Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 03, 2021	Mar. 28, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 236,807	$ 110,514
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	70,179	71,547
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares-options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net (in shares)	295	230
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	70,474	71,777
Earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 3.37	$ 1.54
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 3.36	$ 1.54