Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020	Jul. 03, 2021	Jun. 27, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ 336,285	$ (48,257)	$ 573,092	$ 62,257
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	69,432	71,186	69,809	71,364
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares-options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net (in shares)	313	0	293	183
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	69,745	71,186	70,102	71,547
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic (in usd per share)	$ 4.84	$ (0.68)	$ 8.21	$ 0.87
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ 4.82	$ (0.68)	$ 8.18	$ 0.87
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share, amount (in shares)		167