Business Segments (Assets and Goodwill by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 2,351.3	$ 2,183.1	$ 2,204.0
Goodwill	425.9	424.4	429.3	$ 429.8
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	775.0	626.8	591.0
Goodwill	144.3	143.8	146.1
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	1,365.0	1,282.2	1,235.8
Goodwill	281.6	280.6	283.2
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	48.5	50.0	42.5
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 162.8	$ 224.1	$ 334.7