Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2014	Oct. 27, 2014 Common Class A	Oct. 27, 2014 Common Class B
Entity Registrant Name	MCCLATCHY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0001056087
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 28, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-28
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,516,376	24,585,962
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3