Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2021	Sep. 26, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings including noncontrolling interests	$ 844,448	$ 267,330
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Restructuring	7,410	84,859
Depreciation and amortization	448,299	450,952
Deferred income taxes	(52,304)	(62,550)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	1,161	1,376
Stock-based compensation expense	19,411	14,559
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Receivables, net	(275,952)	(210,717)
Inventories	(330,745)	389,067
Other assets and prepaid expenses	(23,860)	48,627
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	381,634	398,667
Other liabilities	77,233	(20,176)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,096,735	1,361,994
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(375,179)	(265,414)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(77,187)	0
Purchases of short-term investments	(778,239)	(791,084)
Redemption of short-term investments	1,344,574	425,800
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	113,969	(630,698)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on Senior Credit Facilities	0	(633,134)
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facilities	0	617,797
Payments on commercial paper	(94,820)	(4,890,991)
Proceeds from commercial paper	94,605	4,195,353
Proceeds from Senior Notes issuance	0	1,062,240
Repayments on Senior Notes	(352,609)	(326,904)
Proceeds from Term Loan Facility	0	500,000
Repayment on Term Loan Facility	0	(500,000)
Net payments of other financing activities	(7,874)	(7,125)
Debt issuance costs	0	(11,942)
Purchase of Mohawk common stock	(473,334)	(68,640)
Change in outstanding checks in excess of cash	(921)	(5,693)
Net cash used in financing activities	(834,953)	(69,039)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(16,349)	(15,804)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	359,402	646,453
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	768,625	134,785
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 1,128,027	$ 781,238