Earnings Per Share (Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2024	Apr. 01, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	1,770,500	2,170,599
Numerator:
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ (14.5)	$ 19.0
Adjustment for earnings allocated to non-vested restricted common stock	(0.3)	(0.4)
Net earnings (loss) used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share	$ (14.8)	$ 18.6
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding	79,800,000	79,200,000
Effect of dilutive stock options	0	0
Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share	79,800,000	79,200,000
Net Earnings Per Share: [Abstract]
Basic	$ (0.19)	$ 0.23
Diluted	$ (0.19)	$ 0.23