Amendment Flag
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Document Period End Date
Entity [Domain]
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Entity Voluntary Filers
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Filer Category
Entity Public Float
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Legal Entity [Axis]
Document Type
Award Type [Axis]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (10-Q) [Text Block]
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses [Abstract]
Other long-term liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, less allowances
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts payable
Accounts Payable, Current
Accounts Receivable [Abstract]
Increase in environmental reserve
Insurance
Long term incentive plan liability
Sales and marketing
Insurance
Accrued Insurance, Noncurrent
Accrued expenses
Accrued expenses
Accrued Liabilities, Current
Environmental liability within other long-term liabilities
Environmental liability within current liabilities
Foreign currency translation, beginning balance
Foreign currency translation, ending balance
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Minimum pension liability adjustments,, beginning balance
Minimum pension liability adjustments, ending balance
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net of Tax
Less accumulated depreciation
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income, beginning balance
Accumulated other comprehensive income, ending balance
Additional paid-in-capital
Other
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Requisite Service Period Recognition
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Affiliates of Ply Gem Prime's controlling stockholders [Member]
Compensation expense
Accounts receivable, allowances
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales allowances [Member]
Amortization of intangible assets
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization of debt financing costs
Non-cash interest expense, net
Asset impairment charges
Asset Impairment Charges
Current Assets:
ASSETS
Total other assets
Assets, Noncurrent
Total current assets
Assets, Current
Total Assets
Total assets
Long Lived Assets [Abstract]
Other Assets:
Basis of Presentation
Building and improvements [Member]
Buildings and improvements
Intangible asset in this asset purchase
Pre-tax exit costs
Capital expenditures
Carrying Value [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
Cash and Equivalents [Member]
Chief Financial Officer [Member]
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (10-Q) [Text Block]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]
Commitments and contingencies
Commodity Funds [Member]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Common Stock Shares Owned by Management beginning balance (in shares)
Common Stock Shares Owned by Management ending balance (in shares)
Common stock $0.01 par, 100 shares authorized, issued and outstanding
Common stock
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)
Additional Paid in Capital [Member]
Common Stock Including Additional Paid in Capital [Member]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)
DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS [Abstract]
Share Based Compensation
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities [Abstract]
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]
Comprehensive income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Comprehensive (loss) income
Comprehensive (loss) income
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of sales to largest customer (in hundredths)
Concentration Risk, Percentage
Consolidating Adjustments [Member]
Principles of Consolidation
Contract terminations [Member]
Schedule of lease obligation, partially offset by subleases
Cost of products sold
Current
Current State and Local Tax Expense (Benefit)
Current
Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit)
Current
Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit)
Customer relationships [Member]
Debt exchanged
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
Liabilities
LONG-TERM DEBT [Abstract]
Debt increase capability
Debt instrument, face amount
Debt Instrument, Call Feature
Debt Issuance Costs
Notes Due
Unamortized discount
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount
Interest Rate on debt (in hundredths)
Interest rate on debt (in hundredths)
Interest rate on liabilities (in hundredths)
Accrued deferred compensation
Projected benefit obligation relating to unfunded plan
Deferred
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Deferred
Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Total deferred tax liabilities
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross
Deferred income taxes
Total deferred tax assets
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance
Net deferred tax asset (liability)
Deferred Tax Assets, Net
Inventories
Deferred Tax Assets, Inventory
Deferred income taxes
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Current
Deferred
Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Accounts receivable
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Federal, net operating loss carry-forwards
State net operating loss carry-forwards
Warranty reserves
Other assets, net
Pension accrual
Deferred income taxes
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance, Noncurrent
Insurance reserves
Valuation allowance
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance
Other liabilities, net
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other
Deferred income taxes
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net, Noncurrent
Intangible assets, net
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangible Assets
Property and equipment, net
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property, Plant and Equipment
Deferred financing
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Deferred Expense, Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred tax liability related to goodwill
Actual return on plan assets
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), after Tax
Change in plan assets [Roll Forward]
Accumulated benefit obligation for the combined plans
Benefits and expenses paid
2014
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Three
Change in projected benefit obligation [Roll Forward]
Actuarial assumptions [Abstract]
Net loss
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Net Gains (Losses), after Tax
Reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets, and funded status of combined plans [Abstract]
PENSION PLANS [Abstract]
Actuarial loss
Defined Benefit Plan, Actuarial Gain (Loss)
2013
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Two
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Abstract]
Quarterly contribution to pension fund through 2018
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Current Fiscal Year
Expected long-term average return on plan assets
2016
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Five
Pension contributions
Discount rate for pension costs
Amount recognized in the balance sheet consists of [Abstract]
2015
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Four
Initial net asset (obligation)
Multiemployer plans discount rate (in hundredths)
Discount rate for projected benefit obligation
Prior service credit (cost)
2012
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Next Twelve Months
Amortization of loss
Defined Benefit Plan, Amortization of Gains (Losses)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Benefit obligation at end of year
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Projected benefit obligation at end of year
