Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2014	Mar. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,813,095	$ 1,486,815
Cost of sales	1,331,740	1,109,749
Gross profit	481,355	377,066
Selling, general and administrative expenses	350,620	290,224
Operating income	130,735	86,842
Interest expense	22,096	19,156
Other expense	4,890	6,387
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	103,749	61,299
Income tax expense	22,696	10,732
Net earnings including noncontrolling interest	81,053	50,567
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(28)	72
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 81,081	$ 50,495
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 1.11	$ 0.73
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	72,742	69,375
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 1.11	$ 0.72
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	73,282	69,897