Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2022	Jul. 03, 2021	Jul. 02, 2022	Jul. 03, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 280,431	$ 336,285	$ 525,760	$ 573,092
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	63,540	69,432	64,116	69,809
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares-options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net (in shares)	258	313	258	293
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	63,798	69,745	64,374	70,102
Earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 4.41	$ 4.84	$ 8.20	$ 8.21
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 4.40	$ 4.82	$ 8.17	$ 8.18