Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2023	Apr. 02, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 80,238	$ 245,329
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	63,582	64,686
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares-options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net (in shares)	264	284
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	63,846	64,970
Earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 1.26	$ 3.79
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 1.26	$ 3.78