Employer matching contribution (in hundredths)
Target Allocation
2017-2021
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Five Fiscal Years Thereafter
Benefit plan payments [Abstract]
Funded status and financial position [Abstract]
Expected return on plan assets
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets
Pension assets [Abstract]
Actual Allocation
Interest cost
Interest cost
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Fair value of plan assets
Net periodic benefit expense
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost
Service cost
Funded status
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Status of Plan
Net periodic benefit costs [Abstract]
Expected cash contributions
Pension liabilities
Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Liabilities, Noncurrent
Defined Benefit Plan, Asset Categories [Axis]
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation expense
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (10-Q) [Text Block]
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION [Abstract]
Intercompany note receivable
Retention Payable
Due to Officers or Stockholders
Intercompany note payable
Impact of exchange rate movements on cash
Effective income tax rate (in hundredths)
Employee compensation and benefits
Weighted average recognition period of unrecognized compensation expense
Personnel-related costs [Member]
Employee Relocation [Member]
Total unrecognized compensation expense
Severance [Member]
Canadian sales, net
Incremental environmental remediation expense
Environmental Remediation Expense
Environmental remediation estimate
Environmental remediation estimate
Environmental
Equity Component [Domain]
Equity Securities [Member]
Fair Value [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Axis]
Extinguishment of Debt, Type [Domain]
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt
Extinguishment of debt
Debt principal redemption amount
Extinguishment of debt
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Measurement Frequency [Axis]
Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis]
Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis [Abstract]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value, Measurement Frequency [Domain]
Fair Value, Measurements, Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain]
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Plan assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Summary of fair value liabilities
Fair Value, Disclosure Item Amounts [Domain]
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table]
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping, Disclosure Item Amounts [Axis]
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) [Member]
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1) [Member]
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Total federal income taxes
Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations
Federal [Abstract]
Average Amortization Period
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
2016
Cost
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
2014
Estimated future amortization [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Accumulated Amortization
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET [Abstract]
2012
2015
2013
2012 (remainder of year)
Fixed Income [Member]
Currency translation
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Unrealized
Gain on foreign currency transactions
Gain from foreign currency transactions
Foreign Currency [Abstract]
Foreign currency gain
Foreign [Abstract]
Foreign Currency
Total foreign income taxes
Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations
Sublease Income [Abstract]
2016
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Five Years
2015
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Four Years
2013
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Two Years
Thereafter
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions
2012
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Next Twelve Months
2014
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Three Years
Gain (loss) on modification of debt
Gain (Loss) on Repurchase of Debt Instrument
Loss on sale of assets
Goodwill
Goodwill, net
Goodwill, gross
2012 Activity
Currency translation adjustments
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]
GOODWILL
Goodwill Disclosure [Text Block]
Purchase accounting adjustment
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments
2012 Activity
Tax benefit of excess tax goodwill
Goodwill, Subsequent Recognition of Deferred Tax Asset
Rollforward of goodwill [Abstract]
2012 Activity
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)
Accumulated impairment losses
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss
Gross profit
Gross profit
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Major components of intangible assets [Abstract]
Income (loss) before equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)
Income (Loss) from Operations before Extraordinary Items
Summary of components of earnings (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes [Abstract]
Foreign
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES (10-Q) [Text Block]
INCOME TAXES [Abstract]
Income Tax Authority [Axis]
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]
Income Tax Authority [Domain]
Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest
Domestic
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
Total
Summary of provision (benefit) for income taxes [Abstract]
Income tax provision (benefit) at the federal statutory rate
Reconciliation of federal statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate [Abstract]
Valuation allowance
Income Tax Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance
Canadian rate differential
Income Tax Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential
Income Tax Examination [Table]
Income taxes paid (received), net
Income tax receivable
Tax uncertainties [Abstract]
Income Taxes
Other, net
Income Tax Reconciliation, Other Reconciling Items
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Accounts receivable, net
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable
Cash payments on restructuring liabilities
Inventories [Abstract]
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets
Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Indemnification Agreement [Member]
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets, net
Net Carrying Value
Net Carrying Value
Accrued interest
Interest
Accrued interest
Interest expense
Interest Expense
Interest paid to related parties
Interest paid
Federal [Member]
Inventories
Inventory reserves balance
Inventories:
Inventories:
Decrease (increase) in inventory reserve
Inventory Write-down
Finished goods
Raw materials
Total inventory
Inventory, Net
Work in process
Interest income
Investments in subsidiaries
Letters of credit outstanding
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Land
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Total current liabilities
Liabilities, Current
Current Liabilities:
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S DEFICIT
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Deficit
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities for tax uncertainties
Borrowing capacity
Maximum borrowing capacity
Covenant terms
Increase in the available commitments
Due date
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date
Borrowing base availability reflecting of ABL borrowings
Line of credit outstanding
Additional amount reflecting
Dividend and distribution restrictions
