Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2016	Aug. 04, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	ASSOCIATED MATERIALS, LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0000802967
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 02, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Membership interests description	The registrant’s membership interests outstanding were held by an affiliate of the Registrant
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Common Shares Outstanding		0