Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2022	Apr. 03, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 245,329	$ 236,807
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	64,686	70,179
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares-options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net (in shares)	284	295
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	64,970	70,474
Earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 3.79	$ 3.37
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 3.78	$ 3.36