Basis of Presentation (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2014 facilities	Jun. 28, 2014 supply_centers distributors	Oct. 13, 2010 Associated Materials, LLC	Jun. 29, 2013 Hellman & Friedman LLC Affiliated Investment Funds
Entity Information [Line Items]
Independent distributors		275
Entity ownership percentage by Holdings upon merger			100.00%
Percentage of Holdings stock held by investment funds affiliated with H&F				97.00%
Number of manufacturing facilities	11
Contractor customers		50,000
Company Owned Supply Centers		124