Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
	Sep. 12, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014	Sep. 12, 2015	Sep. 06, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 678.9	$ 711.1	$ 1,940.4	$ 1,952.2
Cost of goods sold	407.2	426.3	1,160.9	1,165.4
Restructuring costs	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.6
Gross profit	271.7	284.7	779.5	786.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	191.0	186.8	584.9	568.1
Acquisition-related integration costs	0.0	2.3	0.0	6.4
Restructuring and impairment costs	4.8	8.0	7.5	11.4
Operating profit	75.9	87.6	187.1	200.3
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	9.0	10.0	27.5	31.4
Debt extinguishment costs	1.6	0.0	1.6	0.0
Other expense (income), net	0.5	(0.3)	1.3	0.5
Total other expenses	11.1	9.7	30.4	31.9
Earnings before income taxes	64.8	77.9	156.7	168.4
Income taxes	18.8	20.0	45.4	45.7
Net earnings	46.0	57.9	111.3	122.7
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 45.8	$ 57.8	$ 111.2	$ 122.4
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.45	$ 0.58	$ 1.10	$ 1.22
Diluted	$ 0.44	$ 0.57	$ 1.08	$ 1.20
Comprehensive income	$ 32.8	$ 57.9	$ 91.4	$ 125.6
Less: comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.8)	0.1	(1.2)	0.3
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 33.6	$ 57.8	$ 92.6	$ 125.3
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.18	$ 0.18