CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Revenues
Circulation	$ 209,723	$ 205,482
Advertising	158,727	153,538
Other	21,958	21,655
Total revenues	390,408	380,675
Production costs:
Raw materials	22,028	23,751
Wages and benefits	88,616	83,276
Other	48,339	49,707
Total production costs	158,983	156,734
Selling, general and administrative costs	186,724	176,872
Depreciation and amortization	20,092	18,938
Total operating costs	365,799	352,544
Early termination charge	2,550	0
Operating profit	22,059	28,131
Loss from joint ventures	(2,147)	(2,870)
Interest expense, net	13,301	14,071
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	6,611	11,190
Income tax expense	3,764	5,082
Income from continuing operations	2,847	6,108
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(994)	(2,785)
Net income	1,853	3,323
Net (income)/loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(110)	249
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	1,743	3,572
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	2,737	6,357
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(994)	(2,785)
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 1,743	$ 3,572
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	150,612	148,710
Diluted (in shares)	161,920	155,270
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ 0.04
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)
Net income	$ 0.01	$ 0.02
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ 0.04
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (0.01)	$ (0.02)
Net income	$ 0.01	$ 0.02
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.04	$ 0