Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Mar. 22, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 631.4	$ 627.6
Cost of goods sold	370.0	371.4
Restructuring costs	0	0.4
Gross profit	261.4	255.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	198.8	190.5
Acquisition-related integration costs	0	1.6
Net gain on restructuring	(1.0)	0
Operating profit	63.6	63.7
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	9.5	10.9
Other (income) expense, net	(1.0)	0.8
Total other expenses	8.5	11.7
Earnings before income taxes	55.1	52.0
Income taxes	15.0	14.8
Net earnings	40.1	37.2
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0.1
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	40.1	37.1
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.40	$ 0.37
Diluted	$ 0.39	$ 0.36
Comprehensive income	30.2	34.3
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.2)	(0.1)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 30.4	$ 34.4
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06