Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 20, 2015	Jun. 14, 2014	Jun. 20, 2015	Jun. 14, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 630.1	$ 613.5	$ 1,261.5	$ 1,241.1
Cost of goods sold	383.7	367.7	753.7	739.1
Restructuring costs	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5
Gross profit	246.4	245.7	507.8	501.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	195.1	190.8	393.9	381.3
Acquisition-related integration costs	0.0	2.5	0.0	4.1
Restructuring and impairment costs	3.7	3.4	2.7	3.4
Operating profit	47.6	49.0	111.2	112.7
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	9.0	10.5	18.5	21.4
Other expense, net	1.8	0.0	0.8	0.8
Total other expenses	10.8	10.5	19.3	22.2
Earnings before income taxes	36.8	38.5	91.9	90.5
Income taxes	11.6	10.9	26.6	25.7
Net earnings	25.2	27.6	65.3	64.8
Less: net (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.1)	0.1	(0.1)	0.2
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 25.3	$ 27.5	$ 65.4	$ 64.6
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.25	$ 0.28	$ 0.65	$ 0.65
Diluted	$ 0.24	$ 0.27	$ 0.63	$ 0.64
Comprehensive income	$ 28.4	$ 33.4	$ 58.6	$ 67.7
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.2)	0.3	(0.4)	0.2
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 28.6	$ 33.1	$ 59.0	$ 67.5
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.12	$ 0.12