Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2015 shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0000802967
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Oct. 03, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Membership interests description	The registrant’s membership interests outstanding were held by an affiliate of the Registrant
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-02
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Common Shares Outstanding	0