Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 18, 2016	Jun. 20, 2015	Jun. 18, 2016	Jun. 20, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 583.7	$ 630.1	$ 1,161.3	$ 1,261.5
Cost of goods sold	357.1	383.7	702.0	753.7
Restructuring costs	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.0
Gross profit	226.6	246.4	455.4	507.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	183.0	195.1	367.1	393.9
Restructuring and impairment costs	1.8	3.7	12.5	2.7
Operating profit	41.8	47.6	75.8	111.2
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	7.8	9.0	16.3	18.5
Other expense, net	1.1	1.8	1.0	0.8
Total other expenses	8.9	10.8	17.3	19.3
Earnings before income taxes	32.9	36.8	58.5	91.9
Income tax expense	8.8	11.6	16.8	26.6
Net earnings	24.1	25.2	41.7	65.3
Less: net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.1	(0.1)	0.3	(0.1)
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 24.0	$ 25.3	$ 41.4	$ 65.4
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.42	$ 0.65
Diluted	$ 0.24	$ 0.24	$ 0.42	$ 0.63
Comprehensive income	$ 24.2	$ 28.4	$ 40.1	$ 58.6
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.0	(0.2)	(0.1)	(0.4)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 24.2	$ 28.6	$ 40.2	$ 59.0
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.12	$ 0.12