Contractual availability under the ABL facility
Contractual availability
Interest rate during period (in hundredths)
Interest rate description
Liquidity
Liquidity Disclosure, Sufficient Cash and Waivers Note
Total Long term Debt
Long-term Debt
LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
2014
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three
2013
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two
2015
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four
2012
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months
2016
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five
Long-term debt
Aggregate indebtedness
Thereafter
Loss Contingencies [Table]
Current liabilities
Liabilities for contingency
Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value
Loss Contingency Nature [Axis]
Long-term liabilities
Product claim liabilities
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Nature [Domain]
Machinery and equipment
Machinery and equipment, including leases [Member]
Management [Member]
Management [Member]
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Maximum [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Change in the Company's warranty liabilities [Roll Forward]
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal liability
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net cash used in investing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
New Accounting Pronouncements
Non-Guarantor Subsidiary [Member]
Remaining recorded note receivable due
Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Current
Note receivable
Financing Receivable, Net
Number of reporting units
Reportable segments
Reportable segments
Number of Reportable Segments
Thereafter
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter
Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Operating expenses:
Net operating loss carry-forwards, expiration dates
Total operating expenses
Operating Expenses
Net operating loss carry-forwards
Total rental expenses
Valuation allowance for deferred tax asset associated with NOL carry-forwards
Operating earnings
Operating earnings (loss)
Operating earnings (loss)
2014
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years
2013
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years
2012
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months
2015
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years
2016
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years
Future minimum rental obligations for non-cancellable lease
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Net current period change
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax
Other
Other Accrued Liabilities, Noncurrent
Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Other
Other Noncash Income (Expense)
Other
Other Assets, Noncurrent
Other [Member]
Other facilities-related costs [Member]
Other Restructuring [Member]
Multiemployer Pension Plan [Member]
Currency translation
Currency translation
Net current period change
Minimum pension liability for actuarial
Minimum pension liability for actuarial gain (loss), net of tax
Net current period change
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Long term incentive plan expense
Other long-term liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
Other
Other Investments [Member]
Minimum pension liability for actuarial loss
Phantom Stock [Member]
Patents [Member]
ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES [Abstract]
Other
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities
Debt issuance costs paid
Debt issuance costs paid
Payment of early tender premium
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs
Equity repurchases
Cash paid for repurchase of equity
Payments for restructuring
Repurchase of Common Stock
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired
Capital expenditures
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets
DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
PENSION PLANS
Accrued pension
Accrued pension
Current liability
Noncurrent liability
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan expense
Liability recognized in the balance sheet
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities
Plan Asset Categories [Domain]
Fair Value Total [Member]
Preferred stock $0.01 par, 100 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Preferred stock
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Reclassifications
Pro Forma [Member]
Proceeds from intercompany investment
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt
Net proceeds
Net revolver borrowings
Net revolver borrowings
Proceeds from long-term debt
Public offering of equity securities
Proceeds from income tax receivable
Equity contributions
Equity contributions
Proceeds from sale of assets
Product warranty
Warranty liabilities , Noncurrent
Long-term product claim liability
Balance, beginning of period
Balance, end of period
Product Warranty Accrual
Product warranty
Warranty liabilities, Current
Warranty expense during period
Warranty expense during period
Settlements made during period
Product Warranty Accrual, Payments
Estimated useful life
Property plant and equipment useful life description
Property and Equipment, at cost:
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Property and Equipment [Abstract]
Property and Equipment
Total property and equipment, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Inventory purchase commitments
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]
QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) [Abstract]
Range [Axis]
Range [Domain]
Accounts Receivable
Rollforward of gross tax contingencies [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (10-Q) [Text Block]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fees
Related Party [Domain]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]
Related Party [Axis]
Payments on long-term debt
Outstanding aggregate principal amount
Repayments of Senior Debt
Payments on previous revolver credit facility
Payments on revolver credit facility
Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit
Restricted Stock [Member]
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]
RESTRUCTURING
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Restructuring Type [Axis]
Restructuring Charges
Expensed
Restructuring charges included in selling, general and administrative expenses
Cash payments
Restructuring Reserve, Settled with Cash
RESTRUCTURING [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost
Adjustment
Accrued, Beginning balance
Accrued, Ending balance
Restructuring Reserve
Accumulated deficit
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) [Member]
Retained Earnings [Member]
Intercompany administrative income
Recognition of Sales and Related Costs, Incentives and Allowances
Net Sales
Shares of common stock vest rate
Expected term (in years)
Weighted average remaining contractual term
Schedule of expected amortization expense
Net sales
Net sales
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net
Scenario, Unspecified [Domain]
Changes in the Company's warranty liabilities
Common stock outstanding
Summary of provision (benefit) for income taxes
Stock options outstanding
Net periodic benefit costs
Net periodic expense for pension plans
Summary of components of earnings (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes
Comprehensive Loss
Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]
Reconciliation of benefit obligations, plan assets, and funded status of the combined plans
Pension assets
Fair value of option
Schedule of maturities of long-term debt
