Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 523.4	$ 534.1
Cost of goods sold	303.2	306.2
Gross profit	220.2	227.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	164.0	163.7
Environmental and other related costs	3.8	2.7
Operating profit	52.4	61.5
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	6.9	7.2
Other income, net	(1.3)	(0.6)
Total other expenses	5.6	6.6
Earnings before income taxes	46.8	54.9
Income tax expense	6.2	8.3
Net earnings	40.6	46.6
Less: net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.1	(0.1)
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 40.5	$ 46.7
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.44	$ 0.49
Diluted	$ 0.43	$ 0.48
Comprehensive income	$ 43.4	$ 46.1
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.3	0.2
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 43.1	$ 45.9
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.08