Subsidiary Guarantors of the Public Bonds (Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended						4 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 06, 2014	Jun. 14, 2014	Mar. 22, 2014	Sep. 07, 2013	Jun. 15, 2013	Mar. 23, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Jan. 03, 2015	Dec. 28, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 711.1	$ 613.5	$ 627.6	$ 716.6	$ 587.8	$ 645.9	$ 808.9	$ 740.8	$ 2,761.1	$ 2,691.1	$ 1,640.8
Cost of goods sold									1,673.8	1,619.0	1,008.1
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs									0	0	4.5
Restructuring costs									1.0	7.6	0
Gross profit	284.7	245.7	255.8	286.0	241.1	262.1	300.1	275.3	1,086.3	1,064.5	628.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses									815.2	830.0	482.0
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs									15.2	41.5	32.5
Restructuring costs									26.0	0.7	0
Operating profit (Loss)									229.9	192.3	113.7
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net									45.4	52.0	14.0
Acquisition-related interest expense									0	0	5.2
Debt extinguishment costs									1.3	13.1	0
Other expense (income), net									1.7	(0.5)	0.3
Total other expenses (income)									48.4	64.6	19.5
Earnings before income taxes									181.5	127.7	94.2
Income taxes									47.6	26.7	13.4
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries									133.9	101.0	80.8
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									0	0	0
Net earnings									133.9	101.0	80.8
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest									0.8	0.6	0.1
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	57.8	27.5	37.1	54.4	17.9	29.8	10.7	(1.7)	133.1	100.4	80.7
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings									133.9	101.0	80.8
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(18.5)	(5.4)	5.7
Change in fair value of foreign exchange contracts									9.4	0.9	(5.0)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap									(0.2)	1.6	(1.0)
Pension adjustments									(32.1)	81.2	(16.2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									(41.4)	78.3	(16.5)
Comprehensive income									92.5	179.3	64.3
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests									(0.3)	0.5	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									92.8	178.8	64.3
Parent [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue									607.8	538.2	527.1
Cost of goods sold									442.9	383.8	390.6
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs											0.8
Restructuring costs									0.1	0.1
Gross profit									164.8	154.3	135.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses									126.1	139.0	123.0
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs									6.5	16.9	31.3
Restructuring costs									3.0	0
Operating profit (Loss)									29.2	(1.6)	(18.6)
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net									45.4	52.1	13.9
Acquisition-related interest expense											5.2
Debt extinguishment costs									1.3	13.1
Other expense (income), net										3.7	0.4
Total other expenses (income)									46.7	61.5	19.5
Earnings before income taxes									(17.5)	(63.1)	(38.1)
Income taxes									0.7	1.5	12.3
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries									(18.2)	(64.6)	(50.4)
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									151.3	165.0	131.1
Net earnings									133.1	100.4	80.7
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									133.1	100.4	80.7
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings									133.1	100.4	80.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(17.4)	(5.4)	5.7
Change in fair value of foreign exchange contracts									9.4	0.9	(5.0)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap									(0.2)	1.6	(1.0)
Pension adjustments									(32.1)	81.2	(16.2)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									(40.3)	78.3	(16.5)
Comprehensive income									92.8	178.7	64.2
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests										(0.1)	(0.1)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									92.8	178.8	64.3
Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue									3,276.1	3,849.1	1,065.7
Cost of goods sold									2,594.9	3,207.9	780.6
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs											3.7
Restructuring costs										0
Gross profit									681.2	641.2	281.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses									555.1	506.7	206.0
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs									1.1	14.9	1.2
Restructuring costs									10.4	0
Operating profit (Loss)									114.6	119.6	74.2
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net									0.1	(0.2)	(0.2)
Acquisition-related interest expense											0
Debt extinguishment costs									0	0
Other expense (income), net									(1.3)	(0.1)	(0.2)
Total other expenses (income)									(1.2)	(0.1)	(0.4)
Earnings before income taxes									115.8	119.7	74.6
Income taxes									37.7	19.3	(0.1)
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries									78.1	100.4	74.7
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									9.4	114.5	54.4
Net earnings									87.5	214.9	129.1
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									87.5	214.9	129.1
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings									87.5	214.9	129.1
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									0	0	0
Change in fair value of foreign exchange contracts									0	0	0
Change in fair value of interest rate swap									0	0	0
Pension adjustments									(10.3)	13.1	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									(10.3)	13.1	0
Comprehensive income									77.2	228.0	129.1
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									77.2	228.0	129.1
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue									848.8	774.4	539.2
Cost of goods sold									483.5	415.4	277.1
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs											0
Restructuring costs									0.9	7.5
Gross profit									364.4	351.5	262.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses									258.1	266.8	204.7
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs									7.6	9.7	0
Restructuring costs									12.6	0.7
Operating profit (Loss)									86.1	74.3	57.4
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net									(0.1)	0.1	(0.3)
Acquisition-related interest expense											0
Debt extinguishment costs									0	0
Other expense (income), net									3.0	(3.1)	0.1
Total other expenses (income)									2.9	3.2	0.4
Earnings before income taxes									83.2	71.1	57.0
Income taxes									9.2	5.9	1.2
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries									74.0	65.2	55.8
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									74.7	21.7	61.2
Net earnings									148.7	86.9	117.0
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest									0.8	0.6	0.1
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									147.9	86.3	116.9
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings									148.7	86.9	117.0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									(18.5)	(5.4)	5.7
Change in fair value of foreign exchange contracts									9.4	0.9	(5.0)
Change in fair value of interest rate swap									0	0	0
Pension adjustments									0	0	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									(9.1)	(4.5)	0.7
Comprehensive income									139.6	82.4	117.7
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests									(0.3)	0.6	0.1
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									139.9	81.8	117.6
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue									(1,971.6)	(2,470.6)	(491.2)
Cost of goods sold									(1,847.5)	(2,388.1)	(440.2)
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs											0
Restructuring costs										0
Gross profit									(124.1)	(82.5)	(51.0)
Selling, general and administrative expenses									(124.1)	(82.5)	(51.7)
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs											0
Restructuring costs										0
Operating profit (Loss)											0.7
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net											0
Acquisition-related interest expense											0
Debt extinguishment costs									0	0
Other expense (income), net											0
Earnings before income taxes											0.7
Income taxes											0
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries											0.7
Income (Loss) from Subsidiaries, Net of Tax									(235.4)	(301.2)	(246.7)
Net earnings									(235.4)	(301.2)	(246.0)
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest											0
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									(235.4)	(301.2)	(246.0)
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings									(235.4)	(301.2)	(246.0)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments									17.4	5.4	(5.7)
Change in fair value of foreign exchange contracts									(9.4)	(0.9)	5.0
Change in fair value of interest rate swap									0	0	0
Pension adjustments									10.3	(13.1)	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax									18.3	(8.6)	(0.7)
Comprehensive income									(217.1)	(309.8)	(246.7)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.									$ (217.1)	$ (309.8)	$ (246.7)