Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2020	Jun. 29, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 61,877	$ 324,229
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Restructuring	73,749	37,758
Depreciation and amortization	299,610	277,773
Deferred income taxes	(45,418)	7,036
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3,461	4,981
Stock-based compensation expense	9,676	11,577
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(96,800)	(202,657)
Inventories	306,143	(59,250)
Other assets and prepaid expenses	8,676	(27,404)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	112,627	205,633
Other liabilities	29,894	(13,349)
Net cash provided by operating activities	763,495	566,327
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(196,271)	(281,059)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(76,847)
Purchases of short-term investments	(356,300)	(310,000)
Redemption of short-term investments	342,100	314,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(210,471)	(353,906)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	(633,134)	(241,354)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	617,710	212,223
Payments on commercial paper	(4,677,277)	(8,547,107)
Proceeds from commercial paper	4,113,408	8,392,082
Proceeds from Senior Notes issuance	1,062,240	0
Repayments on Senior Notes	(326,904)	0
Proceeds from Term Loan Facility	500,000	0
Repayment on Term Loan Facility	(500,000)	0
Payments of other debt and financing costs	(2,291)	(571)
Debt issuance costs	(11,896)	0
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(68,640)	(8,963)
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(6,831)	(7,036)
Shares redeemed for taxes	(3,417)	(4,711)
Proceeds from stock transactions	1	1
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	62,969	(205,436)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(13,066)	2,061
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	602,927	9,046
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	134,785	119,050
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 737,712	$ 128,096