Reconciliation of federal statutory income tax rate to the effective tax rate
Rollforward of gross tax contingencies
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table]
Quarterly results of operations
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Accrued expenses and other long term liabilities
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Components of intangible assets
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Actuarial assumptions
Components of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Benefit plan payments
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet [Table]
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow [Table]
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations [Table]
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Schedule of Extinguishment of Debt [Table]
Rollforward of goodwill
Schedule of Goodwill [Table]
Schedule of Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Table]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table]
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table]
Schedule of restructuring and related costs
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions, by Related Party [Table]
Summary of the Company's segment information
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]
SEGMENT INFORMATION
SEGMENT INFORMATION (10-Q) [Text Block]
Segment [Domain]
Segment, Geographical [Domain]
Quarterly results of operations [Abstract]
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Senior Subordinated Notes - 13.125% [Member]
Senior Secured Notes - 8.25% [Member]
Senior Secured Notes - 8.25% [Member]
Intercompany administrative charges
Stock based compensation
Expense related to grants
Expected volatility (in hundredths)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Options vesting period
Granted (in shares)
Stock options outstanding [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issued during the period (in shares)
Risk-free interest rate (in hundredths)
Expected dividend yield (in hundredths)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate
Weighted average fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Weighted average assumptions used:
Forfeited or expired (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period
Vested options (in shares)
Weighted average exercise price at beginning of period (in dollars per share)
Weighted average exercise price at end of period (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Stock options outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)
Stock options outstanding at end of period (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number
Award Type [Domain]
Sale of assets
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds
Total state income taxes
State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations
Various state taxing authorities [Member]
State [Member]
State [Abstract]
Statement [Table]
Scenario [Axis]
Statement [Line Items]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT) [Abstract]
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS [Abstract]
Business Segments [Axis]
Statement, Equity Components [Axis]
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS [Abstract]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME [Abstract]
Geographical [Axis]
Stock Options [Member]
Shares repurchased (in shares)
Repurchase of equity
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value
Shares issued (in shares)
Exercised (in shares)
Stockholder's Deficit:
Stockholder's Equity (Deficit):
Total stockholder's deficit
Balance
Balance
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Supplemental Information
Accrued taxes
Trademarks/Tradenames [Member]
Type of Restructuring [Domain]
Unallocated [Member]
Unremitted earnings of the companies foreign subsidiary
Accumulated foreign earnings in Canada
Additions based on tax positions related to current year
Balance at beginning of period
Unrecognized tax benefits at ending of period
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Interest on uncertain tax positions
Settlement or lapse of applicable statutes
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Reductions Resulting from Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations
Additions for tax positions of prior years
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate
Senior Unsecured Notes-9.375% [Member]
Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Recoveries
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Table]
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance
Valuation Allowance [Abstract]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Domain]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Cost and Expense
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance, Beginning Balance
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance, Ending Balance
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance
Valuation Allowance [Table]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Other Accounts
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Charged to Other Accounts
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Valuation Allowances and Reserves Type [Axis]
Restricted shares
Controlling stockholder of the Company.
Controlling Stockholder [Member]
Amount of contributions made by an employer to a defined contribution plan.
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Contribution Amount
Contribution made by employer
CI Capital Partners LLC, formerly Caxton-Iseman Capital LLC.
CI Capital Partners [Member]
Legal entity.
Ply Gem Canada [Member]
Legal entity.
Ply Gem Industries [Member]
Extinguishment of debt.
Senior Subordinated Notes 9% [Member]
9% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Refers to 13.125% Senior Subordinated Notes call premium member.
13.125% Senior Subordinated Notes call premium [Member]
Persons who were formerly responsible for achieving the objectives of the entity and who have the authority to establish policies and make decisions by which those objectives are to be pursued. Management normally includes members of the board of directors, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, vice presidents in charge of principal business functions (such as sales, administration, or finance), and other persons who perform similar policymaking functions.
Former and Existing Management [Member]
Business segment.
Windows and Doors [Member]
Business segment.
Siding, Fencing and Stone [Member]
Persons who were formerly responsible for achieving the objectives of the entity and who have the authority to establish policies and make decisions by which those objectives are to be pursued. Management normally includes members of the board of directors, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, vice presidents in charge of principal business functions (such as sales, administration, or finance), and other persons who perform similar policymaking functions.
Former Management [Member]
Amount of retention payments to certain members of management that were previously accrued within accrued expenses.
Retention payments accrued within accrued expenses
Long-term accrual for the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable after twelve months or beyond the next operating cycle if longer.
Long-term environmental liability
Amount of the obligation recognized by withdrawing from a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.
Multi-employer pension withdrawal liability noncurrent
The accrual for the obligation (known or estimated) arising from requirements to perform activities to remediate one or more sites, payable in twelve months or in the next operating cycle if longer.
