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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income $ 32,305,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 64,856,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 136,013,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Impairment of assets 0us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 34,300,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 194,732,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense 0nyt_MultiemployerPensionWithdrawalExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperation 14,168,000nyt_MultiemployerPensionWithdrawalExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperation 0nyt_MultiemployerPensionWithdrawalExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperation
Gain on insurance settlement (1,859,000)us-gaap_InsuredEventGainLoss 0us-gaap_InsuredEventGainLoss 0us-gaap_InsuredEventGainLoss
Pension settlement charge 9,525,000nyt_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionSettlementExpense [1] 3,228,000nyt_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionSettlementExpense [1] 47,657,000nyt_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionSettlementExpense
Early termination charge 2,550,000us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination 0us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination 0us-gaap_LossOnContractTermination
Other expense 0nyt_ProvisionForLeaseLossesAndOtherCharges 0nyt_ProvisionForLeaseLossesAndOtherCharges 2,620,000nyt_ProvisionForLeaseLossesAndOtherCharges
Gain on sale of investments 0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments 0us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments (220,275,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfInvestments
Impairment on investments 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments 0us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments 5,500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfInvestments
Loss/(Gain) on sale of New England Media Group & About Group 0nyt_DiscontinuedOperationGainfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTax (47,561,000)nyt_DiscontinuedOperationGainfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTax (96,675,000)nyt_DiscontinuedOperationGainfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTax
Loss on sale of Regional Media Group 0nyt_DiscontinuedOperationLossfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTax 0nyt_DiscontinuedOperationLossfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTax 5,441,000nyt_DiscontinuedOperationLossfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTax
Depreciation and amortization 79,455,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 85,477,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 103,775,000us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Stock-based compensation expense 8,880,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 8,741,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 4,693,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Undistributed loss of joint ventures 10,980,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions 3,619,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions 2,586,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestmentsNetOfDividendsOrDistributions
Deferred income taxes (10,621,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes 44,102,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes 1,380,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredIncomeTaxes
Long-term retirement benefit obligations (37,334,000)nyt_PensionBenefitExpenseNetOfPensionContributionAndPayments (112,133,000)nyt_PensionBenefitExpenseNetOfPensionContributionAndPayments (143,724,000)nyt_PensionBenefitExpenseNetOfPensionContributionAndPayments
Uncertain tax positions 17,310,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeTaxExpense 1,387,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeTaxExpense (1,049,000)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeTaxExpense
Other – net 12,141,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 11,541,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 10,786,000us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable – net (10,166,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 3,148,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable 5,130,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Inventories (811,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 176,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories 6,806,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Other current assets 1,318,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets 1,675,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (8,477,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Accounts payable and other liabilities (33,911,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities (83,072,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 18,429,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Unexpired subscriptions 729,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 1,203,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 3,962,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue
Net cash provided by operating activities 80,491,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 34,855,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 79,310,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities      
Purchases of marketable securities (777,945,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments (860,848,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments (439,700,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireShortTermInvestments
Maturities of marketable securities 506,711,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionOfShorttermInvestments 447,350,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionOfShorttermInvestments 409,726,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionOfShorttermInvestments
Repayment of borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance (26,005,000)nyt_RepaymentofBorrowingsAgainstCashSurrenderValueofCorporateownedLifeInsurance 0nyt_RepaymentofBorrowingsAgainstCashSurrenderValueofCorporateownedLifeInsurance 0nyt_RepaymentofBorrowingsAgainstCashSurrenderValueofCorporateownedLifeInsurance
Proceeds from sale of business 0nyt_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTaxInvestingActivities 68,585,000nyt_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTaxInvestingActivities 456,158,000nyt_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossfromDisposalofDiscontinuedOperationbeforeIncomeTaxInvestingActivities
Proceeds from investments – net of purchases 7,331,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments 12,004,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments 250,918,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromInvestments
Capital expenditures (35,350,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (16,942,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (34,888,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Proceeds from insurance settlement 1,638,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromInsuranceSettlementInvestingActivities
Change in restricted cash (1,401,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash (3,806,000)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash 3,287,000us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash
Other-net 304,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 1,312,000us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities (324,717,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (353,657,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities 646,813,000us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities      
Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations (38,857,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (19,959,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (81,584,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Dividends paid (24,858,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock (6,040,000)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Stock option exercises 1,120,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 5,086,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock 730,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
Windfall tax benefit related to share-based payments 1,209,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 1,654,000us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities 0us-gaap_ExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensationFinancingActivities
Net cash used in financing activities (61,386,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (19,259,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (80,854,000)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents (305,612,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (338,061,000)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 645,269,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (526,000)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 316,000us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents 70,000us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 482,745,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 820,490,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 175,151,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 176,607,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 482,745,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 820,490,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash payments      
Interest, net of capitalized interest 54,252,000us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 54,821,000us-gaap_InterestPaidNet 60,005,000us-gaap_InterestPaidNet
Income tax payment/(refunds) – net 21,325,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet 42,792,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet (6,627,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaidNet
Noncash Investing Activities      
Non-cash investing activities, receivable held in escrow     14,000,000nyt_NoncashInvestingActivitiesReceivableHeldInEscrow
Amount received from escrow $ 7,000,000nyt_NoncashInvestingActivitiesAmountReceivedfromEscrow $ 7,000,000nyt_NoncashInvestingActivitiesAmountReceivedfromEscrow  
[1] We recorded a settlement charge related to a lump-sum payment offer to certain former employees who participated in a non-qualified pension plan.