Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Consolidated Net Sales by Segment

The tables below present net sales and operating income by segment for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, and also a reconciliation of total segment net sales and operating income to total consolidated net sales and operating income.

Consolidated net sales by segment:

	Quarter Ended   March 31,
In thousands	2017			2016
Performance Materials Segment:
Filtration	$	18,846		$	17,159
Thermal Insulation	7,425			6,275
Life Sciences Filtration	2,480			2,949
Performance Materials Segment net sales	28,751			26,383
Technical Nonwovens Segment (1):
Industrial Filtration	34,214			23,593
Advanced Materials (2)	24,704			7,614
Technical Nonwovens net sales	58,918			31,207
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment:
Metal parts	41,694			36,783
Tooling	2,586			5,214
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment net sales	44,280			41,997
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment:
Fiber parts	40,987			35,677
Tooling	385			184
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment net sales	41,372			35,861
Eliminations and Other (2)	(7,834		)	(5,748		)
Consolidated Net Sales	$	165,487		$	129,700

Operating Income by Segment

Operating income by segment:

	Quarter Ended   March 31,
In thousands	2017			2016
Performance Materials	$	1,589		$	2,138
Technical Nonwovens (1)	4,668			3,926
Thermal/Acoustical Metals	2,443			3,557
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers	12,289			10,324
Corporate Office Expenses	(6,034		)	(6,266		)
Consolidated Operating Income	$	14,955		$	13,679

(1) The Technical Nonwovens segment reports results of Texel and Gutsche for the period following the dates of acquisition of July 7, 2016 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

(2) Included in the Technical Nonwovens segment and Eliminations and Other is $6.3 million and $4.5 million in intercompany sales to the T/A Fibers segment for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.