Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended
	Sep. 10, 2016	Sep. 12, 2015	Sep. 10, 2016	Sep. 12, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 603.7	$ 678.9	$ 1,765.0	$ 1,940.4
Cost of goods sold	366.1	407.2	1,068.1	1,160.9
Restructuring costs	0.3	0.0	4.2	0.0
Gross profit	237.3	271.7	692.7	779.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	167.4	191.0	534.5	584.9
Restructuring and impairment costs	0.9	4.8	13.4	7.5
Operating profit	69.0	75.9	144.8	187.1
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	8.6	9.0	24.9	27.5
Debt extinguishment and other costs	0.5	1.6	0.5	1.6
Other expense, net	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.3
Total other expenses	9.1	11.1	26.4	30.4
Earnings before income taxes	59.9	64.8	118.4	156.7
Income tax expense	11.7	18.8	28.5	45.4
Net earnings	48.2	46.0	89.9	111.3
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.1
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 48.2	$ 45.8	$ 89.6	$ 111.2
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.49	$ 0.45	$ 0.92	$ 1.10
Diluted	$ 0.49	$ 0.44	$ 0.91	$ 1.08
Comprehensive income	$ 46.5	$ 32.8	$ 86.6	$ 91.4
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	0.4	(0.8)	0.3	(1.2)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 46.1	$ 33.6	$ 86.3	$ 92.6
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.18	$ 0.18