Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,442,490	$ 2,412,202
Cost of sales	1,817,563	1,707,510
Gross profit	624,927	704,692
Selling, general and administrative expenses	459,597	436,293
Operating income	165,330	268,399
Interest expense	10,473	7,528
Other expense (income), net	(3,736)	3,998
Earnings before income taxes	158,593	256,873
Income tax expense	37,018	47,632
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	121,575	209,241
Net (income) expense attributable to noncontrolling interests	(10)	475
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 121,585	$ 208,766
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 1.68	$ 2.80
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	72,342	74,453
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 1.67	$ 2.78
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	72,646	74,929