Business Segments (Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 18, 2016	Jun. 20, 2015	Jun. 18, 2016	Jun. 20, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 583.7	$ 630.1	$ 1,161.3	$ 1,261.5
Operating profit (loss)	41.8	47.6	75.8	111.2
Wolverine Outdoor and Lifestyle Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	203.0	210.3	420.7	441.4
Operating profit (loss)	34.7	35.9	83.5	90.6
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	218.2	240.7	427.3	475.0
Operating profit (loss)	30.9	39.3	58.6	76.6
Wolverine Heritage Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	74.2	79.2	146.0	160.6
Operating profit (loss)	8.3	11.0	16.8	22.8
Wolverine Multi-Brand Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	69.7	81.5	138.1	153.4
Operating profit (loss)	2.6	4.2	1.2	2.5
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	18.6	18.4	29.2	31.1
Operating profit (loss)	1.6	1.1	2.1	2.3
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	$ (36.3)	$ (43.9)	$ (86.4)	$ (83.6)