Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2011

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of components of net periodic pension cost

The components of net periodic pension cost of all Company-sponsored plans and The New York Times Newspaper Guild pension plan were as follows:

	For the Quarters Ended
	September 25, 2011								September 26, 2010
(In thousands)	Qualified Plans			Non- Qualified Plans		All Plans			Qualified Plans			Non- Qualified Plans		All Plans
Service cost	$	3,019		$	377	$	3,396		$	2,937		$	15	$	2,952
Interest cost	24,998			3,286		28,284			24,996			3,362		28,358
Expected return on plan assets	(27,953		)	—		(27,953		)	(28,420		)	—		(28,420		)
Amortization of prior service cost	201			—		201			201			—		201
Recognized actuarial loss	6,445			804		7,249			4,084			565		4,649
Net periodic pension cost	$	6,710		$	4,467	$	11,177		$	3,798		$	3,942	$	7,740

	For the Nine Months Ended
	September 25, 2011								September 26, 2010
(In thousands)	Qualified Plans			Non- Qualified Plans		All Plans			Qualified Plans			Non- Qualified Plans		All Plans
Service cost	$	9,057		$	1,131	$	10,188		$	9,106		$	45	$	9,151
Interest cost	74,994			9,858		84,852			76,895			10,087		86,982
Expected return on plan assets	(83,859		)	—		(83,859		)	(85,205		)	—		(85,205		)
Amortization of prior service cost	603			—		603			603			—		603
Recognized actuarial loss	19,335			2,412		21,747			12,412			3,537		15,949
Net periodic pension cost	$	20,130		$	13,401	$	33,531		$	13,811		$	13,669	$	27,480

Schedule of components of net periodic postretirement benefit income

The components of net periodic postretirement benefit income were as follows:

	For the Quarters Ended						For the Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	September 25, 2011			September 26, 2010			September 25, 2011			September 26, 2010
Service cost	$	290		$	269		$	870		$	807
Interest cost	1,825			2,335			5,475			7,005
Amortization of prior service credit	(3,901		)	(3,900		)	(11,703		)	(11,700		)
Recognized actuarial loss	481			782			1,443			2,346
Net periodic postretirement benefit income	$	(1,305	)	$	(514	)	$	(3,915	)	$	(1,542	)