Subsidiary Guarantors of the Public Bonds (Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 20, 2015	Jan. 03, 2015	Jun. 14, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 220.7	$ 223.8	$ 232.4	$ 214.2
Accounts receivable, net	355.3	312.7	434.3
Inventories:
Finished products, net	439.2	398.1	439.6
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	13.0	15.9	20.2
Total inventories	452.2	414.0	459.8
Deferred income taxes	28.2	28.1	28.5
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	51.6	63.6	38.0
Total current assets	1,108.0	1,042.2	1,193.0
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	429.3	415.3	417.8
Accumulated depreciation	(292.0)	(278.5)	(271.8)
Property plant and equipment net	137.3	136.8	146.0
Other assets:
Goodwill	436.5	438.8	444.8	445.3
Indefinite-lived intangibles	687.9	690.5	690.5	690.5
Amortizable intangibles, net	105.3	112.1	120.2
Deferred income taxes	2.9	2.8	3.4
Deferred financing costs, net	14.5	16.5	20.0
Other	62.2	64.8	63.3
Total other assets	1,309.3	1,325.5	1,342.2
Total assets	2,554.6	2,504.5	2,681.2
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	202.1	149.4	165.9
Accrued salaries and wages	26.8	36.1	31.5
Other accrued liabilities	116.9	108.5	89.3
Current maturities of long-term debt	45.2	46.7	48.4
Total current liabilities	391.0	340.7	335.1
Long-term debt, less current maturities	787.9	854.1	1,082.9
Accrued pension liabilities	130.3	128.1	74.3
Deferred income taxes	219.3	217.0	254.9
Other liabilities	27.3	26.6	26.1
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	994.7	933.5	903.9
Noncontrolling interest	4.1	4.5	4.0
Total stockholders’ equity	998.8	938.0	907.9
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,554.6	2,504.5	2,681.2
Parent [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	60.3	11.4	29.0	18.8
Accounts receivable, net	6.8	18.8	19.4
Inventories:
Finished products, net	79.5	59.5	61.9
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	(0.4)	2.1	1.4
Total inventories	79.1	61.6	63.3
Deferred income taxes	12.8	12.8	15.3
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	62.3	24.8	45.0
Total current assets	221.3	129.4	172.0
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	237.2	230.7	226.4
Accumulated depreciation	(187.2)	(183.3)	(177.4)
Property plant and equipment net	50.0	47.4	49.0
Other assets:
Goodwill	7.8	7.9	7.8
Indefinite-lived intangibles	3.8	4.3	4.3
Amortizable intangibles, net	0.5	0.6	0.4
Deferred income taxes			0.0
Deferred financing costs, net	14.5	16.5	20.0
Other	48.1	49.8	48.8
Intercompany accounts receivable	22.2	22.1	0.0
Investment in affiliates	3,233.9	3,158.2	3,148.5
Total other assets	3,330.8	3,259.4	3,229.8
Total assets	3,602.1	3,436.2	3,450.8
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	51.9	37.5	37.1
Accrued salaries and wages	14.7	23.2	14.5
Other accrued liabilities	36.2	31.6	31.8
Current maturities of long-term debt	45.2	46.7	48.4
Total current liabilities	148.0	139.0	131.8
Long-term debt, less current maturities	787.3	853.5	1,082.2
Accrued pension liabilities	109.4	106.6	63.1
Deferred income taxes	(58.2)	(60.7)	(37.0)
Other liabilities	14.7	13.3	13.4
Intercompany accounts payable	1,606.2	1,451.0	1,293.4
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	994.7	933.5	903.9
Noncontrolling interest			0.0
Total stockholders’ equity	994.7	933.5	903.9
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	3,602.1	3,436.2	3,450.8
Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	2.3	3.3	4.2	15.0
Accounts receivable, net	222.2	181.4	286.1
Inventories:
Finished products, net	277.3	260.0	301.5
