Basis of Presentation	9 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation Associated Materials, LLC (the “Company”) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Associated Materials Incorporated, formerly known as AMH Intermediate Holdings Corp. (“Holdings”). Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Materials Group, Inc., formerly known as AMH Investment Holdings Corp. (“Parent”), which is controlled by investment funds affiliated with Hellman & Friedman LLC (“H&F”). Holdings and Parent do not have material assets or operations other than their direct and indirect ownership, respectively, of the membership interests of the Company. Approximately 97% of the capital stock of Parent is owned by investment funds affiliated with H&F. The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all of the normal recurring accruals and adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited results for the quarters and nine months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 23, 2015 (“Annual Report”). A detailed description of the Company’s significant accounting policies and management judgments is located in the audited financial statements included in its Annual Report. The Company is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of exterior residential building products in the United States (“U.S.”) and Canada. The Company was founded in 1947 when it first introduced residential aluminum siding under the Alside^® name. The Company offers a comprehensive range of exterior building products, including vinyl windows, vinyl siding, aluminum trim coil, aluminum and steel siding and related accessories, which are produced at the Company’s 11 manufacturing facilities. The Company also sells complementary products that it sources from a network of manufacturers, such as roofing materials, cladding materials, insulation, exterior doors, equipment and tools. The Company also provides installation services. The Company distributes these products through its extensive dual-distribution network to over 50,000 professional exterior contractors, builders and dealers, whom the Company refers to as its “contractor customers.” This dual-distribution network consists of 122 company-operated supply centers, through which the Company sells directly to its contractor customers, and its direct sales channel, through which the Company sells to more than 275 independent distributors, dealers and national account customers. Because most of the Company’s building products are intended for exterior use, sales and operating profits tend to be lower during periods of inclement weather. Weather conditions in the first quarter of each calendar year usually result in that quarter producing significantly less net sales and net cash flows from operations than in any other period of the year. Consequently, the Company has historically had losses or small profits in the first quarter and lower profits from operations in the fourth quarter of each calendar year. Therefore, the results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full fiscal year. Certain items previously reported in specific financial statement captions have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2015 presentation. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”). ASU 2015-11 simplifies the subsequent measurement of inventory by requiring inventory to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value (“NRV”). The new guidance eliminates the need to determine replacement cost and evaluate whether it is above the ceiling (NRV) or below the floor (NRV less a normal profit margin) under the current lower of cost or market guidance. ASU 2015-11 applies only to inventories for which cost is determined by methods other than last-in first-out and the retail inventory method. It is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2015-11 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, Disclosure for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (“ASU 2015-07”). ASU 2015-07 eliminates the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The new guidance requires an entity to disclose the fair value of investments measured using the net asset value practical expedient so that the financial statement user can reconcile amounts reported in the fair value hierarchy table to amounts reported on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-07 is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2015-07 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (“ASU 2015-05”). ASU 2015-05 provides guidance on determining whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license that should be accounted for as internal-use software. If the arrangement contains a software license, then the customer should account for the fees related to the software license element consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If the arrangement does not contain a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. ASU 2015-05 is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. An entity may apply the guidance retrospectively or prospectively to arrangements entered into, or materially modified, after the effective date. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2015-05 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability rather than an asset, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs are not affected by the new guidance. ASU 2015-03 is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. An entity is required to apply ASU 2015-03 on a retrospective basis and comply with the applicable disclosures, which include the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle, the transition method, a description of the prior-period information that has been retrospectively adjusted, and the effect of the change on the financial statement line items (that is, the debt issuance cost asset and the debt liability). In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements (“ASU 2015-15”). ASU 2015-15 provides that, given the absence of authoritative guidance in ASU 2015-03 with respect to presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, an entity is permitted to defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of either ASU 2015-03 or ASU 2015-15 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 requires management to evaluate, in connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued and to provide certain disclosures if it concludes that substantial doubt exists. ASU 2014-15 is effective for all entities for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2014-15 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). The comprehensive new revenue recognition standard supersedes all existing revenue guidance under GAAP and international financial reporting standards. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard establishes the following five steps that require companies to exercise judgment when considering the terms of any contract, including all relevant facts and circumstances: Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with the customer, Step 2: Identify the separate performance obligations in the contract, Step 3: Determine the transaction price, Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and Step 5: Recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. The new standard also requires significantly more interim and annual disclosures. The new standard allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective adoption. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which deferred the effective date of the new revenue standard for all entities by one year. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of the new requirements under the standard.

