Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	May 10, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0000802967
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Membership interests description	The registrant's membership interests outstanding were held by an affiliate of the Registrant
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Common Shares Outstanding		0