Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2022	Jul. 03, 2021	Jul. 02, 2022	Jul. 03, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 713.6	$ 631.9	$ 1,328.4	$ 1,142.6
Cost of goods sold	406.5	361.5	760.0	649.9
Gross profit	307.1	270.4	568.4	492.7
Selling, general and administrative expenses	229.2	201.8	440.5	376.2
Gain on sale of trademarks	(90.0)	0.0	(90.0)	0.0
Environmental and other related costs, net of recoveries	0.0	4.8	30.4	(5.4)
Operating profit	167.9	63.8	187.5	121.9
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	10.1	9.7	18.8	19.3
Other expense (income), net	0.6	0.1	(0.5)	2.9
Total other expenses	10.7	9.8	18.3	22.2
Earnings before income taxes	157.2	54.0	169.2	99.7
Income tax expense	32.7	9.6	36.3	16.9
Net earnings	124.5	44.4	132.9	82.8
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.1)	(0.3)	(1.4)	(0.4)
Net earnings attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 124.6	$ 44.7	$ 134.3	$ 83.2
Net earnings per share (see Note 3):
Basic	$ 1.53	$ 0.53	$ 1.63	$ 0.99
Diluted	$ 1.53	$ 0.53	$ 1.63	$ 0.98
Comprehensive income	$ 91.3	$ 49.8	$ 96.6	$ 94.4
Less: comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.7)	(0.1)	(1.8)	(0.5)
Comprehensive income attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ 92.0	$ 49.9	$ 98.4	$ 94.9
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.20	$ 0.20