Business Segments (Assets and Goodwill by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 02, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021	Jan. 02, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 2,746.0	$ 2,586.4	$ 2,267.3
Goodwill	552.4	556.6	442.7	$ 442.4
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	762.2	651.9	684.8
Goodwill	144.4	145.1	145.7
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	1,172.3	1,123.6	1,126.8
Goodwill	296.4	296.2	297.0
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	595.6	606.2	37.0
Goodwill	111.6	115.3	0.0
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 215.9	$ 204.7	$ 418.7