Earnings per share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012		July 2, 2011	June 30, 2012	July 2, 2011
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	73,188	60,903	113,565	84,345
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	68,984		68,744	68,923	68,709
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options and RSUs to purchase common shares, net	275		237	281	233
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	69,259		68,981	69,204	68,942
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	1.06	0.89	1.65	1.23
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	1.06	0.88	1.64	1.22