SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF JELD-WEN HOLDING, INC. - CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 225,962	$ 116,991
Other current assets	38,562	48,674
Total current assets	1,243,278	1,146,639
Property and equipment, net		843,403	$ 756,711
Long-term notes receivable, net of allowance	4,614	4,902
Total assets	3,381,332	3,047,525	2,860,077
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	294,951	249,978
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	298,603	252,310
Total current liabilities	768,786	672,236
Long-term debt	1,451,526	1,422,962
Total liabilities	2,569,245	2,285,891
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
Shareholders’ equity
Common Stock: 900,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share, 100,668,003 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2019; 900,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share, 101,310,862 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018	1,007	1,013
Additional paid-in capital	671,772	658,593
Retained earnings	290,583	246,833
Total shareholders’ equity	812,087	761,634	$ 789,136
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	3,381,332	3,047,525
Parent Company
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	4,818	2,289
Receivable from subsidiaries	0	1,000
Other current assets	10	20
Total current assets	4,828	3,309
Property and equipment, net	3,074	3,202
Investment in subsidiaries	959,001	903,504
Long-term notes receivable, net of allowance	35	147
Total assets	966,938	910,162
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	510	37
Current payable to subsidiaries	2,431	2,649
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	430	75
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt	205	757
Total current liabilities	3,576	3,518
Long-term debt	0	205
Total liabilities	3,576	3,723
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
Shareholders’ equity
Common Stock: 900,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share, 100,668,003 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2019; 900,000,000 shares authorized, par value $0.01 per share, 101,310,862 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018	1,007	1,013
Additional paid-in capital	671,772	658,593
Retained earnings	290,583	246,833
Total shareholders’ equity	963,362	906,439
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 966,938	$ 910,162