Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 631.9	$ 349.1	$ 1,142.6	$ 788.4
Cost of goods sold	361.5	201.9	649.9	459.4
Gross profit	270.4	147.2	492.7	329.0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	201.8	143.6	376.2	299.7
Environmental and other related costs, net of recoveries	4.8	(3.9)	(5.4)	4.9
Operating profit	63.8	7.5	121.9	24.4
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	9.7	10.5	19.3	18.3
Debt extinguishment and other costs	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2
Other expense (income), net	0.1	(1.7)	2.9	(2.3)
Total other expenses	9.8	9.0	22.2	16.2
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	54.0	(1.5)	99.7	8.2
Income tax expense (benefit)	9.6	0.4	16.9	(2.7)
Net earnings (loss)	44.4	(1.9)	82.8	10.9
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.3)	(0.3)	(0.4)	(0.5)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 44.7	$ (1.6)	$ 83.2	$ 11.4
Net earnings (loss) per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 0.53	$ (0.02)	$ 0.99	$ 0.14
Diluted	$ 0.53	$ (0.02)	$ 0.98	$ 0.14
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 49.8	$ (1.8)	$ 94.4	$ 0.4
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.1)	(0.2)	(0.5)	(1.6)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 49.9	$ (1.6)	$ 94.9	$ 2.0
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.20	$ 0.20