Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 07, 2013	Sep. 08, 2012	Sep. 07, 2013	Sep. 08, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 716.6	$ 353.1	$ 1,950.3	$ 988.6
Cost of goods sold	430.6	214.5	1,161.2	599.8
Gross profit	286.0	138.6	789.1	388.8
Selling, general and administrative expenses	192.3	89.3	584.3	274.8
Acquisition-related transaction and integration costs	7.4	3.0	30.5	7.9
Operating profit	86.3	46.3	174.3	106.1
Other expenses:
Interest expense – net	11.9	0.3	37.3	1.0
Acquisition-related interest expense		1.4	0	1.4
Other (income) expense – net	1.0	(0.3)	2.0	1.3
Other expenses	12.9	1.4	39.3	3.7
Earnings before income taxes	73.4	44.9	135.0	102.4
Income taxes	19.0	12.1	32.7	18.1
Net earnings	54.4	32.8	102.3	84.3
Net (earnings) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	0	(0.1)	(0.2)	0.1
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	54.4	32.7	102.1	84.4
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic (dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.34	$ 1.03	$ 0.88
Diluted (dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.33	$ 1.02	$ 0.86
Comprehensive income	58.4	37.2	111.4	85.9
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest	0	(0.1)	(0.2)	0.1
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 58.4	$ 37.1	$ 111.2	$ 86.0
Cash dividends declared per share (dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.06	$ 0.18	$ 0.18