Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 11,737,065	$ 11,200,613	$ 9,552,197
Cost of sales	8,793,639	7,931,879	7,121,507
Gross profit	2,943,426	3,268,734	2,430,690
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,003,438	1,933,723	1,794,688
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles	695,771	0	0
Operating income	244,217	1,335,011	636,002
Interest expense	51,938	57,252	52,379
Other expense (income), net	8,386	(12,234)	(751)
Earnings before income taxes	183,893	1,289,993	584,374
Income tax expense	158,110	256,445	68,647
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	25,783	1,033,548	515,727
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	536	389	132
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 25,247	$ 1,033,159	$ 515,595
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.40	$ 15.01	$ 7.24
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic (in shares)	63,826	68,852	71,214
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (usd per share)	$ 0.39	$ 14.94	$ 7.22
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted (in shares)	64,062	69,145	71,401