Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Mar. 20, 2015	Mar. 21, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Registrant Name	ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0000802967
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-03
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 03, 2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Membership interests description		The registrant’s membership interests outstanding were held by an affiliate of the Registrant
Common Shares Outstanding			0
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float				$ 0