Earnings per share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

	Three Months Ended			Six Months Ended
	June 28, 2014		June 29, 2013	June 28, 2014	June 29, 2013
Earnings from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	152,750	85,933	233,831	136,428
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic	72,832		72,406	72,788	70,907
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net	465		461	514	498
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted	73,297		72,867	73,302	71,405
Earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic	$	2.10	1.19	3.21	1.92
Diluted	$	2.08	1.18	3.19	1.91