Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

The Company is in the business of manufacturing and distributing exterior residential building products. The Company has a single operating segment and a single reportable segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is considered to be the Chief Executive Officer. The chief operating decision maker allocates resources and assesses performance of the business and other activities at the single operating segment level.

The following table sets forth a summary of net sales by principal product offering (in thousands):

	Years Ended
	January 3, 2015		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
Vinyl windows	$	401,550	$	369,869	$	357,267
Vinyl siding products	213,949		216,872		227,374
Metal products	155,464		166,602		174,111
Third-party manufactured products	296,927		314,408		302,966
Other products and services	119,083		101,847		80,803
	$	1,186,973	$	1,169,598	$	1,142,521

Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

The Company operates principally in the U.S. and Canada. Net sales and long-lived assets by country were determined based on the location of the selling subsidiary as follows (in thousands):

	Years Ended
	January 3, 2015		December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
Net Sales:
United States	$	965,739	$	950,977	$	904,791
Canada	221,234		218,621		237,730
	$	1,186,973	$	1,169,598	$	1,142,521

	January 3, 2015		December 28, 2013
Long-lived Assets:
United States	$	64,451	$	66,922
Canada	29,449		34,023
	$	93,900	$	100,945