3.7.0.1 html 465 548 1 false 149 0 false 8 false false R1.htm 0001000 - Document - Document and Entity Information Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/DocumentAndEntityInformation Document and Entity Information Cover 1 false false R2.htm 1001000 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfOperations CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Statements 2 false false R3.htm 1002000 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfComprehensiveLossIncome CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME Statements 3 false false R4.htm 1003000 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ConsolidatedBalanceSheets CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS Statements 4 false false R5.htm 1003501 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ConsolidatedBalanceSheetsParenthetical CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) Statements 5 false false R6.htm 1004000 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Statements 6 false false R7.htm 1005000 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ConsolidatedStatementsOfStockholdersEquityDeficit CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY (DEFICIT) Statements 7 false false R8.htm 2101100 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPolicies SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Notes 8 false false R9.htm 2102100 - Disclosure - ACQUISITIONS (Notes) Notes http://www.plygem.com/role/AcquisitionsNotes ACQUISITIONS (Notes) Notes 9 false false R10.htm 2102100 - Disclosure - GOODWILL Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/Goodwill GOODWILL Notes 10 false false R11.htm 2104100 - Disclosure - INTANGIBLE ASSETS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IntangibleAssets INTANGIBLE ASSETS Notes 11 false false R12.htm 2105100 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebt LONG-TERM DEBT Notes 12 false false R13.htm 2106100 - Disclosure - DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/DefinedBenefitPlans DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS Notes 13 false false R14.htm 2106100 - Disclosure - DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/DefinedContributionPlans DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS Notes 14 false false R15.htm 2107100 - Disclosure - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingencies COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Notes 15 false false R16.htm 2108100 - Disclosure - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/AccruedExpensesAndOtherLongTermLiabilities ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES Notes 16 false false R17.htm 2110100 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IncomeTaxes INCOME TAXES Notes 17 false false R18.htm 2111100 - Disclosure - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/StockBasedCompensation STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION Notes 18 false false R19.htm 2112100 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SegmentInformation SEGMENT INFORMATION Notes 19 false false R20.htm 2113100 - Disclosure - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/RelatedPartyTransactions RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Notes 20 false false R21.htm 2114100 - Disclosure - QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/QuarterlyResultsOfOperationsUnaudited QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) Notes 21 false false R22.htm 2115100 - Disclosure - GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/GuarantorNonGuarantorFinancialInformation GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION Notes 22 false false R23.htm 2116100 - Schedule - SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ScheduleIiValuationAndQualifyingAccounts SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS Uncategorized 23 false false R24.htm 2201201 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesPolicies SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) Uncategorized 24 false false R25.htm 2301302 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesTables SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) Uncategorized 25 false false R26.htm 2302301 - Disclosure - ACQUISITIONS (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/AcquisitionsTables ACQUISITIONS (Tables) Uncategorized 26 false false R27.htm 2302301 - Disclosure - GOODWILL (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/GoodwillTables GOODWILL (Tables) Uncategorized 27 false false R28.htm 2304301 - Disclosure - INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IntangibleAssetsTables INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) Uncategorized 28 false false R29.htm 2305301 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtTables LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables) Uncategorized 29 false false R30.htm 2306301 - Disclosure - DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/DefinedBenefitPlansTables DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS (Tables) Uncategorized 30 false false R31.htm 2307301 - Disclosure - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesTables COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) Uncategorized 31 false false R32.htm 2308301 - Disclosure - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/AccruedExpensesAndOtherLongTermLiabilitiesTables ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (Tables) Uncategorized 32 false false R33.htm 2310301 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IncomeTaxesTables INCOME TAXES (Tables) Uncategorized 33 false false R34.htm 2311301 - Disclosure - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/StockBasedCompensationTables STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) Uncategorized 34 false false R35.htm 2312301 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SegmentInformationTables SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) Uncategorized 35 false false R36.htm 2314301 - Disclosure - QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/QuarterlyResultsOfOperationsUnauditedTables QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (Tables) Uncategorized 36 false false R37.htm 2315301 - Disclosure - GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Tables) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/GuarantorNonGuarantorFinancialInformationTables GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Tables) Uncategorized 37 false false R38.htm 2401403 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesDetails SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) Uncategorized 38 false false R39.htm 2401404 - Disclosure - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Fair Value Disclosure (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SummaryOfSignificantAccountingPoliciesFairValueDisclosureDetails SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Fair Value Disclosure (Details) Uncategorized 39 false false R40.htm 2402402 - Disclosure - ACQUISITIONS Canyon Stone (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/AcquisitionsCanyonStoneDetails ACQUISITIONS Canyon Stone (Details) Uncategorized 40 false false