CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 01, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings (loss) including noncontrolling interests	$ (578,799)	$ (7,769)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Restructuring	77,681	21,673
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles	876,108	695,771
Depreciation and amortization	476,112	436,449
Deferred income taxes	(121,440)	(47,846)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3,012	591
Stock-based compensation expense	15,733	17,488
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	9,187	(267,546)
Inventories	260,953	(548,711)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(4,357)	162,841
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(4,457)	(41,678)
Other liabilities	23,174	6,172
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,032,907	427,435
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(372,565)	(430,084)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(515,405)	(157,274)
Purchases of short-term investments	(775,000)	(2,233,000)
Redemption of short-term investments	933,000	2,446,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(729,970)	(374,358)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	(1,052,315)	(5,000)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	1,043,936	5,000
Payments on commercial paper	(15,810,415)	(12,542,311)
Proceeds from commercial paper	14,986,843	12,866,175
Proceeds from Senior Notes issuance	600,000	0
Net payments of other financing activities	(34,318)	(16,061)
Debt issuance costs	(5,592)	(1,621)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	0	(307,572)
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(1,895)	(1,588)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(273,756)	(2,978)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(20,352)	7,977
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	8,829	58,076
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	509,623	268,895
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 518,452	$ 326,971