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Business Segments (Revenue and Operating Profit by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 10, 2016	Sep. 10, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 581.3	$ 603.7	$ 1,765.0	$ 1,771.4
Operating profit (loss)	35.3	69.0	144.8	97.1
Wolverine Outdoor and Lifestyle Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	247.7	219.1	639.8	712.2
Operating profit (loss)	54.1	43.2	126.7	150.4
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	196.6	202.4	629.7	622.2
Operating profit (loss)	33.5	30.7	89.3	104.3
Wolverine Heritage Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	89.2	86.0	232.0	239.0
Operating profit (loss)	16.4	13.3	30.1	37.2
Wolverine Multi-Brand Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	28.8	80.5	218.6	144.9
Operating profit (loss)	4.3	5.9	7.1	8.6
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	19.0	15.7	44.9	53.1
Operating profit (loss)	1.6	1.4	3.5	4.8
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating profit (loss)	$ (74.6)	$ (25.5)	$ (111.9)	$ (208.2)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(a))
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