Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital and Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

The Company is obligated under various operating leases for office and manufacturing space, machinery, and equipment. Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable capital and operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year) as of December 31:

	Capital		Operating	Total Future Payments
2013	$	795	87,741	88,536
2014	587		75,509	76,096
2015	354		59,252	59,606
2016	266		33,665	33,931
2017	255		21,160	21,415
Thereafter	16		27,068	27,084
Total payments	2,273		304,395	306,668
Less amount representing interest	228
Present value of capitalized lease payments	$	2,045

Restructuring activity

The activity for 2011 and 2012 is as follows:

	Lease impairments			Asset write-downs		Severance		Other restructuring costs		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	10,983		—		2,108		420		13,511
Provisions
Mohawk segment	3,680			10,643		5,120		3,766		23,209
Cash payments	(3,707		)	—		(4,850	)	(2,406	)	(10,963	)
Noncash items	—			(10,643	)	—		(269	)	(10,912	)
Balance as of December 31, 2011	10,956			—		2,378		1,511		14,845
Provisions:
Mohawk segment	—			6,687		4,069		(252	)	10,504
Dal-Tile segment	373			3,727		2,009		—		6,109
Unilin segment	—			138		1,775		38		1,951
Cash payments	(3,872		)	—		(7,333	)	(1,297	)	(12,502	)
Noncash items	—			(10,552	)	—		—		(10,552	)
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	7,457		—		2,898		—		10,355