Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2016	Apr. 04, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,172,046	$ 1,881,177
Cost of sales	1,532,367	1,369,234
Gross profit	639,679	511,943
Selling, general and administrative expenses	394,007	468,169
Operating income	245,672	43,774
Interest expense	12,301	16,449
Other (income) expense, net	3,429	(1,083)
Earnings before income taxes	229,942	28,408
Income tax expense	57,825	5,904
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	172,117	22,504
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	569	158
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 171,548	$ 22,346
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 2.32	$ 0.31
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	73,976	72,988
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 2.30	$ 0.30
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	74,490	73,530