Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 691.4	$ 636.7	$ 2,019.8	$ 1,779.3
Cost of goods sold	413.6	361.9	1,173.6	1,011.8
Gross profit	277.8	274.8	846.2	767.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	216.8	215.0	657.3	591.2
Gain on sale of trademarks	0.0	0.0	(90.0)	0.0
Environmental and other related costs, net of recoveries	2.2	17.3	32.6	11.9
Operating profit	58.8	42.5	246.3	164.4
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	12.5	9.6	31.3	28.9
Debt extinguishment and other costs	0.0	34.0	0.0	34.0
Other expense (income), net	2.7	(0.4)	2.2	2.5
Total other expenses	15.2	43.2	33.5	65.4
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	43.6	(0.7)	212.8	99.0
Income tax expense	4.8	0.1	41.1	17.0
Net earnings (loss)	38.8	(0.8)	171.7	82.0
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.2)	(0.8)	(1.6)	(1.2)
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 39.0	$ 0.0	$ 173.3	$ 83.2
Net Earnings Per Share:
Basic	$ 0.49	$ 0.00	$ 2.12	$ 0.99
Diluted	$ 0.48	$ 0.00	$ 2.12	$ 0.98
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 13.5	$ (10.2)	$ 110.1	$ 84.2
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.6)	(0.7)	(2.4)	(1.2)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 14.1	$ (9.5)	$ 112.5	$ 85.4
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.30