Accrued environmental expenses
Accrued environmental liability
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable to freight entities to ship items to internal and external destinations. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).
Accrued Freight
Accrued freight
Warranty claims [Abstract]
The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of other loss contingency liabilities.
Other liability related to indemnifications
Other
Receivable balance related to indemnifications from a previous stock purchase agreement.
Commitments and Contingencies Receivable Related To Indemnification
Receivable related to indemnification
Indemnification [Abstract]
Warranty claim loss contingencies.
Warranty claims [Member]
Purchases of long term debt during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) by related party.
Related Party Transaction, Purchase of Outstanding Long Term Debt
Purchase of long term debt by related party
A tabular disclosure of the indemnification liability and its sub-components.
Indemnification [Table Text Block]
Components of the indemnification
Refers to period of automatic consecutive extensions.
Period of automatic consecutive extensions
Refers to percentage of sale price as transaction fee payable upon sale of the Company.
Percentage of sale price as transaction fee, payable upon sale
Percentage of sale price as transaction fee, payable upon sale (in hundredths)
Environmental [Abstract]
Exchanges of long term debt for equity during the period (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.
Related Party Transaction, Exchange of Long Term Debt for Equity
Exchange of long term debt for equity
Restricted stock grants [Abstract]
Other [Abstract]
This line item represents the reversal of tax contingency reserve during the reporting period.
Reversal of tax contingency reserve
Percentage of employees for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.
Employee contributions for most members
Employee contributions for most members (in hundredths)
Element represents the percentage of exception of matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.
Defined contribution plan exception of matching
Defined contribution plan exception of matching (in hundredths)
Domestic Bond Funds .
Domestic Bond Funds [Member]
Bond that takes priority over other debt securities sold by the issuer. In the event the issuer goes bankrupt, senior debt holders receive priority for (must receive) repayment prior to (relative to) junior and unsecured (general) creditors.
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Senior Secured Notes-11.75% [Member]
Disclosure of sales taxes collected from customers and recorded as liabilities policy.
Sales taxes [Policy Text Block]
Sales taxes
Disclosure of self-insured for certain casualty losses and medical liabilities policies.
Insurance liability [Policy Text Block]
Insurance liability
Refers to period over which deferred cancellation of indebtedness Income (CODI) will be included in taxable income for debt acquired in two thousand ten.
Period over which deferred CODI will be included in taxable income for debt acquired in two thousand ten
Period over which deferred CODI will be included in taxable income for debt acquired in 2010
Refers to deferral period of cancellation of indebtedness Income (CODI) for debt acquired in two thousand ten.
Deferred period of CODI for debt acquired in two thousand ten
Deferral period of CODI for debt acquired in 2010
Refers to period over which deferred cancellation of indebtedness Income (CODI) will be included in taxable income for debt acquired in two thousand nine.
Period over which deferred CODI will be included in taxable income for debt acquired in two thousand nine
Period over which deferred CODI will be included in taxable income for debt acquired in 2009
Refers to deferral period of cancellation of indebtedness Income (CODI) for debt acquired in two thousand nine.
Deferred period of CODI for debt acquired in two thousand nine
Deferral period of CODI for debt acquired in 2009
Refers to redemption of debt during the period.
Redemption of debt
Refers to equity issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.
Equity issued in exchange of debt
A 9% senior subordinated note is a bond that takes priority over other debt securities sold by the issuer. In the event the issuer goes bankrupt, senior subordinated debt holders receive priority for [must receive] repayment [prior] relative to junior and unsecured (general) creditors. However senior subordinated notes are junior to Senior Notes and Senior bond holders.
Nine Percent Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
9% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Refers to tax contingency reserves expected to reverse in next twelve months due to expiration of statutes of limitations.
Tax contingency reserves expected to reverse in next twelve months
Tax year that remains open to examination under enacted tax laws.
Open Tax Years
Open tax years
The amount of cash received from carryback claim of alternative minimum tax during the period.
Proceeds from carryback claim of alternative minimum tax
Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of carryback claim of alternative minimum tax previously overpaid to tax authorities.
Carryback claim of alternative minimum tax
Refers to percentage of limitation on usage of alternative minimum tax net operating loss deductions.
Percentage of limitation on usage of alternative minimum tax net operating loss deductions
Percentage of limitation on usage of alternative minimum tax net operating loss deductions (in hundredths)
Refers to Carryback period of net operating losses under The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act, 2009.
Carryback period of net operating losses
Refers to cancellation of indebtedness income when debt is cancelled.
Cancellation of Indebtedness Income
Cancellation of indebtedness income
Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from cancellation of debt income.
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Cancellation of Debt Income
Cancellation of debt income
Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, which is the cumulative amount paid and (if applicable) the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree, adjusted for any amortization recognized prior to the adoption of any changes in generally accepted accounting principles (as applicable) and for any impairment charges, in excess of the fair value of net assets acquired in one or more business combination transactions.