Basis of Presentation

Associated Materials, LLC (the “Company”) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Associated Materials Incorporated, formerly known as AMH Intermediate Holdings Corp. (“Holdings”). Holdings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated Materials Group, Inc., formerly known as AMH Investment Holdings Corp. (“Parent”), which is controlled by investment funds affiliated with Hellman & Friedman LLC (“H&F”). Holdings and Parent do not have material assets or operations other than their direct and indirect ownership, respectively, of the membership interests of the Company. Approximately 97% of the capital stock of Parent is owned by investment funds affiliated with H&F.

The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all of the normal recurring accruals and adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited results for the quarters and nine months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 23, 2015 (“Annual Report”). A detailed description of the Company’s significant accounting policies and management judgments is located in the audited financial statements included in its Annual Report.

The Company is a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of exterior residential building products in the United States (“U.S.”) and Canada. The Company was founded in 1947 when it first introduced residential aluminum siding under the Alside^® name. The Company offers a comprehensive range of exterior building products, including vinyl windows, vinyl siding, aluminum trim coil, aluminum and steel siding and related accessories, which are produced at the Company’s 11 manufacturing facilities. The Company also sells complementary products that it sources from a network of manufacturers, such as roofing materials, cladding materials, insulation, exterior doors, equipment and tools. The Company also provides installation services. The Company distributes these products through its extensive dual-distribution network to over 50,000 professional exterior contractors, builders and dealers, whom the Company refers to as its “contractor customers.” This dual-distribution network consists of 122 company-operated supply centers, through which the Company sells directly to its contractor customers, and its direct sales channel, through which the Company sells to more than 275 independent distributors, dealers and national account customers.

Because most of the Company’s building products are intended for exterior use, sales and operating profits tend to be lower during periods of inclement weather. Weather conditions in the first quarter of each calendar year usually result in that quarter producing significantly less net sales and net cash flows from operations than in any other period of the year. Consequently, the Company has historically had losses or small profits in the first quarter and lower profits from operations in the fourth quarter of each calendar year. Therefore, the results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full fiscal year.

Certain items previously reported in specific financial statement captions have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2015 presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (“ASU 2015-11”). ASU 2015-11 simplifies the subsequent measurement of inventory by requiring inventory to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value (“NRV”). The new guidance eliminates the need to determine replacement cost and evaluate whether it is above the ceiling (NRV) or below the floor (NRV less a normal profit margin) under the current lower of cost or market guidance. ASU 2015-11 applies only to inventories for which cost is determined by methods other than last-in first-out and the retail inventory method. It is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2015-11 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-07, Disclosure for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent) (“ASU 2015-07”). ASU 2015-07 eliminates the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy all investments for which fair value is measured using the net asset value per share practical expedient. The new guidance requires an entity to disclose the fair value of investments measured using the net asset value practical expedient so that the financial statement user can reconcile amounts reported in the fair value hierarchy table to amounts reported on the balance sheet. ASU 2015-07 is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2015-07 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (“ASU 2015-05”). ASU 2015-05 provides guidance on determining whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license that should be accounted for as internal-use software. If the arrangement contains a software license, then the customer should account for the fees related to the software license element consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If the arrangement does not contain a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. ASU 2015-05 is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. An entity may apply the guidance retrospectively or prospectively to arrangements entered into, or materially modified, after the effective date. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2015-05 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). ASU 2015-03 requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability rather than an asset, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs are not affected by the new guidance. ASU 2015-03 is effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. An entity is required to apply ASU 2015-03 on a retrospective basis and comply with the applicable disclosures, which include the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle, the transition method, a description of the prior-period information that has been retrospectively adjusted, and the effect of the change on the financial statement line items (that is, the debt issuance cost asset and the debt liability). In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements (“ASU 2015-15”). ASU 2015-15 provides that, given the absence of authoritative guidance in ASU 2015-03 with respect to presentation or subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, an entity is permitted to defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of either ASU 2015-03 or ASU 2015-15 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15 requires management to evaluate, in connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued and to provide certain disclosures if it concludes that substantial doubt exists. ASU 2014-15 is effective for all entities for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not believe that the adoption of the provisions of ASU 2014-15 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). The comprehensive new revenue recognition standard supersedes all existing revenue guidance under GAAP and international financial reporting standards. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard establishes the following five steps that require companies to exercise judgment when considering the terms of any contract, including all relevant facts and circumstances:

Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with the customer,

Step 2: Identify the separate performance obligations in the contract,

Step 3: Determine the transaction price,

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and

Step 5: Recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied.

The new standard also requires significantly more interim and annual disclosures. The new standard allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective adoption. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, which deferred the effective date of the new revenue standard for all entities by one year. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of the new requirements under the standard.