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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)					3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 20, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 16, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 15, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 29, 2019 USD ($) operating_segment $ / shares	Apr. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 12, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 1,611,213,000	$ 1,611,213,000		$ 1,640,211,000	$ 148,291,000
Common stock, par value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares					$ 0.01	$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Payment on outstanding borrowings						$ 50,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Proceeds from ABL facility						270,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Environmental Stoneworks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding interests acquired	100.00%
Total cash consideration transferred	$ 182,600,000
Goodwill	$ 59,863,000
Acquisition related expenses					$ 300,000	1,500,000
Net sales of acquiree included in our financial statements					43,400,000	62,800,000
Net income (loss) of acquiree included in our financial statements					$ 2,600,000	2,900,000
Pro forma acquisition and compensation costs						70,300,000
Pro forma purchase price allocation of inventories						$ 37,900,000
Ply Gem
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total cash consideration transferred		$ 728,900,000
Goodwill		$ 1,402,737,000
Shares issued in transaction \| shares			58,709,067
Common stock, par value (in USD per share) \| $ / shares			$ 0.01
Sale of stock, ownership percentage issued			47.00%
Business acquisition, share price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 12.16
Equity not issued in merger (in shares) \| shares			70,834
Consideration transferred, stock issuance		$ 713,900,000
Cash payment for acquisition		15,000,000.0
Term Loan Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		1,755,000,000.0
Increase in borrowing capacity		805,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding		2,555,600,000
Term Loan Facility \| Ply Gem
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 1,755,000,000.0
Increase in borrowing capacity		805,000,000.0
Cash Flow Revolver
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		115,000,000.0									$ 115,000,000.0
Proceeds from ABL facility		$ 0
8.00% Senior Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		8.00%			8.00%	8.00%					8.00%
ABL Facility
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Proceeds from ABL facility		$ 0
ABL Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		611,000,000.0		$ 396,000,000.0							$ 360,000,000.0	$ 150,000,000.0
Increase in borrowing capacity		215,000,000.0		36,000,000.0
Payment on outstanding borrowings		$ 325,000,000.0
Debt instrument, quarterly debt amortization, percent of aggregate principal amount		1.00%
ABL Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL U.S. Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 483,700,000	$ 313,500,000	313,500,000						$ 285,000,000.0	285,000,000.0
ABL Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Canadian Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		127,300,000	$ 82,500,000	$ 82,500,000						$ 75,000,000.0	75,000,000.0
Letter of Credit \| ABL Facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity												$ 30,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding		24,700,000
Ply Gem
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of segments \| operating_segment						2
Ply Gem \| 8.00% Senior Notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Siding
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 862,419,000	$ 862,419,000		853,386,000	$ 0
Siding \| Ply Gem
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Windows
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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Windows \| Ply Gem
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
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