Subsidiary Guarantors of the Public Bonds (Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 28, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Mar. 22, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 121,300,000	$ 223,800,000	$ 166,800,000	$ 214,200,000
Accounts receivable, net	357,200,000	312,700,000	484,100,000
Inventories:
Finished products, net	404,300,000	398,100,000	443,500,000
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	15,500,000	15,900,000	22,100,000
Total inventories	419,800,000	414,000,000	465,600,000
Deferred income taxes	27,900,000	28,100,000	28,300,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	61,900,000	63,600,000	40,300,000
Total current assets	988,100,000	1,042,200,000	1,185,100,000
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	420,300,000	415,300,000	414,900,000
Accumulated depreciation	(285,000,000)	(278,500,000)	(267,300,000)
Property plant and equipment net	135,300,000	136,800,000	147,600,000
Other assets:
Goodwill	434,100,000	438,800,000	442,300,000	445,300,000
Indefinite-lived intangibles	690,500,000	690,500,000	690,200,000	690,500,000
Amortizable intangibles, net	108,700,000	112,100,000	123,700,000
Deferred income taxes	2,700,000	2,800,000	3,400,000
Deferred financing costs, net	15,500,000	16,500,000	21,000,000
Other	65,600,000	64,800,000	66,100,000
Total other assets	1,317,100,000	1,325,500,000	1,346,700,000
Total assets	2,440,500,000	2,504,500,000	2,679,400,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	96,400,000	149,400,000	137,400,000
Accrued salaries and wages	18,100,000	36,100,000	27,300,000
Other accrued liabilities	121,300,000	108,500,000	110,200,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	42,000,000	46,700,000	43,600,000
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	14,500,000	0	34,000,000
Total current liabilities	292,300,000	340,700,000	352,500,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities	800,800,000	854,100,000	1,096,700,000
Accrued pension liabilities	129,100,000	128,100,000	74,500,000
Deferred income taxes	220,000,000	217,000,000	256,700,000
Other liabilities	26,900,000	26,600,000	27,400,000
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	967,100,000	933,500,000	867,800,000
Noncontrolling interest	4,300,000	4,500,000	3,800,000
Total stockholders’ equity	971,400,000	938,000,000	871,600,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,440,500,000	2,504,500,000	2,679,400,000
Parent [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	109,900,000	11,400,000	(800,000)	18,800,000
Accounts receivable, net	15,600,000	18,800,000	38,800,000
Inventories:
Finished products, net	65,500,000	59,500,000	58,900,000
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	700,000	2,100,000	600,000
Total inventories	66,200,000	61,600,000	59,500,000
Deferred income taxes	12,800,000	12,800,000	15,300,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	45,200,000	24,800,000	20,400,000
Total current assets	249,700,000	129,400,000	133,200,000
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	234,600,000	230,700,000	225,000,000
Accumulated depreciation	(185,800,000)	(183,300,000)	(175,100,000)
Property plant and equipment net	48,800,000	47,400,000	49,900,000
Other assets:
Goodwill	7,800,000	7,900,000	7,800,000
Indefinite-lived intangibles	4,300,000	4,300,000	4,300,000
Amortizable intangibles, net	500,000	600,000	400,000
Deferred income taxes			0
Deferred financing costs, net	15,500,000	16,500,000	21,000,000
Other	50,200,000	49,800,000	48,200,000
Intercompany accounts receivable	22,100,000	22,100,000	0
Investment in affiliates	3,193,100,000	3,158,200,000	3,095,700,000
Total other assets	3,293,500,000	3,259,400,000	3,177,400,000
Total assets	3,592,000,000	3,436,200,000	3,360,500,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	24,400,000	37,500,000	28,900,000
Accrued salaries and wages	9,300,000	23,200,000	11,000,000
Other accrued liabilities	36,400,000	31,600,000	43,000,000
Current maturities of long-term debt	42,000,000	46,700,000	43,600,000
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	14,500,000		34,000,000
Total current liabilities	126,600,000	139,000,000	160,500,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities	800,200,000	853,500,000	1,096,700,000
Accrued pension liabilities	107,900,000	106,600,000	62,100,000
Deferred income taxes	(57,500,000)	(60,700,000)	(35,300,000)
Other liabilities	13,900,000	13,300,000	12,700,000
Intercompany accounts payable	1,633,800,000	1,451,000,000	1,196,000,000
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	967,100,000	933,500,000	867,800,000
Noncontrolling interest			0
Total stockholders’ equity	967,100,000	933,500,000	867,800,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	3,592,000,000	3,436,200,000	3,360,500,000
Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	(87,800,000)	3,300,000	3,800,000	15,000,000
Accounts receivable, net	204,000,000	181,400,000	288,200,000
