Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 267,330	$ 479,898
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Restructuring	84,859	45,533
Depreciation and amortization	450,952	422,693
Deferred income taxes	(62,550)	9,303
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	1,376	1,571
Stock-based compensation expense	14,559	17,228
Impairment of net investment in a manufacturer and distributor of ceramic tile in China	0	65,172
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(210,717)	(203,447)
Inventories	389,067	(60,477)
Other assets and prepaid expenses	48,627	(38,942)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	398,667	250,637
Other liabilities	(20,176)	(11,083)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,361,994	978,086
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(265,414)	(405,614)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(76,847)
Purchases of short-term investments	(791,084)	(451,000)
Redemption of short-term investments	425,800	459,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(630,698)	(474,461)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	(633,134)	(465,811)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	617,797	419,957
Payments on commercial paper	(4,890,991)	(11,919,636)
Proceeds from commercial paper	4,195,353	11,540,489
Proceeds from Floating Rate Notes	0	331,325
Payment on Floating Rate Notes	0	(331,325)
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	(3,586)	0
Proceeds from other debt	0	7,356
Debt issuance costs	(11,942)	(757)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(68,640)	(76,671)
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(5,693)	(10,523)
Shares redeemed for taxes	(3,539)	(4,711)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(69,039)	(510,307)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(15,804)	(1,065)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	646,453	(7,747)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	134,785	119,050
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 781,238	$ 111,303