Revenue From Contracts With Customers Disaggrated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Revenue	$ 493.1	$ 574.3	$ 1,281.5	$ 1,666.3
Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Revenue	287.3	318.8	752.5	939.7
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Revenue	193.8	241.3	498.4	676.8
Other [Member]
Revenue	12.0	14.2	30.6	49.8
Wholesale Channel [Member]
Revenue	388.9	495.9	993.3	1,446.1
Wholesale Channel [Member] | Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Revenue	227.6	279.5	590.9	829.1
Wholesale Channel [Member] | Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Revenue	150.7	203.5	374.3	570.7
Wholesale Channel [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue	10.6	12.9	28.1	46.3
Consumer-Direct Channel [Member]
Revenue	104.2	78.4	288.2	220.2
Consumer-Direct Channel [Member] | Wolverine Michigan Group [Member]
Revenue	59.7	39.3	161.6	110.6
Consumer-Direct Channel [Member] | Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Revenue	43.1	37.8	124.1	106.1
Consumer-Direct Channel [Member] | Other [Member]
Revenue	$ 1.4	$ 1.3	$ 2.5	$ 3.5