Iterate through all attached field_collections
<?php
// Iterate through all attached field_collections
foreach ($node->field_section['und'] as $delta => $value) {
$fc_entity_id = $value['value'];
// If a background image exists, set it to be the background.
if (isset($vars['content']['field_section']['' . $delta .'']['entity']['field_collection_item']['' . $fc_entity_id . '']['field_section_background']['0']['#item'])) {
$bg_image = $vars['content']['field_section']['' . $delta .'']['entity']['field_collection_item']['' . $fc_entity_id . '']['field_section_background'][0]['#item']['uri'];
$bg_image_path = file_create_url($bg_image);
if (!empty($bg_image)) {
if ($vars['content']['field_section']['' . $delta .'']) {
$vars['content']['field_section']['' . $delta .'']['#prefix'] = '<div class="section-bg" style="background-image:url(' . $bg_image_path . ');">';
$vars['content']['field_section']['' . $delta .'']['#suffix'] = '</div>';
}
}
// Unset background image.
unset ($vars['content']['field_section']['' . $delta .'']['entity']['field_collection_item']['' . $fc_entity_id . '']['field_section_background']);
}
}