Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 324,229	$ 406,786
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Restructuring	37,758	31,311
Depreciation and amortization	277,773	249,702
Deferred income taxes	7,036	53,031
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	4,981	(806)
Stock-based compensation expense	11,577	21,593
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(202,657)	(198,131)
Inventories	(59,250)	(132,508)
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(27,404)	(39,639)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	205,633	228,789
Other liabilities	(13,349)	858
Net cash provided by operating activities	566,327	620,986
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(281,059)	(498,354)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(76,847)	(24,410)
Purchases of short-term investments	(310,000)	(392,096)
Redemption of short-term investments	314,000	429,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(353,906)	(485,860)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	(241,354)	(441,049)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	212,223	455,015
Payments on Commercial Paper	(8,547,107)	(7,901,645)
Proceeds from Commercial Paper	8,392,082	7,853,591
Proceeds from Floating Rate Notes	0	353,648
Payments of other debt and financing costs	(571)	0
Debt issuance costs	0	(800)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(8,963)	0
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(7,036)	(1,545)
Shares redeemed for taxes	(4,711)	(9,188)
Proceeds from stock transactions	1	2
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(205,436)	308,029
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	2,061	(9,813)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	9,046	433,342
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	119,050	84,884
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 128,096	$ 518,226