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	1.4	1.3	1.3
Total inventories	278.7	261.3	302.8
Deferred income taxes	14.0	14.0	12.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(15.2)	21.4	(17.5)
Total current assets	502.0	481.4	588.2
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	156.8	150.7	150.7
Accumulated depreciation	(81.0)	(72.6)	(67.8)
Property plant and equipment net	75.8	78.1	82.9
Other assets:
Goodwill	353.0	353.0	353.0
Indefinite-lived intangibles	674.9	674.9	674.9
Amortizable intangibles, net	104.7	111.5	119.7
Other	10.1	11.9	11.5
Intercompany accounts receivable	2,560.2	2,225.4	1,736.4
Investment in affiliates	1,039.3	608.8	635.4
Total other assets	4,742.2	3,985.5	3,530.9
Total assets	5,320.0	4,545.0	4,202.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	89.2	66.4	81.7
Accrued salaries and wages	5.0	6.0	8.2
Other accrued liabilities	45.4	40.9	28.8
Total current liabilities	139.6	113.3	118.7
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0.6	0.6	0.7
Accrued pension liabilities	20.9	21.5	11.2
Deferred income taxes	274.6	274.7	287.6
Other liabilities	10.4	10.6	10.3
Intercompany accounts payable	1,000.5	734.5	412.6
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	3,873.4	3,389.8	3,360.9
Noncontrolling interest			0.0
Total stockholders’ equity	3,873.4	3,389.8	3,360.9
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,320.0	4,545.0	4,202.0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	158.1	209.1	199.2	180.4
Accounts receivable, net	126.3	112.5	128.8
Inventories:
Finished products, net	82.4	78.6	76.5
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	12.0	12.5	17.5
Total inventories	94.4	91.1	94.0
Deferred income taxes	1.4	1.3	0.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4.5	17.4	10.5
Total current assets	384.7	431.4	433.1
Property, plant and equipment:
Gross cost	35.3	33.9	40.7
Accumulated depreciation	(23.8)	(22.6)	(26.6)
Property plant and equipment net	11.5	11.3	14.1
Other assets:
Goodwill	75.7	77.9	84.0
Indefinite-lived intangibles	9.2	11.3	11.3
Amortizable intangibles, net	0.1		0.1
Deferred income taxes	2.9	2.8	3.4
Other	4.0	3.1	2.7
Intercompany accounts receivable	611.5	621.1	484.3
Investment in affiliates	967.0	1,221.3	403.5
Total other assets	1,670.4	1,937.5	989.3
Total assets	2,066.6	2,380.2	1,436.5
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	61.0	45.5	47.1
Accrued salaries and wages	7.1	6.9	8.8
Other accrued liabilities	35.3	36.0	28.7
Total current liabilities	103.4	88.4	84.6
Deferred income taxes	2.9	3.0	4.3
Other liabilities	2.2	2.7	2.4
Intercompany accounts payable	587.2	683.1	514.7
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	1,366.8	1,598.5	826.5
Noncontrolling interest	4.1	4.5	4.0
Total stockholders’ equity	1,370.9	1,603.0	830.5
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,066.6	2,380.2	1,436.5
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.0	0.0	0.0	$ 0.0
Inventories:
Finished products, net			(0.3)
Total inventories			(0.3)
Total current assets			$ (0.3)
Other assets:
Goodwill
Indefinite-lived intangibles
Other			$ 0.3
Intercompany accounts receivable	(3,193.9)	(2,868.6)	(2,220.7)
Investment in affiliates	(5,240.2)	(4,988.3)	(4,187.4)
Total other assets	(8,434.1)	(7,856.9)	(6,407.8)
Total assets	(8,434.1)	(7,856.9)	(6,408.1)
Current liabilities:
Intercompany accounts payable	(3,193.9)	(2,868.6)	(2,220.7)
Stockholders’ equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	(5,240.2)	(4,988.3)	(4,187.4)
Total stockholders’ equity	(5,240.2)	(4,988.3)	(4,187.4)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ (8,434.1)	$ (7,856.9)	$ (6,408.1)