Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2015	Apr. 27, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	MCCLATCHY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0001056087
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 29, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-27
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Common Class A
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		62,770,799
Common Class B
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		24,585,962