Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 568.6	$ 566.9	$ 1,092.0	$ 1,101.0
Cost of goods sold	338.2	332.7	641.4	638.9
Gross profit	230.4	234.2	450.6	462.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses	168.7	163.3	332.7	327.0
Environmental and other related costs	6.2	2.8	10.0	5.5
Operating profit	55.5	68.1	107.9	129.6
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	6.7	5.7	13.6	12.9
Other income, net	(1.0)	(5.3)	(2.3)	(5.9)
Total other expenses	5.7	0.4	11.3	7.0
Earnings before income taxes	49.8	67.7	96.6	122.6
Income tax expense	9.6	12.2	15.8	20.5
Net earnings	40.2	55.5	80.8	102.1
Less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 40.2	$ 55.3	$ 80.7	$ 102.0
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.45	$ 0.58	$ 0.89	$ 1.07
Diluted	$ 0.45	$ 0.57	$ 0.88	$ 1.05
Comprehensive income	$ 39.8	$ 56.4	$ 83.2	$ 102.5
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.1)	(0.1)	0.2	0.1
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 39.9	$ 56.5	$ 83.0	$ 102.4
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.08	$ 0.20	$ 0.16