Business Segments (Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 523.4	$ 534.1
Operating profit (loss)	52.4	61.5
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	302.7	295.9
Operating profit (loss)	58.5	65.3
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	204.8	219.0
Operating profit (loss)	32.0	36.8
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	15.9	19.2
Operating profit (loss)	0.8	0.9
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	$ (38.9)	$ (41.5)