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Investments - Cost Method Investments (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Feb. 03, 2012
May 31, 2012
Unit
Feb. 29, 2012
Unit
Jun. 29, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Oct. 31, 2012
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                  
Gain on sale of investments     $ 220,275,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss            
Proceeds from investments – net of purchases 7,331,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments 12,004,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments 250,918,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments            
Impairment of assets 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet 0us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet 5,500,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet            
Fenway Sports Group [Member] | Cost-method Investments [Member]                  
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                  
Gain on sale of investments             37,800,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss
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17,800,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss
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Units sold in Fenway Sports Group         210nyt_UnitsSoldInFenwaySportsGroup
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100nyt_UnitsSoldInFenwaySportsGroup
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Proceeds from investments – net of purchases       30,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
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63,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
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Indeed.com [Member] | Cost-method Investments [Member]                  
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                  
Gain on sale of investments                 164,600,000us-gaap_CostMethodInvestmentsRealizedGainLoss
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Proceeds from Sale of Cost Method Investments                 167,000,000nyt_ProceedsFromSaleOfCostMethodInvestments
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Ongo Inc. [Member] | Cost-method Investments [Member]                  
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]                  
Impairment of assets     $ 5,500,000us-gaap_OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionRecognizedInEarningsNet
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