Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Nov. 12, 2014
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. 27, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Membership interests description	The registrant’s membership interests outstanding were held by an affiliate of the Registrant
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-03
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Common Shares Outstanding		0