Revenue From Contracts With Customers Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2018	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 01, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Dec. 29, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Revenue	$ 579.6	$ 558.6	$ 566.9	$ 534.1	$ 578.6	$ 581.3	$ 598.8	$ 591.3	$ 2,239.2	$ 2,350.0	$ 2,494.6
Wolverine Outdoor and Lifestyle Group [Member]
Revenue									951.9	939.9	883.1
Wolverine Outdoor and Lifestyle Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Revenue									123.4	110.6	104.5
Wolverine Outdoor and Lifestyle Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Revenue									828.5	829.3	778.6
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Revenue									895.5	988.8	1,167.5
Wolverine Boston Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Revenue									133.5	174.3	273.1
Wolverine Boston Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Revenue									762.0	814.5	894.4
Wolverine Heritage Group [Member]
Revenue									320.3	327.9	347.0
Wolverine Heritage Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Revenue									19.6	12.9	9.0
Wolverine Heritage Group [Member] | Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Revenue									300.7	315.0	338.0
Other Segments [Member]
Revenue									71.5	93.4	97.0
Other Segments [Member] | Sales Channel, Directly to Consumer [Member]
Revenue									7.4	19.1	33.7
Other Segments [Member] | Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member]
Revenue									$ 64.1	$ 74.3	$ 63.3