Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 573,264	$ 61,877
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Restructuring	7,316	73,749
Depreciation and amortization	299,681	299,610
Deferred income taxes	(36,534)	(45,418)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3,239	3,461
Stock-based compensation expense	11,986	9,676
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(297,150)	(96,800)
Inventories	(184,143)	306,143
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(144,434)	8,676
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	278,988	112,627
Other liabilities	85,783	29,894
Net cash provided by operating activities	597,996	763,495
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(227,439)	(196,271)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(6,338)	0
Purchases of short-term investments	(701,221)	(356,300)
Redemption of short-term investments	606,489	342,100
Net cash used in investing activities	(328,509)	(210,471)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	0	(633,134)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	0	617,710
Payments on commercial paper	(47,805)	(4,677,277)
Proceeds from commercial paper	47,590	4,113,408
Proceeds from Senior Notes issuance	0	1,062,240
Repayments on Senior Notes	0	(326,904)
Proceeds from Term Loan Facility	0	500,000
Repayment on Term Loan Facility	0	(500,000)
Net payments of other financing activities	(6,619)	(5,707)
Debt issuance costs	0	(11,896)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(264,501)	(68,640)
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(4,457)	(6,831)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(275,792)	62,969
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(8,643)	(13,066)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(14,948)	602,927
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	768,625	134,785
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 753,677	$ 737,712