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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
State [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 29, 2012
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
EUR (€)
Dec. 28, 2012
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
2005 Assessment [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 28, 2012
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
2009 Assessment [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
2006 Assessment [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
2007 Assessment [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
2010 Assessment [Member]
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2012
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
2008 Assessment [Member]
EUR (€)
Jun. 28, 2014
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Belgium
2008 Assessment [Member]
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Foreign Subsidiary and State Net Operating Losses and Tax Credits [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Foreign Subsidiary and State Net Operating Losses and Tax Credits [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Disposal Of A Subsidiary [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
State Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Operating Loss Carryforward, Foreign Jurisdiction [Member]
USD ($)
Income Taxes [Line Items]                                  
Valuation allowance against deferred tax asset $ 300,472us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance $ 375,859us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance                              
Change in the valuation allowance (39,243)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 54,274us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount                     (75,387)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= mhk_ForeignSubsidiaryAndStateNetOperatingLossesAndTaxCreditsMember
12,471us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= mhk_ForeignSubsidiaryAndStateNetOperatingLossesAndTaxCreditsMember
(61,148)us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= mhk_DisposalOfASubsidiaryMember
51,987us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= mhk_StateDeferredTaxAssetsMember
189,883us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
/ us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceByDeferredTaxAssetAxis
= mhk_OperatingLossCarryforwardForeignJurisdictionMember
Net operating loss carryforwards and tax credit 432,906mhk_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossesAndTaxCredits 438,272mhk_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossesAndTaxCredits   65,041mhk_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossesAndTaxCredits
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
                         
Net operating loss carryforwards in various foreign jurisdictions 367,864us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign                                
Federal income taxes on earnings 1,385,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries                                
Foreign Tax Assessment           46,135mhk_ForeignTaxAssessment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
/ mhk_TaxAssesmentYearAxis
= mhk_TwoThousandAndFiveMember
35,567mhk_ForeignTaxAssessment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
/ mhk_TaxAssesmentYearAxis
= mhk_TwoThousandAndNineMember
38,817mhk_ForeignTaxAssessment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
/ mhk_TaxAssesmentYearAxis
= mhk_TwoThousandandSixMember
39,635mhk_ForeignTaxAssessment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
/ mhk_TaxAssesmentYearAxis
= mhk_TwoThousandandSevenMember
43,117mhk_ForeignTaxAssessment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
/ mhk_TaxAssesmentYearAxis
= mhk_TwoThousandandTenMember
23,789mhk_ForeignTaxAssessment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
/ mhk_TaxAssesmentYearAxis
= mhk_TwoThousandAndEightMember
30,131mhk_ForeignTaxAssessment
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
/ mhk_TaxAssesmentYearAxis
= mhk_TwoThousandAndEightMember
         
Interest Tax Examination, Refund, Interest Income         1,583mhk_InterestTaxExaminationRefundInterestIncome
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BE
                       
Gross unrecognized tax benefits 49,599us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 56,545us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 53,835us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits                            
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 22,490us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate                                
Interest and penalties 9,409us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 13,890us-gaap_IncomeTaxExaminationPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued                              
Accrued/(reversed) interest and penalties (3,579)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 74us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued (1,585)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued                            
Expected decrease in unrecognized tax benefits within next twelve months $ 14,746us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit