Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2016	Jul. 01, 2017	Jul. 02, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,453,038	$ 2,310,336	$ 4,673,683	$ 4,482,382
Cost of sales	1,673,902	1,554,748	3,214,194	3,087,115
Gross profit	779,136	755,588	1,459,489	1,395,267
Selling, general and administrative expenses	423,311	404,896	828,880	798,903
Operating income	355,825	350,692	630,609	596,364
Interest expense	8,393	10,351	16,595	22,652
Other expense (income), net	3,002	(5,807)	170	(2,378)
Earnings before income taxes	344,430	346,148	613,844	576,090
Income tax expense	82,682	90,034	151,040	147,859
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	261,748	256,114	462,804	428,231
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1,067	926	1,569	1,495
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 260,681	$ 255,188	$ 461,235	$ 426,736
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 3.51	$ 3.44	$ 6.21	$ 5.76
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	74,327	74,123	74,269	74,049
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 3.48	$ 3.42	$ 6.17	$ 5.73
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	74,801	74,574	74,773	74,526