Sellers equity interest call right exercise description.

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Sellers equity interest call right exercise purchase price description.

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Sellers equity put right exercise period.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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As of the reporting date, the aggregate carrying amount of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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Redemption value, as if currently redeemable, of redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity and the election has been made to accrete changes in redemption value to the earliest redemption date.

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Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	May 26, 2023	Feb. 01, 2021	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Accretion value of redeemable non-controlling interest				$ 34,721	$ 36,863
ECO [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sellers equity interest call right exercise description			The agreement between PGT Innovations, Inc. and the seller provided the Company with a call right for seller’s equity interest during the third year following the acquisition date
Sellers equity interest put right exercise period following call right exercise period		15 days
Eco Enterprises, LLC [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent	25.00%	75.00%	100.00%
Redeemable noncontrolling interest value	$ 37,500
Eco Enterprises, LLC [Member] \| ECO [Member]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Sellers equity interest call right exercise purchase price description	Effective on May 26, 2023, the Company exercised its call-right to purchase the remaining 25% ownership stake in Eco it previously did not own. The redemption price of the remaining 25% was calculated by the Company pursuant to the operating agreement based on the performance metric included therein, and was determined to be $37.5 million, which was agreed with by the seller. Subsequent to this redemption, the Company's ownership of Eco Enterprises is now 100%