Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2012		April 2, 2011
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	40,377		23,442
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic		68,862		68,674
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares—options and RSU's to purchase common shares, net		279		230
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted		69,141		68,904
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	0.59		0.34
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$	0.58		0.34