Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,817,017	$ 2,574,870	$ 8,439,876	$ 6,910,433
Cost of sales	1,979,702	1,868,671	5,908,585	5,217,827
Gross profit	837,315	706,199	2,531,291	1,692,606
Selling, general and administrative expenses	477,341	443,455	1,449,378	1,339,338
Operating income	359,974	262,744	1,081,913	353,268
Interest expense	14,948	14,854	45,083	36,481
Other expense (income) net	21	(726)	(13,374)	5,990
Earnings before income taxes	345,005	248,616	1,050,204	310,797
Income tax expense	73,821	43,163	205,756	43,467
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	271,184	205,453	844,448	267,330
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	206	336	378	(44)
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 270,978	$ 205,117	$ 844,070	$ 267,374
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 3.95	$ 2.88	$ 12.16	$ 3.76
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	68,541	71,197	69,389	71,190
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 3.93	$ 2.87	$ 12.11	$ 3.75
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	68,864	71,378	69,683	71,362