Document and Entity Information - shares	8 Months Ended
	Sep. 12, 2015	Oct. 09, 2015
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 12, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
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		102,889,460