Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 25,783	$ 1,033,548	$ 515,727
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Restructuring	47,716	10,783	103,695
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles	695,771	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	595,464	591,711	607,507
Deferred income taxes	(51,098)	(4,929)	22,324
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	697	5,462	6,296
Stock-based compensation expense	22,409	25,651	19,697
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(84,381)	(207,047)	(54,977)
Inventories	(409,601)	(519,229)	357,516
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(94,137)	360,791	255,466
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(49,552)	(66,844)	(55,084)
Other liabilities	(29,918)	79,222	(8,328)
Net cash provided by operating activities	669,153	1,309,119	1,769,839
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(580,742)	(676,120)	(425,557)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(209,602)	(123,969)	0
Purchases of short-term investments	(2,481,000)	(1,211,239)	(1,187,891)
Redemption of short-term investments	2,646,000	1,454,574	658,650
Net cash used in investing activities	(625,344)	(556,754)	(954,798)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	(5,000)	0	(633,134)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	5,000	0	617,883
Payments on commercial paper	(19,412,925)	(570,362)	(4,890,991)
Proceeds from commercial paper	19,633,142	1,185,020	4,195,353
Proceeds from Senior Notes issuance	0	0	1,062,240
Repayments on Senior Notes	(600,000)	(932,252)	(326,904)
Proceeds from Term Loan Facility	907,952	0	500,000
Payments on Term Loan Facility	0	0	(500,000)
Net payments of other financing activities	(23,455)	(11,656)	(8,338)
Debt issuance costs	(2,543)	0	(11,413)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(307,572)	(900,334)	(188,625)
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(251)	(2,641)	(4,256)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	194,348	(1,232,225)	(188,185)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	2,571	(19,870)	6,984
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	240,728	(499,730)	633,840
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	268,895	768,625	134,785
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$ 509,623	$ 268,895	$ 768,625