R41.htm 2402402 - Disclosure - GOODWILL (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/GoodwillDetails GOODWILL (Details) Uncategorized 41 false false R42.htm 2402403 - Disclosure - ACQUISITIONS Simonton (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/AcquisitionsSimontonDetails ACQUISITIONS Simonton (Details) Uncategorized 42 false false R43.htm 2404402 - Disclosure - INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IntangibleAssetsDetails INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details) Uncategorized 43 false false R44.htm 2405402 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT - General (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtGeneralDetails LONG-TERM DEBT - General (Details) Uncategorized 44 false false R45.htm 2405403 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - current transactions (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtLongTermDebtCurrentTransactionsDetails LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - current transactions (Details) Uncategorized 45 false false R46.htm 2405404 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - 6.5% Senior Notes (Details) Notes http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtLongTermDebt65SeniorNotesDetails LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - 6.5% Senior Notes (Details) Uncategorized 46 false false R47.htm 2405405 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - Term Loan Facility (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtLongTermDebtTermLoanFacilityDetails LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - Term Loan Facility (Details) Uncategorized 47 false false R48.htm 2405406 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - 8.25% Senior Secured Notes (Details) Notes http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtLongTermDebt825SeniorSecuredNotesDetails LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - 8.25% Senior Secured Notes (Details) Uncategorized 48 false false R49.htm 2405407 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior secuired asset based revolving credit facility (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtLongTermDebtSeniorSecuiredAssetBasedRevolvingCreditFacilityDetails LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior secuired asset based revolving credit facility (Details) Uncategorized 49 false false R50.htm 2405408 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - 9.375% Senior notes (Details) Notes http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtLongTermDebt9375SeniorNotesDetails LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT - 9.375% Senior notes (Details) Uncategorized 50 false false R51.htm 2405409 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT - Extinguishment of Debt (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/LongTermDebtExtinguishmentOfDebtDetails LONG-TERM DEBT - Extinguishment of Debt (Details) Uncategorized 51 false false R52.htm 2406401 - Disclosure - DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/DefinedContributionPlansDetails DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS (Details) Uncategorized 52 false false R53.htm 2406402 - Disclosure - DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/DefinedBenefitPlansDetails DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS (Details) Uncategorized 53 false false R54.htm 2407402 - Disclosure - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/CommitmentsAndContingenciesDetails COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) Uncategorized 54 false false R55.htm 2408402 - Disclosure - ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/AccruedExpensesAndOtherLongTermLiabilitiesDetails ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES (Details) Uncategorized 55 false false R56.htm 2410402 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IncomeTaxesDetails INCOME TAXES (Details) Uncategorized 56 false false R57.htm 2410403 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Cancellation Of Indetedness (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IncomeTaxesCancellationOfIndetednessDetails INCOME TAXES - Cancellation Of Indetedness (Details) Uncategorized 57 false false R58.htm 2410404 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Valuation Allowance (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IncomeTaxesValuationAllowanceDetails INCOME TAXES - Valuation Allowance (Details) Uncategorized 58 false false R59.htm 2410405 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Other Tax Considerations (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/IncomeTaxesOtherTaxConsiderationsDetails INCOME TAXES - Other Tax Considerations (Details) Uncategorized 59 false false R60.htm 2411402 - Disclosure - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/StockBasedCompensationDetails STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) Uncategorized 60 false false R61.htm 2411403 - Disclosure - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Other Share-Based Compensation (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/StockBasedCompensationOtherShareBasedCompensationDetails STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Other Share-Based Compensation (Details) Uncategorized 61 false false R62.htm 2412402 - Disclosure - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/SegmentInformationDetails SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) Uncategorized 62 false false R63.htm 2413401 - Disclosure - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/RelatedPartyTransactionsDetails RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) Uncategorized 63 false false R64.htm 2414402 - Disclosure - QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/QuarterlyResultsOfOperationsUnauditedDetails QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) (Details) Uncategorized 64 false false R65.htm 2415402 - Disclosure - GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/GuarantorNonGuarantorFinancialInformationCondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfOperationsDetails GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details) Uncategorized 65 false false R66.htm 2415403 - Disclosure - GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/GuarantorNonGuarantorFinancialInformationCondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetDetails GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) Uncategorized 66 false false R67.htm 2415404 - Disclosure - GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/GuarantorNonGuarantorFinancialInformationCondensedConsolidatingStatementOfCashFlowsDetails GUARANTOR/NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION, Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) Uncategorized 67 false false R68.htm 2416401 - Schedule - SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) Sheet http://www.plygem.com/role/ScheduleIiValuationAndQualifyingAccountsDetails SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) Uncategorized 68 false false All Reports Book All Reports pgem-20161231.xml pgem-20161231.xsd pgem-20161231_cal.xml pgem-20161231_def.xml pgem-20161231_lab.xml pgem-20161231_pre.xml true true