Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2016	Mar. 28, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 577.6	$ 631.4
Cost of goods sold	344.9	370.0
Restructuring costs	3.9	0.0
Gross profit	228.8	261.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	184.1	198.8
Restructuring and impairment costs (gain)	10.7	(1.0)
Operating profit	34.0	63.6
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	8.5	9.5
Other income, net	(0.1)	(1.0)
Total other expenses	8.4	8.5
Earnings before income taxes	25.6	55.1
Income tax expense	8.0	15.0
Net earnings	17.6	40.1
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.2	0.0
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 17.4	$ 40.1
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.18	$ 0.40
Diluted	$ 0.18	$ 0.39
Comprehensive income	$ 15.9	$ 30.2
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(0.1)	(0.2)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 16.0	$ 30.4
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06