Inventories:
Finished products, net	256,500,000	260,000,000	304,700,000
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	1,200,000	1,300,000	1,000,000
Total inventories	257,700,000	261,300,000	305,700,000
Deferred income taxes	14,000,000	14,000,000	12,600,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(500,000)	21,400,000	5,900,000
Total current assets	387,400,000	481,400,000	616,200,000
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	152,800,000	150,700,000	145,200,000
Accumulated depreciation	(76,700,000)	(72,600,000)	(62,400,000)
Property plant and equipment net	76,100,000	78,100,000	82,800,000
Other assets:
Goodwill	353,000,000	353,000,000	354,300,000
Indefinite-lived intangibles	674,900,000	674,900,000	674,600,000
Amortizable intangibles, net	108,100,000	111,500,000	123,100,000
Other	12,000,000	11,900,000	12,400,000
Intercompany accounts receivable	2,433,400,000	2,225,400,000	1,553,100,000
Investment in affiliates	961,300,000	608,800,000	593,300,000
Total other assets	4,542,700,000	3,985,500,000	3,310,800,000
Total assets	5,006,200,000	4,545,000,000	4,009,800,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	35,700,000	66,400,000	68,500,000
Accrued salaries and wages	4,900,000	6,000,000	8,400,000
Other accrued liabilities	44,700,000	40,900,000	27,300,000
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0		0
Total current liabilities	85,300,000	113,300,000	104,200,000
Long-term debt, less current maturities	600,000	600,000
Accrued pension liabilities	21,200,000	21,500,000	12,400,000
Deferred income taxes	274,700,000	274,700,000	287,600,000
Other liabilities	10,400,000	10,600,000	12,100,000
Intercompany accounts payable	856,500,000	734,500,000	292,100,000
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	3,757,500,000	3,389,800,000	3,301,400,000
Noncontrolling interest			0
Total stockholders’ equity	3,757,500,000	3,389,800,000	3,301,400,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,006,200,000	4,545,000,000	4,009,800,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	99,200,000	209,100,000	163,800,000	180,400,000
Accounts receivable, net	137,600,000	112,500,000	157,100,000
Inventories:
Finished products, net	82,300,000	78,600,000	79,900,000
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	13,600,000	12,500,000	20,500,000
Total inventories	95,900,000	91,100,000	100,400,000
Deferred income taxes	1,100,000	1,300,000	400,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,200,000	17,400,000	14,000,000
Total current assets	351,000,000	431,400,000	435,700,000
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	32,900,000	33,900,000	44,700,000
Accumulated depreciation	(22,500,000)	(22,600,000)	(29,800,000)
Property plant and equipment net	10,400,000	11,300,000	14,900,000
Other assets:
Goodwill	73,300,000	77,900,000	80,200,000
Indefinite-lived intangibles	11,300,000	11,300,000	11,300,000
Amortizable intangibles, net	100,000		200,000
Deferred income taxes	2,700,000	2,800,000	3,400,000
Other	3,400,000	3,100,000	5,500,000
Intercompany accounts receivable	501,400,000	621,100,000	420,800,000
Investment in affiliates	1,045,500,000	1,221,300,000	425,900,000
Total other assets	1,637,700,000	1,937,500,000	947,300,000
Total assets	1,999,100,000	2,380,200,000	1,397,900,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	36,300,000	45,500,000	40,000,000
Accrued salaries and wages	3,900,000	6,900,000	7,900,000
Other accrued liabilities	40,200,000	36,000,000	39,900,000
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0		0
Total current liabilities	80,400,000	88,400,000	87,800,000
Deferred income taxes	2,800,000	3,000,000	4,400,000
Other liabilities	2,600,000	2,700,000	2,600,000
Intercompany accounts payable	466,600,000	683,100,000	485,800,000
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,442,400,000	1,598,500,000	813,500,000
Noncontrolling interest	4,300,000	4,500,000	3,800,000
Total stockholders’ equity	1,446,700,000	1,603,000,000	817,300,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,999,100,000	2,380,200,000	1,397,900,000
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Other assets:
Goodwill
Indefinite-lived intangibles
Intercompany accounts receivable	(2,956,900,000)	(2,868,600,000)	(1,973,900,000)
Investment in affiliates	(5,199,900,000)	(4,988,300,000)	(4,114,900,000)
Total other assets	(8,156,800,000)	(7,856,900,000)	(6,088,800,000)
Total assets	(8,156,800,000)	(7,856,900,000)	(6,088,800,000)
Current liabilities:
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement	0		0
Intercompany accounts payable	(2,956,900,000)	(2,868,600,000)	(1,973,900,000)
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	(5,199,900,000)	(4,988,300,000)	(4,114,900,000)
Total stockholders’ equity	(5,199,900,000)	(4,988,300,000)	(4,114,900,000)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ (8,156,800,000)	$ (7,856,900,000)	$ (6,088,800,000)