Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Nov. 09, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0000802967
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Membership Interest Description		The registrant's membership interests outstanding were held by an affiliate of the Registrant
Common Shares Outstanding