Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014 Employee Stock Option [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Employee Stock Option [Member]	Jun. 29, 2014 Employee Stock Option [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Employee Stock Option [Member]	Jan. 31, 2009 Class A Common Stock [Member]
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 9,188	$ 17,356	$ 11,925	$ 23,713
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	2,775	(994)	(10)
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 9,188	$ 20,131	$ 10,931	$ 23,703
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted
Average number of common shares outstanding-Basic (in shares)	150,796,000	148,797,000	150,683,000	148,754,000
Incremental shares for assumed exercise of securities	11,072,000	7,714,000	11,279,000	7,347,000
Average number of common shares outstanding-Diluted (in shares)Diluted (in shares)	161,868,000	156,511,000	161,962,000	156,101,000
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.06	$ 0.12	$ 0.08	$ 0.16
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0.00	$ 0.02	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00
Net income	$ 0.06	$ 0.14	$ 0.07	$ 0.16
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.06	$ 0.11	$ 0.07	$ 0.15
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0.00	$ 0.02	$ (0.01)	$ 0.00
Net income	$ 0.06	$ 0.13	$ 0.06	$ 0.15
Warrants issued In connection with debt issuance									15,900,000
Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights (USD per warrant)									6.3572
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)					6,000,000	11,000,000	6,000,000	11,000,000