Schedule I Condensed Balance Sheet Parentheticals (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Class A Common Stock, authorized	1,200,000
Euramax Holdings, Inc. (Parent Company only)
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Class A Common Stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Class A Common Stock, authorized	600,000	600,000
Class A Common Stock, outstanding	188,938	185,388
Class B Convertible Restricted Stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Class B Convertible Restricted Stock, authorized	600,000	600,000
Class B Convertible Restricted Stock, outstanding	0	0