Book Goodwill
Goodwill
Effective tax rate and debt transactions [Abstract]
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from interest.
Deferred Tax Assets, Interest
Interest
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from original issue discount - cancellation of indebtedness.
Deferred Tax Assets, Original Issue Discount Cancellation of Indebtedness
Original issue discount - cancellation of indebtedness
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from plant closure/relocations.
Deferred Tax Assets, Plant Closure or Relocations
Plant closure/relocations
Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred compensation.
Deferred Tax Assets, Deferred Compensation
Deferred compensation
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to additional provisions or reversals of uncertain tax positions.
Income Tax Reconciliation, Additional Provisions or Reversals of Uncertain Tax Positions
Additional provisions/reversals of uncertain tax positions
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to taxes at non U.S. statutory rate.
Income Tax Reconciliation, Taxes at Non U.S. Statutory Rate
Taxes at non U.S. statutory rate
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to state income tax benefit, net of federal income tax benefit and goodwill impairment.
Income Tax Reconciliation, State Income Tax Benefit, Net of Federal Income Tax Benefit and Goodwill Impairment
State income tax benefit, net of federal income tax benefit and goodwill impairment in 2009
The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to federal net operating loss adjustment.
Income Tax Reconciliation, Federal Net Operating Loss Adjustment
Federal net operating loss adjustment
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to state impact of cancellation of debt income.
Income Tax Reconciliation, State Impact of Cancellation of Debt Income
State impact of cancellation of debt income
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to federal impact of cancellation of debt income.
Income Tax Reconciliation, Federal Impact of Cancellation of Debt Income
Federal impact of cancellation of debt income
Net change from statutory rate [Abstract]
Ownership interests or the right to acquire ownership interests in corporations and other legal entities which ownership interest is represented by shares of common or preferred stock (which is neither mandatorily redeemable nor redeemable at the option of the holder), convertible securities, stock rights, or stock warrants categorized by International Equity.
International Equity [Member]
International Equity [Member]
Investment that pools funds from investors to invest in a combination of underlying investments, primarily Small Cap Funds investments.
U.S. Small Cap Funds [Member]
Investment that pools funds from investors to invest in a combination of underlying investments, primarily Mid Cap Funds investments.
U.S. Mid Cap Funds [Member]
Investment that pools funds from investors to invest in a combination of underlying investments, primarily Large Cap Funds investments.
U.S. Large Cap Funds [Member]
Long-term incentive plan [Abstract]
Refers to percentage of sale price as transaction fee payable upon divestitures by the entity in consideration of services.
Percentage of sale price as transaction fee, payable upon divestitures
Percentage of sale price as transaction fee, payable upon divestitures (in hundredths)
Refers to percentage of sale price as transaction fee payable upon acquisition by the entity in consideration of services.
Percentage of sale price as transaction fee, payable upon acquisition
Percentage of sale price as transaction fee, payable upon acquisition (in hundredths)
Refers to percentage of EBITDA as annual fee payable by the entity in consideration of services.
Percentage of EBITDA as annual fee
Percentage of EBITDA as annual fee (in hundredths)
Refers to percentage of other subsidiaries sales to total sales.
Percentage of other subsidiaries sales to total sales
Percentage of other subsidiaries sales to total sales (in hundredths)
refers to lease associated with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a plan.
Lease [Member]
Refers to cost associated with equipment removal and other with exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings pursuant to a plan.
Equipment removal and other [Member]
Refers to window and door manufacturing facility.
Manufacturing Facility Two [Member]
Phoenix Arizona [Member]
Refers to window and door manufacturing facility.
Manufacturing facility one [Member]
Hammonton New Jersey [Member]
Refers to vesting percentage of common stock per year of service.
Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, vesting percentage per year
Vested in percentage (in hundredths)
Environmental loss contingencies.
Environmental [Member]
Lease obligation partially offset by subleases [Abstract]
Lease obligation partially offset by subleases [Abstract]
GUARANTOR / NON GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION [Abstract]
An assumption as to the rate of return on plan assets reflecting the weighted average rate of earnings expected on the funds invested or to be invested to provide for the benefits included in the benefit obligation.
Weighted Average Expected Long Term Rate of Return
Weighted Average Expected Long-Term Rate of Return
Represents the extension in initial term period of agreement.
Extension in initial term period of agreement
Initial term of agreement
Related party.
Board of Directors [Member]
Disclosure of accounting policy for recognizing and measuring the impairment of long-lived assets. An entity also may disclose its accounting policy for long-lived assets to be sold. This policy excludes goodwill.
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets Excluding Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Long-lived assets
Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total.
Schedule of reporting unit goodwill balances [Table Text Block]
Schedule of reporting unit goodwill balances
Concentration of Credit Risk [Abstract]
The number of pension plans the company administers for its employees and former employees.
