Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2023	Jul. 02, 2022	Jul. 01, 2023	Jul. 02, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 101,217	$ 280,431	$ 181,455	$ 525,760
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	63,680	63,540	63,630	64,116
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares-options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net (in shares)	220	258	234	258
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	63,900	63,798	63,864	64,374
Earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 1.59	$ 4.41	$ 2.85	$ 8.20
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 1.58	$ 4.40	$ 2.84	$ 8.17