Business Segments (Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 26, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 591.3	$ 577.6
Operating profit (loss)	32.6	34.0
Wolverine Outdoor and Lifestyle Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	232.6	217.7
Operating profit (loss)	52.3	48.8
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	203.9	209.1
Operating profit (loss)	31.9	27.7
Wolverine Heritage Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	75.7	71.8
Operating profit (loss)	9.6	8.5
Wolverine Multi-Brand Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	64.4	68.4
Operating profit (loss)	0.2	(1.4)
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	14.7	10.6
Operating profit (loss)	1.3	0.5
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	$ (62.7)	$ (50.1)