Revenue From Contracts With Customers Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2019	Sep. 28, 2019	Jun. 29, 2019	Mar. 30, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 28, 2019	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017
Revenue	$ 607.4	$ 574.3	$ 568.6	$ 523.4	$ 579.6	$ 558.6	$ 566.9	$ 534.1	$ 2,273.7	$ 2,239.2	$ 2,350.0
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Revenue									1,299.7	1,272.2	1,267.8
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Revenue									164.8	143.0	123.5
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Revenue									1,134.9	1,129.2	1,144.3
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Revenue									910.9	895.5	988.8
Wolverine Boston Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Revenue									167.5	133.5	174.3
Wolverine Boston Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Revenue									743.4	762.0	814.5
Other Segments [Member]
Revenue									63.1	71.5	93.4
Other Segments [Member] | Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Revenue									5.2	7.4	19.1
Other Segments [Member] | Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Revenue									$ 57.9	$ 64.1	$ 74.3