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Business Segments (Assets and Goodwill by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 10, 2016	Jan. 02, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 2,418.7	$ 2,431.7	$ 2,759.0
Goodwill	429.9	424.3	429.6	$ 429.1
Wolverine Outdoor and Lifestyle Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	472.0	391.8	481.4
Goodwill	128.6	126.6	128.2
Wolverine Boston Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	1,264.4	1,273.5	1,309.6
Goodwill	261.1	257.5	258.9
Wolverine Heritage Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	148.1	157.8	162.0
Goodwill	16.5	16.5	16.5
Wolverine Multi-Brand Group [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	92.5	140.8	179.9
Goodwill	23.7	23.7	26.0
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	26.9	33.7	31.4
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 414.8	$ 434.1	$ 594.7

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