ACQUISITIONS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
The Company determined the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and the liabilities acquired, and recorded goodwill based on the excess of fair value of the acquisition consideration over such fair value, as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
 
Cash
$
(856
)
Accounts receivable
37,134

Inventories
17,742

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,133

Property and equipment
53,655

Intangible assets
62,170

Goodwill
58,681

Other assets
426

Accounts payable and accrued expenses, including short-term warranty
(49,916
)
Deferred income taxes
(10,462
)
Long-term warranty and other liabilities
(40,707
)
 
$
130,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]
If the Simonton acquisition would have occurred at the beginning of 2013, the Company’s consolidated net sales and net loss would have been:

(Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2014
Net sales
$
1,793,502

Net loss
(29,625
)
Canyon Stone [Member]  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]
The Company determined the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets and the liabilities acquired, and recorded goodwill based on the excess of fair value of the acquisition consideration over such fair values, as follows:
(Amounts in thousands)
 
Accounts receivable
$
3,559

Inventories
712

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
41

Property and equipment
2,019

Intangible assets
9,300

Goodwill
7,642

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities
(2,273
)
 
$
21,000
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]
If the Canyon Stone acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 2015, the Company’s consolidated net sales and net income (loss) would have been:
(Amounts in thousands) (Unaudited)
December 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Net sales
$
1,850,993

 
$
1,590,669

Net income (loss)
32,712

 
(28,608
)