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Debt Obligations - Debt & Capital Leases (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 31, 2005
Nov. 30, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Short-term capital lease obligations $ 0us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent [1] $ 21us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent [1]    
Total current portion of debt and capital lease obligations 223,662us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 21us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent    
Long-term capital lease obligations 6,736us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 6,715us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent    
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations 426,458us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 684,142us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations    
Total debt and capital lease obligations 650,120us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations 684,163us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations    
2015 223,669us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths      
2016 189,170us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo      
2017 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree      
2018 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour      
2019 250,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive      
Thereafter 0us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive      
Total face amount of maturities 662,839us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount      
Less: Unamortized debt costs and discount (19,455)us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense      
Carrying value of debt 643,384us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount      
Notes Due 2015 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate on debt 5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2015Member
  5.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2015Member
 
Long-term debt 223,662us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2015Member
244,057us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2015Member
   
Less: Unamortized debt costs and discount (7)us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2015Member
(43)us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2015Member
   
Notes Due 2016 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate on debt 6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2016Member
    6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2016Member
Long-term debt 187,604us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2016Member
205,111us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2016Member
   
Less: Unamortized debt costs and discount (1,566)us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2016Member
(2,484)us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_NotesDue2016Member
   
Option To Repurchase Headquarters Building 2019 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Long-term debt 232,118us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_OptionToRepurchaseHeadquartersBuilding2019Member
228,259us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_OptionToRepurchaseHeadquartersBuilding2019Member
   
Less: Unamortized debt costs and discount $ (17,882)us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_OptionToRepurchaseHeadquartersBuilding2019Member
$ (21,741)us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= nyt_OptionToRepurchaseHeadquartersBuilding2019Member
   
[1] Included in “Accrued expenses and other” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.