Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 636.7	$ 493.1	$ 1,779.3	$ 1,281.5
Cost of goods sold	361.9	291.1	1,011.8	750.5
Gross profit	274.8	202.0	767.5	531.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	215.0	157.5	591.2	457.2
Environmental and other related costs, net of recoveries	17.3	1.9	11.9	6.8
Operating profit	42.5	42.6	164.4	67.0
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	9.6	12.8	28.9	31.1
Debt extinguishment and other costs	34.0	0.0	34.0	0.2
Other expense (income), net	(0.4)	(0.6)	2.5	(2.9)
Total other expenses	43.2	12.2	65.4	28.4
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(0.7)	30.4	99.0	38.6
Income tax expense	0.1	8.7	17.0	6.0
Net earnings (loss)	(0.8)	21.7	82.0	32.6
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.8)	(0.7)	(1.2)	(1.2)
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 0.0	$ 22.4	$ 83.2	$ 33.8
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.00	$ 0.27	$ 0.99	$ 0.41
Diluted	$ 0.00	$ 0.27	$ 0.98	$ 0.41
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (10.2)	$ 25.2	$ 84.2	$ 25.6
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.7)	(0.5)	(1.2)	(2.1)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ (9.5)	$ 25.7	$ 85.4	$ 27.7
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.30