Earnings Per Share (Tables)

8 Months Ended

Sep. 10, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.

	12 Weeks Ended						36 Weeks Ended
(In millions, except per share data)	September 10, 2016			September 12, 2015			September 10, 2016			September 12, 2015
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$	48.2		$	45.8		$	89.6		$	111.2
Adjustment for earnings allocated to non-vested restricted common stock	(1.0		)	(0.8		)	(1.9		)	(2.0		)
Net earnings used in calculating basic earnings per share	47.2			45.0			87.7			109.2
Adjustment for earnings reallocated from non-vested restricted common stock	—			—			—			0.1
Net earnings used in calculating diluted earnings per share	$	47.2		$	45.0		$	87.7		$	109.3
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	99.4			103.0			99.4			102.9
Adjustment for non-vested restricted common stock	(3.8		)	(3.3		)	(3.8)			(3.4)
Shares used in calculating basic earnings per share	95.6			99.7			95.6			99.5
Effect of dilutive stock options	1.3			1.6			0.7			1.7
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share	96.9			101.3			96.3			101.2
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.49		$	0.45		$	0.92		$	1.10
Diluted	$	0.49		$	0.44		$	0.91		$	1.08