Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 04, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014	Jul. 04, 2015	Jun. 28, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,041,733	$ 2,048,247	$ 3,922,910	$ 3,861,342
Cost of sales	1,426,604	1,473,435	2,795,838	2,805,175
Gross profit	615,129	574,812	1,127,072	1,056,167
Selling, general and administrative expenses	359,313	352,564	827,482	703,184
Operating income	255,816	222,248	299,590	352,983
Interest expense	16,838	20,702	33,287	42,798
Other (income) expense, net	2,928	(1,555)	1,845	3,335
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	236,050	203,101	264,458	306,850
Income tax expense	49,276	50,240	55,180	72,936
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	186,774	152,861	209,278	233,914
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	282	111	440	83
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 186,492	$ 152,750	$ 208,838	$ 233,831
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 2.54	$ 2.10	$ 2.85	$ 3.21
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	73,264	72,832	73,123	72,788
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 2.53	$ 2.08	$ 2.83	$ 3.19
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	73,756	73,297	73,644	73,302