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Other (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Other Expense [Line Items]      
Severance costs $ 36,100,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 $ 12,400,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1 $ 12,300,000us-gaap_SeveranceCosts1
Severance liability 34,600,000us-gaap_SupplementalUnemploymentBenefitsSeveranceBenefits 10,300,000us-gaap_SupplementalUnemploymentBenefitsSeveranceBenefits  
Charge for early termination of distribution agreement 2,600,000us-gaap_GainLossOnContractTermination    
Pension settlement charge 9,500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation    
Reduction in reserve for uncertain tax positions (21,100,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsPeriodIncreaseDecrease    
Advertising expense 89,500,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 86,000,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 83,200,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Depreciation expense 79,455,000nyt_Productionandnonproductiondepreciationandamortizationexpense 78,477,000nyt_Productionandnonproductiondepreciationandamortizationexpense 78,980,000nyt_Productionandnonproductiondepreciationandamortizationexpense
Other Expense [Member]      
Other Expense [Line Items]      
Other expense, legal settlement     2,600,000us-gaap_LitigationSettlementExpense
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Capitalized Computer Software Costs [Member]      
Other Expense [Line Items]      
Depreciation expense $ 29,400,000nyt_Productionandnonproductiondepreciationandamortizationexpense
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
$ 27,400,000nyt_Productionandnonproductiondepreciationandamortizationexpense
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember
$ 22,500,000nyt_Productionandnonproductiondepreciationandamortizationexpense
/ us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis
= us-gaap_ComputerSoftwareIntangibleAssetMember