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Segment reporting (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) segment | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Number of reportable segments | segment |  |  | 3 |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 2,545,800 | $ 2,448,510 | $ 7,535,016 | $ 7,122,193 |
Operating income (loss) | 287,244 | 380,098 | 881,950 | 1,010,707 |
Assets | 13,000,926 |  | 13,000,926 |  | $ 12,094,853
Global Ceramic segment |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 885,773 | 893,399 | 2,691,618 | 2,581,038 |
Flooring NA segment |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,047,540 | 1,031,773 | 3,055,468 | 3,011,568 |
Flooring ROW segment |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 612,487 | 523,338 | 1,787,930 | 1,529,587 |
Operating segments | Global Ceramic segment |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 885,773 | 893,399 | 2,691,618 | 2,581,038 |
Operating income (loss) | 118,716 | 143,368 | 366,893 | 411,961 |
Assets | 4,999,334 |  | 4,999,334 |  | 4,838,310
Operating segments | Flooring NA segment |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 1,047,540 | 1,031,773 | 3,055,468 | 3,011,568 |
Operating income (loss) | 93,369 | 163,494 | 268,779 | 383,118 |
Assets | 3,989,784 |  | 3,989,784 |  | 3,702,137
Operating segments | Flooring ROW segment |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 612,487 | 523,338 | 1,787,930 | 1,529,587 |
Operating income (loss) | 84,108 | 83,042 | 273,334 | 245,189 |
Assets | 3,709,623 |  | 3,709,623 |  | 3,245,424
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corporate and intersegment eliminations |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | (8,949) | $ (9,806) | (27,056) | $ (29,561) |
Assets | $ 302,185 |  | $ 302,185 |  | $ 308,982

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