Subsidiary Guarantors of the Public Bonds (Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 20, 2015	Jun. 14, 2014	Jun. 20, 2015	Jun. 14, 2014
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 630.1	$ 613.5	$ 1,261.5	$ 1,241.1
Cost of goods sold	383.7	367.7	753.7	739.1
Restructuring costs	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5
Gross profit	246.4	245.7	507.8	501.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses	195.1	190.8	393.9	381.3
Acquisition-related integration costs	0.0	2.5	0.0	4.1
Restructuring and impairment costs	3.7	3.4	2.7	3.4
Operating Income (Loss)	47.6	49.0	111.2	112.7
Other expenses:
Interest expense (income), net	9.0	10.5	18.5	21.4
Other expense (income), net	1.8	0.0	0.8	0.8
Total other expenses (income)	(10.8)	(10.5)	(19.3)	(22.2)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	36.8	38.5	91.9	90.5
Income tax expense (benefit)	11.6	10.9	26.6	25.7
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	25.2	27.6	65.3	64.8
Net earnings	25.2	27.6	65.3	64.8
Less: net earnings (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(0.1)	0.1	(0.1)	0.2
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	25.3	27.5	65.4	64.6
Comprehensive income	28.4	33.4	58.6	67.7
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(0.2)	0.3	(0.4)	0.2
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	28.6	33.1	59.0	67.5
Parent [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	133.5	110.2	269.3	224.7
Cost of goods sold	102.8	77.3	201.3	154.3
Restructuring costs		0.0		0.0
Gross profit	30.7	32.9	68.0	70.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	43.6	43.2	90.2	81.6
Acquisition-related integration costs		1.9		2.9
Restructuring and impairment costs	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.5
Operating Income (Loss)	(14.0)	(13.7)	(23.7)	(15.6)
Other expenses:
Interest expense (income), net	8.9	10.5	18.4	21.3
Other expense (income), net	2.2	0.1	2.2	(0.3)
Total other expenses (income)	(11.1)	(10.6)	(20.6)	(21.0)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(25.1)	(24.3)	(44.3)	(36.6)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(10.1)	(9.1)	(17.0)	(13.7)
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(15.0)	(15.2)	(27.3)	(22.9)
Equity in earnings (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	40.3	42.7	92.7	87.5
Net earnings	25.3	27.5	65.4	64.6
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	25.3	27.5	65.4	64.6
Comprehensive income	28.6	33.3	59.0	67.5
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		0.2
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	28.6	33.1	59.0	67.5
Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	985.3	1,035.2	1,933.0	1,974.9
Cost of goods sold	830.7	884.5	1,627.1	1,682.7
Restructuring costs		0.0		0.0
Gross profit	154.6	150.7	305.9	292.2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	109.2	105.3	215.2	210.2
Acquisition-related integration costs		0.6		1.2
Restructuring and impairment costs	0.6		1.2
Operating Income (Loss)	44.8	44.8	89.5	80.8
Other expenses:
Interest expense (income), net	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Other expense (income), net	0.3	(0.9)	(0.9)	(0.9)
Total other expenses (income)	(0.4)	0.8	0.7	0.7
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	44.4	45.6	90.2	81.5
Income tax expense (benefit)	16.8	17.1	34.6	30.6
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	27.6	28.5	55.6	50.9
Equity in earnings (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	32.0	(10.8)	39.1	48.8
Net earnings	59.6	17.7	94.7	99.7
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	59.6	17.7	94.7	99.7
Comprehensive income	59.6	17.6	94.7	99.4
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	59.6	17.6	94.7	99.4
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	182.3	170.3	373.5	370.1
Cost of goods sold	101.7	89.9	205.6	199.2
Restructuring costs		0.1		0.5
Gross profit	80.6	80.3	167.9	170.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses	61.7	60.8	122.4	121.4
Acquisition-related integration costs		0.0		0.0
Restructuring and impairment costs	2.0	1.9		1.9
Operating Income (Loss)	16.9	17.6	45.5	47.1
Other expenses:
Interest expense (income), net		(0.1)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Other expense (income), net	(0.7)	0.8	(0.5)	2.0
Total other expenses (income)	0.7	(0.7)	0.6	(1.9)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	17.6	16.9	46.1	45.2
Income tax expense (benefit)	4.9	2.9	9.0	8.8
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	12.7	14.0	37.1	36.4
Equity in earnings (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	7.1	2.2	62.1	35.8
Net earnings	19.8	16.2	99.2	72.2
Less: net earnings (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	(0.1)	0.1	(0.1)	0.2
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	19.9	16.1	99.3	72.0
Comprehensive income	19.9	21.3	87.0	73.2
Less: comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest	(0.2)	0.1	(0.4)	0.2
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	20.1	21.2	87.4	73.0
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	(671.0)	(702.2)	(1,314.3)	(1,328.6)
Cost of goods sold	(651.5)	(684.0)	(1,280.3)	(1,297.1)
Restructuring costs		0.0		0.0
Gross profit	(19.5)	(18.2)	(34.0)	(31.5)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(19.4)	(18.5)	(33.9)	(31.9)
Operating Income (Loss)	(0.1)	0.3	(0.1)	0.4
Other expenses:
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(0.1)	0.3	(0.1)	0.4
Earnings (loss) before equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(0.1)	0.3	(0.1)	0.4
Equity in earnings (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	(79.4)	(34.1)	(193.9)	(172.1)
Net earnings	(79.5)	(33.8)	(194.0)	(171.7)
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	(79.5)	(33.8)	(194.0)	(171.7)
Comprehensive income	(79.7)	(38.8)	(182.1)	(172.4)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ (79.7)	$ (38.8)	$ (182.1)	$ (172.4)