Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,285,763	$ 2,442,490
Cost of sales	1,669,323	1,817,563
Gross profit	616,440	624,927
Selling, general and administrative expenses	464,957	459,597
Operating income	151,483	165,330
Interest expense	8,671	10,473
Other expense (income), net	5,679	(3,736)
Earnings before income taxes	137,133	158,593
Income tax expense	26,668	37,018
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	110,465	121,575
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(49)	(10)
Net earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 110,514	$ 121,585
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 1.54	$ 1.68
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	71,547	72,342
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc. (in usd per share)	$ 1.54	$ 1.67
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	71,777	72,646