Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jul. 27, 2012 Common Class A	Jul. 27, 2012 Common Class B
Entity Registrant Name	MCCLATCHY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0001056087
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 24, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-25
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		60,938,355	24,800,962