Number of separate pension plans
Letters of credit and priority payable reserves
Letters of credit and priority payable reserves
Liquidity [Abstract]
The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer and plan participants.
Employer and participant contributions
Debt Issuance Costs [Abstract]
Equity income in consolidated subsidiaries.
Equity Income In Consolidated Subsidiaries
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)
Equity in subsidiaries' income (loss)
The cost of borrowed funds between two entities under consolidation that are accounted for as interest that was charged against earnings during the period.
Intercompany interest
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS [Abstract]
Issuing entity.
Issuer Ply Gem Industries, Inc. [Member]
Guarantor entity.
Guarantor Ply Gem Holdings, Inc. [Member]
Amount of interest expense (cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest) net of interest revenue derived from investments (in debt securities and on cash and cash equivalents).
Interest Expense Revenue, net
Interest expense, net
The final payment made on phantom stocks as a result of which there was no liability on the consolidated balance sheet
Payment made for phantom stocks
Represents the portion of original face amount payable on each account.
Portion of original face amount payable
Portion of original face amount payable (in hundredths)
Represents the annual rate of interest compounded semi-annually.
Interest, at an annual rate
Interest, at an annual rate (in hundredths)
The value of the portion of each cash account that represented phantom common units equaled the number of phantom common stock units credited to the phantom plan account multiplied by specified amount.
Value of portion of phantom common stock units multiplied by specified amount
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Phantom stock [Abstract]
Legal entity.
Ply Gem Prime [Member]
Other Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]
Represents the amount of call premium in notes.
Call premium in notes
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS [Abstract]
Amount of debt issuance costs including tender premium.
Debt issuance cost net of accumulated amortization
Element represents reclassification of accounts receivable to notes receivable.
Reclassification of accounts receivable to notes receivable
The cash outflow for incremental, external costs directly pertaining to an early extinguishment of debt, including legal costs and prepayment penalties, and excluding interest and repayment of debt principal.
Payment of early call premium
Payment of early call premium
Refers to the Reacquisition price of Nine percent Senior Subordinated Notes.
Reacquisition price of Nine percent Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Reacquisition price of 9% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Refers to the Nine percent Senior Subordinated Notes unamortized premium.
Nine percent Senior Subordinated Notes unamortized premium [Member]
9% Senior Subordinated Notes unamortized premium [Member]
Collateralized debt obligation backed by, for example, but not limited to, pledge, mortgage or other lien on the entity's assets.
Nine percent Senior Subordinated Notes unamortized debt issuance costs [Member]
9% Senior Subordinated Notes unamortized debt issuance costs
Carrying value of 9% Senior Subordinated Notes
Carrying value of 9% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Loss on modification of debt: [Abstract]
Loss on extinguishment of debt: [Abstract]
Unsecured debt obligation not collateralized by pledge of, mortgage of or other lien on the entity's assets.
Nine Point Three Seven Five Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2017 [Member]
9.375% Senior unsecured notes due 2017 [Member]
Long-term debt.
Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 13.125% [Member]
13.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 [Member]
13.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 [Member]
Long-term debt.
Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility due 2013 [Member]
Long-term debt.
Senior Secured Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility due 2016 [Member]
Long-term debt.
Senior Secured Notes due 2013 11.75% [Member]
11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2013 [Member]
Long-term debt.
Senior Secured Notes due 2018 8.25 issued [Member]
8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 [Member]
Tabular disclosure of debt extinguished or modified which may include, amount of gain (loss), the income tax effect and the per share amount of the aggregate gain (loss), net of the related income tax.
Schedule of Extinguishment and Modification of Debt [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Extinguishment and Modification of Debt
A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Roll Forward]
Early payment tender price included in tender offer.
Early tender payment price
Early tender payment price
Tender offer of early redemption price.
Tender offer price
Tender offer price
The redemption price percentage for early redemption or extinguishment of debt.
Redemption price
Redemption price
Extinguishment of debt period.
Redemption period two [Member]
A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Minimum Pension Liability Adjustments [Roll Forward]
Minimum pension liability adjustments [Roll Forward]
extinguishment redemption period.
Redemption period one [Member]
Extinguishment of debt interim periods.
Redemption periods [Domain]
Extinguishment of debt interim periods.
Redemption periods [Axis]
Third party fees for 9.375% unsecured notes due 2017
Third party fees for 9.375% unsecured notes due 2017 [Member]
Collateralized debt obligation backed by, for example, but not limited to, pledge, mortgage or other lien on the entity's assets.
13.125% Senior Subordinated Notes unamortized debt issuance costs [Member]
Collateralized debt obligation backed by, for example, but not limited to, pledge, mortgage or other lien on the entity's assets.
13.125% Senior Subordinated Notes unamortized discount [Member]
Unamortized debt issuance costs for prior ABL Facility [Member]
Third party fees for 8.25% Senior Secured Notes.
Third party fees for 8.25% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Collateralized debt obligation backed by, for example, but not limited to, pledge, mortgage or other lien on the entity's assets.
