Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2020	Mar. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 110,465	$ 121,575
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Restructuring	11,709	32,937
Depreciation and amortization	145,516	137,291
Deferred income taxes	3,481	9,903
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	901	1,164
Stock-based compensation expense	5,041	5,789
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(168,740)	(142,518)
Inventories	24,284	(39,409)
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(26,573)	(2,474)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	66,175	71,199
Other liabilities	22,715	(25,320)
Net cash provided by operating activities	194,974	170,137
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(115,632)	(136,948)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(76,847)
Purchases of short-term investments	(183,300)	(154,000)
Redemption of short-term investments	165,500	156,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(133,432)	(211,795)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	(65,661)	(132,030)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	613,448	94,539
Payments on Commercial Paper	(3,644,139)	(3,815,406)
Proceeds from Commercial Paper	3,259,341	3,895,455
Payments of other debt and financing costs	(808)	(125)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(68,640)	0
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(2,945)	(10,965)
Shares redeemed for taxes	(3,396)	(4,669)
Proceeds from stock transactions	1	1
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	87,201	26,800
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(20,442)	1,476
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	128,301	(13,382)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	134,785	119,050
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 263,086	$ 105,668