Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022	Jan. 02, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 2,684.8	$ 2,414.9	$ 1,791.1
Cost of goods sold	1,614.4	1,385.0	1,055.5
Gross profit	1,070.4	1,029.9	735.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses	906.4	817.8	639.4
Gain on sale of trademarks	(90.0)	0.0	0.0
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets	428.7	0.0	222.2
Environmental and other related costs, net of recoveries	33.7	56.4	11.1
Operating profit (loss)	(208.4)	155.7	(137.1)
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	47.3	37.4	43.6
Debt extinguishment and other costs	0.0	34.3	5.5
Other expense (income), net	(2.8)	3.7	(2.1)
Total other expenses	44.5	75.4	47.0
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(252.9)	80.3	(184.1)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(63.8)	13.3	(45.5)
Net earnings (loss)	(189.1)	67.0	(138.6)
Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.8)	(1.6)	(1.7)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ (188.3)	$ 68.6	$ (136.9)
Net earnings per share :
Earnings per share - Basic	$ (2.37)	$ 0.82	$ (1.70)
Earnings per share - Diluted	$ (2.37)	$ 0.81	$ (1.70)