Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 26, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 591.3	$ 577.6
Cost of goods sold	352.0	344.9
Restructuring costs	4.6	3.9
Gross profit	234.7	228.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	182.1	184.1
Restructuring and impairment costs	20.0	10.7
Operating profit	32.6	34.0
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	8.9	8.5
Other expense (income), net	2.5	(0.1)
Total other expenses	11.4	8.4
Earnings before income taxes	21.2	25.6
Income tax expense	4.4	8.0
Net earnings	16.8	17.6
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.1	0.2
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 16.7	$ 17.4
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.17	$ 0.18
Diluted	$ 0.17	$ 0.18
Comprehensive income	$ 20.1	$ 15.9
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.4	(0.1)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 19.7	$ 16.0
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.06	$ 0.06