Reportable Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Reportable Segments [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Data by Reporting Segment

	Three months ended June 30,						Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Net sales
Machine Clothing	$	150,561		$	172,809		$	309,055		$	336,897
Albany Engineered Composites		21,728			20,709			44,558			36,928
Consolidated total	$	172,289		$	193,518		$	353,613		$	373,825
Operating income/(loss)
Machine Clothing	$	33,323		$	33,879		$	69,013		$	70,022
Albany Engineered Composites		(18,633	)		(3,545	)		(22,444	)		(7,021	)
Corporate expenses		(11,652	)		(11,357	)		(23,382	)		(23,423	)
Operating income before reconciling items		3,038			18,977			23,187			39,578
Reconciling items:
Interest income		(437	)		(356	)		(777	)		(552	)
Interest expense		3,139			3,073			6,155			6,187
Other expense/(income), net		2,820			(2,133	)		(465	)		(2,600	)
Income/(loss) before income taxes	$	($2,484	)	$	18,393		$	18,274		$	36,543

Schedule of Restructuring Costs by Reporting Segment

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Restructuring expense
Machine Clothing	$	1,211	$	1,297	$	10,212	$	2,159
Albany Engineered Composites		-		660		-		980
Consolidated total	$	1,211	$	1,957	$	10,212	$	3,139