Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 20, 2015	Jul. 17, 2015
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 20, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Entity Registrant Name	WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000110471
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-02
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		103,100,759