Subsidiary Guarantors - (Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011	Sep. 29, 2012	Oct. 01, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 325,034	$ 349,201	$ 852,379	$ 856,396
Cost of sales	243,430	264,042	648,975	650,818
Gross profit	81,604	85,159	203,404	205,578
Selling, general and administrative expenses	59,451	63,576	178,463	188,116
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)	0	72,242	0	72,242
Income (loss) from operations	22,153	(50,659)	24,941	(54,780)
Interest expense, net	19,085	19,056	56,697	56,851
Foreign currency loss	(17)	371	220	465
Income (loss) before income taxes	3,085	(70,086)	(31,976)	(112,096)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,555	(22,068)	4,991	(19,767)
Income (loss) before equity loss from subsidiaries	530	(48,018)	(36,967)	(92,329)
Equity loss from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	530	(48,018)	(36,967)	(92,329)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax	16	0	40	0
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	11,662	(34,199)	13,103	(18,809)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	12,208	(82,217)	(23,824)	(111,138)
Company
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	241,436	261,047	636,915	631,543
Cost of sales	181,626	199,263	485,784	484,113
Gross profit	59,810	61,784	151,131	147,430
Selling, general and administrative expenses	46,961	51,542	141,729	151,623
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)		50,200		50,200
Income (loss) from operations	12,849	(39,958)	9,402	(54,393)
Interest expense, net	18,538	18,520	55,315	55,379
Foreign currency loss	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	(5,689)	(58,478)	(45,913)	(109,772)
Income tax expense (benefit)	462	(19,842)	1,868	(19,842)
Income (loss) before equity loss from subsidiaries	(6,151)	(38,636)	(47,781)	(89,930)
Equity loss from subsidiaries	6,681	(9,382)	10,814	(2,399)
Net income (loss)	530	(48,018)	(36,967)	(92,329)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax	40		40
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	11,662	(34,199)	13,103	(18,809)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	12,232	(82,217)	(23,824)	(111,138)
Co-Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)		0		0
Income (loss) from operations	0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency loss	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before equity loss from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Equity loss from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax	0		0
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Subsidiary Guarantors
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	47,830	45,630	133,563	124,107
Cost of sales	44,944	43,372	126,420	119,381
Gross profit	2,886	2,258	7,143	4,726
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,603	841	4,782	2,741
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)		3,965		3,965
Income (loss) from operations	1,283	(2,548)	2,361	(1,980)
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency loss	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,283	(2,548)	2,361	(1,980)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(23)	1,578	(59)	1,578
Income (loss) before equity loss from subsidiaries	1,306	(4,126)	2,420	(3,558)
Equity loss from subsidiaries	5,375	(5,256)	8,394	1,159
Net income (loss)	6,681	(9,382)	10,814	(2,399)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax	(1)		(1)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	6,680	(9,382)	10,813	(2,399)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	84,424	88,432	218,919	223,382
Cost of sales	65,516	67,315	173,789	169,960
Gross profit	18,908	21,117	45,130	53,422
Selling, general and administrative expenses	10,887	11,193	31,952	33,752
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)		18,077		18,077
Income (loss) from operations	8,021	(8,153)	13,178	1,593
Interest expense, net	547	536	1,382	1,472
Foreign currency loss	(17)	371	220	465
Income (loss) before income taxes	7,491	(9,060)	11,576	(344)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2,116	(3,804)	3,182	(1,503)
Income (loss) before equity loss from subsidiaries	5,375	(5,256)	8,394	1,159
Equity loss from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	5,375	(5,256)	8,394	1,159
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax	12		36
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	11,662	(34,199)	13,103	(18,809)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	17,049	(39,455)	21,533	(17,650)
Reclassification/Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	(48,656)	(45,908)	(137,018)	(122,636)
Cost of sales	(48,656)	(45,908)	(137,018)	(122,636)
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Impairment of intangible assets, indefinite-lived (excluding goodwill)		0		0
Income (loss) from operations	0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency loss	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Income tax expense (benefit)	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before equity loss from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Equity loss from subsidiaries	(12,056)	14,638	(19,208)	1,240
Net income (loss)	(12,056)	14,638	(19,208)	1,240
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Pension and other postretirement benefit adjustments, net of tax	(35)		(35)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax	(11,662)	34,199	(13,103)	18,809
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$ (23,753)	$ 48,837	$ (32,346)	$ 20,049