| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2415405 - Disclosure - Business Segments - Company's Long-Lived Assets (Primarily Property, Plant and Equipment) (Detail) (http://www.wolverineworldwide.com/role/BusinessSegmentsCompanysLongLivedAssetsPrimarilyPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDetail) |
| Table | Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000110471 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2016-01-02 | 2015-01-03 | |||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||
| United States [Member] | Foreign [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | United States [Member] | Foreign [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | United States [Member] | Foreign [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | |
Long-lived assets | |||||||||