Document and Entity Information Document	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2011	Jul. 29, 2011 Class A Common Stock	Jul. 29, 2011 Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NEW YORK TIMES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000071691
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-25
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 26, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		146,625,832	818,885