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| Network | 2307301 - Disclosure - Inventories (Tables) (http://www.mohawkind.com/role/InventoriesTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000851968 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
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2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net components of inventories | The components of inventories are as follows:
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