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Income Taxes - Net Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Deferred tax assets    
Retirement, postemployment and deferred compensation plans $ 320,174nyt_DeferredTaxAssetsRetirementPostemploymentAndDeferredCompensationPlans $ 251,082nyt_DeferredTaxAssetsRetirementPostemploymentAndDeferredCompensationPlans
Accruals for other employee benefits, compensation, insurance and other 42,294us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits 35,596us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeBenefits
Accounts receivable allowances 1,746us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances 1,478us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsReturnsAndAllowances
Net operating losses 46,726us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards 57,885us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
Other 41,186us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 63,821us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Gross deferred tax assets 452,126us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 409,862us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Valuation allowance (41,136)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (42,295)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Net deferred tax assets 410,990us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 367,567us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Deferred tax liabilities    
Property, plant and equipment 64,056us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment 75,661us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Intangible assets 11,607us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets 11,902us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets
Investments in joint ventures 13,971us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsEquityMethodInvestments 19,625us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsEquityMethodInvestments
Other 5,129us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther 14,531us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Gross deferred tax liabilities 94,763us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities 121,719us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Net deferred tax asset 316,227us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet 245,848us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Deferred tax asset – current 63,640us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 65,859us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Deferred tax asset – long-term $ 252,587us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent $ 179,989us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Valuation allowance, period for recoverability measurement 3 years