|
23,224
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent |
40,287
|
|
40,287
|
|
23,760
|
|
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current |
190,207
|
|
190,207
|
|
217,232
|
|
| Accrued Income Taxes, Current |
8,091
|
|
8,091
|
|
6,427
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
10,214
|
|
10,214
|
|
10,216
|
|
| Cost of Goods Sold |
254,464
|
254,667
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross Profit |
70,841
|
53,354
|
|
|
|
|
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense |
37,413
|
37,159
|
|
|
|
|
| Special Charges Net |
(4,342)
|
(7,611)
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Cost and Expense, Operating |
73
|
4,364
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating income (loss): |
29,013
|
4,220
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest Expense |
10,050
|
6,948
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany Royalty and Technical Service Fees Net |
3,377
|
(8,753)
|
|
|
|
|
| Foreign currency and other, net |
958
|
(1,436)
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
16,544
|
4,589
|
|
|
|
|
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
1,775
|
(2,744)
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) |
14,769
|
7,333
|
|
|
|
|
| Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest |
1,176
|
(2,277)
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) attributable to AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc. |
13,593
|
9,610
|
|
|
|
|
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. |
24,103
|
12,561
|
|
|
|
|
| Eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net |
(7,628)
|
(15,473)
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Current Maturities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Liabilities |
(6,388)
|
|
(6,388)
|
|
(4,755)
|
|
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
(5,465)
|
|
(5,465)
|
|
(2,321)
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
0
|
0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
0
|
$ 0
|
| Accounts receivable, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Inventories, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
(1,118)
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
(3,231)
|
|
(3,231)
|
|
(3,026)
|
|
| Other current assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total current assets |
(3,231)
|
|
(3,231)
|
|
(4,144)
|
|
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $285,648 and $230,681, respectively |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Goodwill |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Net investment in and advances to (from) subsidiaries |
(1,091,140)
|
|
(1,091,140)
|
|
(1,121,058)
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
(3,158)
|
|
(3,158)
|
|
(1,579)
|
|
| Other noncurrent assets |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total assets |
(1,097,529)
|
|
(1,097,529)
|
|
(1,126,781)
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Common stock |
(16,966)
|
|
(16,966)
|
|
(16,966)
|
|
| Total Polymer Group, Inc. shareholders' equity |
(1,074,175)
|
|
(1,074,175)
|
|
(1,105,060)
|
|
| Noncontrolling interest |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Total equity (deficit) |
(1,091,141)
|
|
(1,091,141)
|
|
(1,122,026)
|
|
| Total liabilities and equity |
(1,097,529)
|
|
(1,097,529)
|
|
(1,126,781)
|
|
| Short-term borrowings |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent |
(923)
|
|
(923)
|
|
(2,434)
|
|
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Accrued Income Taxes, Current |
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
| Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Current |
(5,465)
|
|
(5,465)
|
|
(2,321)
|
|
| Cost of Goods Sold |
(7,628)
|
(15,473)
|
|
|
|
|
| Gross Profit |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Selling, General and Administrative Expense |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Special Charges Net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Cost and Expense, Operating |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating income (loss): |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Interest Expense |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany Royalty and Technical Service Fees Net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Foreign currency and other, net |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
(51,882)
|
(24,451)
|
|
|
|
|
| Income (loss) before income taxes |
(51,882)
|
(24,451)
|
|
|
|
|
| Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) |
(51,882)
|
(24,451)
|
|
|
|
|
| Less: Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interest |
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income (loss) attributable to AVINTIV Specialty Materials Inc. |
(51,882)
|
(24,451)
|
|
|
|
|
| Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Polymer Group, Inc. |
(76,662)
|
$ (29,607)
|
|
|
|
|
| Maximum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
99,820
|
|
99,820
|
|
109,564
|
|
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest |
$ 82,130
|
|
$ 82,130
|
|
$ 89,181
|
|