Basis of Presentation (Details)	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014 facilities supply_centers distributors	Oct. 13, 2010 Associated Materials, LLC	Sep. 27, 2014 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	126