11.75% Senior Secured Notes unamortized debt issuance costs [Member]
Collateralized debt obligation backed by, for example, but not limited to, pledge, mortgage or other lien on the entity's assets.
11.75% Senior Secured Notes unamortized discount [Member]
Represents the tender premium incurred upon extinguishment of debt.
Senior Secured Notes 11.75% Tender premium [Member]
11.75% Senior Secured Notes Tender premium [Member]
A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation [Roll Forward]
Foreign currency translation [Roll Forward]
Early extinguishment of debt.
Senior Secured Notes due 2018 8.25% [Member]
8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2018 [Member]
Debt extinguishment.
Senior Secured Notes 11.75% [Member]
11.75% Senior Secured Notes [Member]
The cumulative of premium paid in conjunction with the retirement of a line or class of debt.
Cumulative early tender premiums
Cumulative early tender premiums
Period in which the agreement for the lending facility expires.
Debt maturity period
Debt maturity period
Pledged by the parent company, this percentage of the equity interests of Ply Gem Canada pledged only to secure the Canadian sub-facility.
Percentage of equity guaranteed by parent company
Percentage of equity guaranteed by parent company (in hundredths)
Percentage of allowable accordion remaining to be utilized.
Percentage of eligible accordion increase
Percentage of eligible accordion increase taken (in hundredths)
The terms of the credit facility include an accordion feature where a increase in the credit facility can be utilized.
Accordion feature line increase
Accordion feature line increase
The discount rate on the debt issued.
Percentage of discount on debt offering
Percentage of discount on debt offering (in hundredths)
Debt transaction costs during the reporting period.
Debt transaction costs
Transaction costs
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS [Abstract]
Other tax considerations [Abstract]
Element represents the percentage of reporting units which exceeded their current year carrying value.
Percentage reporting units which exceeded carrying value
Element represents the estimated the repair and remodeling growth rate.
Estimated repair and remodeling growth rate
Estimated repair and remodeling growth rate (in hundredths)
Element represents the estimated single family housing starts increasing levels during a particular period.
Estimated single family housing levels
Estimated single family housing levels from 2011 to 2018
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET [Abstract]
The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amount recognized for uncertain tax positions.
Increase (Decrease) in Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions
Increase (reduction) in uncertain tax positions, net of valuation allowance
Increase (Decrease) in tax contingency reserve
Element represents the increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amortization expense amount.
Increase (Decrease) in amortization expense
Increased amortization expense
Gain on extinguishment of debt, including the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
Gain on extinguishment of debt including write off
Gain on extinguishment of debt including write off of unamortized debt issuance costs
The cash outflow to reacquire common and preferred stock.
Cash Payments for Repurchase of Equity
Cash paid for repurchase of equity
Refers to equity contributions.
Equity contribution
Equity contribution
Refers to issue of stock option.
Issue of stock options
Refers to repurchase of common stock.
Repurchase of common stock
Refers to capital gain.
Capital gain
Refers to cash paid for equity repurchase.
Cash paid for equity repurchase
Refers to current liability in accrued expenses.
Current liability in accrued expenses
Tax payments on behalf of parent, financing activities.
Tax payments on behalf of parent
Tax payments on behalf of parent
Write-off of previously capitalized public offering costs.
Write off of Capitalized Offering Costs
Write-off of previously capitalized offering costs
The entire disclosure that encapsulates the detailed table comprising the condensed financial statements (balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows). Domain members include the parent, issuer, guarantor subsidiaries, non-guarantor subsidiaries, and the consolidation eliminations. The line items are the various captions used to compile the condensed financial statements
Guarantor Non Guarantor Financial Information [Text Block]
GUARANTOR / NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The entire disclosure for defined contribution plans. A defined contribution plan provides benefits in return for services rendered, provides an individual account for each participant, and has terms that specify how contributions to the individual's account are to be determined rather than the amount of benefits the individual is to receive.
Defined Contribution Plans [Text Block]
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
Defined Contribution Plans Disclosure [Abstract]
This line item represents the reversal of unrecognized tax benefits into income due to the expiration of the statute of limitations during the reporting period.
Reversal of unrecognized tax benefits
Goodwill [Abstract]
Net value of shares of stock issued and/or repurchased during the period that is attributable to transactions involving issuance of stock not separately disclosed
Stock Issued Repurchased During Period Value Net
Contributions and repurchase of equity, net
Value of a equity received in exchange for debt from an affiliate.
Non cash Equity Contribution by Affiliate
Non-cash equity contribution by affiliate
Value of equity received in exchange for debt
Amount represents the difference between the fair value of the payments made and the carrying amount of the debt at the time of its modification or extinguishment.
Gain Loss On Modification Or Extinguishment Of Debt
(Gain) loss on modification or extinguishment of debt
Gain (loss) on modification or extinguishment of debt
Loss on modification or extinguishment of debt
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]