Business Segments (Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 574.3	$ 558.6	$ 1,666.3	$ 1,659.6
Operating profit (loss)	68.3	68.4	176.2	198.0
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	318.8	327.7	939.7	937.7
Operating profit (loss)	66.0	69.4	183.8	195.2
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	241.3	214.6	676.8	664.7
Operating profit (loss)	46.5	37.6	115.7	120.0
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	14.2	16.3	49.8	57.2
Operating profit (loss)	0.7	0.4	3.0	2.9
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	$ (44.9)	$ (39.0)	$ (126.3)	$ (120.1)