Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2022	Jan. 02, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 161.7	$ 347.4
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $28.3 and $33.5	319.6	268.3
Inventory, Net, Combining Work in Process and Raw Materials Alternative [Abstract]
Finished products, net	354.1	237.9
Raw materials and work-in-process, net	11.4	5.2
Total inventories	365.5	243.1
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	56.9	45.4
Total current assets	903.7	904.2
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $219.1 and $197.2
Property, plant and equipment, net	129.0	124.6
Lease right-of-use assets	138.2	142.5
Other Assets [Abstract]
Goodwill	556.6	442.4
Indefinite-lived intangibles	718.1	382.3
Amortizable intangibles, net	74.6	73.0
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net	1.8	3.2
Other assets	64.4	65.2
Total assets	2,586.4	2,137.4
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	222.1	185.0
Accrued salaries and wages	41.7	27.0
Other accrued liabilities	222.5	150.0
Lease liabilities	38.3	34.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	10.0	10.0
Borrowings under revolving credit agreements	225.0	0.0
Total current liabilities	759.6	406.0
Current maturities of long-term debt	731.8	712.5
Accrued pension liabilities	107.4	147.0
Deferred income taxes	118.9	35.5
Lease liabilities, noncurrent	118.2	130.3
Other liabilities	106.1	133.1
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock – par value $1, authorized 320,000,000 shares; 111,632,094, and 110,426,769 shares issued	111.6	110.4
Additional paid-in capital	298.9	252.6
Retained earnings	1,128.2	1,093.3
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(98.9)	(130.6)
Cost of shares in treasury; 29,604,013, and 28,285,274 shares	(810.2)	(764.3)
Total Wolverine World Wide, Inc. stockholders’ equity	629.6	561.4
Noncontrolling interest	14.8	11.6
Total stockholders’ equity	644.4	573.0
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 2,586.4	$ 2,137.4