Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 2,242.9	$ 2,684.8	$ 2,414.9
Cost of goods sold	1,370.4	1,614.4	1,385.0
Gross profit	872.5	1,070.4	1,029.9
Selling, general and administrative expenses	856.2	906.4	817.8
Gain on sale of businesses, trademarks and long-lived assets	(90.4)	(90.0)	0.0
Impairment, Long-Lived Asset, Held-for-Use	185.3	428.7	0.0
Environmental and other related costs (income), net of recoveries	(10.4)	33.7	56.4
Operating profit (loss)	(68.2)	(208.4)	155.7
Other expenses:
Interest expense, net	63.5	47.3	37.4
Debt extinguishment and other costs	0.0	0.0	34.3
Other expense (income), net	2.5	(2.8)	3.7
Total other expenses	66.0	44.5	75.4
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(134.2)	(252.9)	80.3
Income tax expense (benefit)	(95.0)	(63.8)	13.3
Net earnings (loss)	(39.2)	(189.1)	67.0
Less: net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.4	(0.8)	(1.6)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Wolverine World Wide, Inc.	$ (39.6)	$ (188.3)	$ 68.6
Net earnings per share :
Earnings per share - Basic	$ (0.51)	$ (2.37)	$ 0.82
Earnings per share - Diluted	$ (0.51)	$ (2.37)	$ 0.81