Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2022	Jul. 03, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 525,944	$ 573,264
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Restructuring	1,387	7,316
Depreciation and amortization	282,984	299,681
Deferred income taxes	(1,377)	(36,534)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	2,444	3,239
Stock-based compensation expense	11,309	11,986
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(317,984)	(297,150)
Inventories	(434,686)	(184,143)
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(48,068)	(144,434)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	176,074	278,988
Other liabilities	4,634	85,783
Net cash provided by operating activities	202,661	597,996
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(280,041)	(227,439)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	951	(6,338)
Purchases of short-term investments	(1,763,000)	(701,221)
Redemption of short-term investments	1,821,000	606,489
Net cash used in investing activities	(221,090)	(328,509)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on commercial paper	(6,686,737)	(47,805)
Proceeds from commercial paper	6,964,700	47,590
Net payments of other financing activities	(14,263)	(6,619)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(307,188)	(264,501)
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	640	(4,457)
Net cash used in financing activities	(42,848)	(275,792)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	16,368	(8,643)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(44,909)	(14,948)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	268,895	768,625
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 223,986	$ 753,677