(Loss) Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021	Oct. 01, 2022	Oct. 02, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.	$ (533,969)	$ 270,978	$ (8,209)	$ 844,070
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	63,534	68,541	63,923	69,389
Add weighted-average dilutive potential common shares-options to purchase common shares and RSUs, net (in shares)	0	323	0	294
Weighted-average common shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	63,534	68,864	63,923	69,683
(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Basic (in usd per share)	$ (8.40)	$ 3.95	$ (0.13)	$ 12.16
Diluted (in usd per share)	$ (8.40)	$ 3.93	$ (0.13)	$ 12.11
Securities excluded from computation of weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	257		246