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Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Jun. 29, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Sep. 29, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Jan. 14, 2015
Jan. 31, 2009
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]                          
Income from continuing operations $ 34,967,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ (12,499,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 9,188,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 2,737,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 38,682,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ (5,239,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 17,356,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 6,357,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 34,393,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 57,156,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations $ 163,774,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations    
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (92,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 0us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (994,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 26,944,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (18,987,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 2,776,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (2,785,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (1,086,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 7,949,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (27,927,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity    
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders 34,875,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (12,499,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 9,188,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 1,743,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 65,626,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss (24,226,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 20,132,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 3,572,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 33,307,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 65,105,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 135,847,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss    
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted                          
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic (in shares) 150,779,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 150,822,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 150,796,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 150,612,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 150,162,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 150,033,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 148,797,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 148,710,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 150,673,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 149,755,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 148,147,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic    
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares) 160,455,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 150,822,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 161,868,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 161,920,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 160,013,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 150,033,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 156,511,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 155,270,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 161,323,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 157,774,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 152,693,000us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding    
Earnings per share, basic                          
Income from continuing operations (USD per share) $ 0.23us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ (0.08)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.06us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.02us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.26us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ (0.03)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.12us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.04us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.23us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 0.38us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare $ 1.11us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare    
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share) $ 0.00us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ 0.00us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ 0.00us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ (0.01)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ 0.18us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ (0.13)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ 0.02us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ (0.02)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ (0.01)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ 0.05us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare $ (0.19)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare    
Net income/(loss) (USD per share) $ 0.23us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (0.08)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.06us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.01us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.44us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ (0.16)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.14us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.02us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.22us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.43us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.92us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic    
Earnings per share, diluted                          
Income from continuing operations (USD per share) $ 0.22us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ (0.08)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.06us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.02us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.24us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ (0.03)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.11us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.04us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.21us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 0.36us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare $ 1.07us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare    
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes $ 0.00us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ 0.00us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ 0.00us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ (0.01)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ 0.17us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ (0.13)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ 0.02us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ (0.02)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ (0.01)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ 0.05us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare $ (0.18)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare    
Net income/(loss) (USD per share) $ 0.22us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (0.08)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.06us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.01us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.41us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ (0.16)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.13us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.02us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.20us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.41us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.89us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted    
Stock Options [Member]                          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                          
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)                 6,000,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
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Carlos Slim Helu [Member]                          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                          
Class-A Common Stock ownership percentage                         8.00%nyt_ClassACommonStockOwnershipPercentage
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Notes Due 2015 Called 2011 [Member]                          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                          
Warrants issued In connection with debt issuance                         15,900,000nyt_WarrantsIssuedInConnectionWithDebtIssuance
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Class of warrant or right, exercise price of warrants or rights (USD per warrant)                         6.3572us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
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Subsequent Event [Member]                          
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]                          
Proceeds from warrant exercises                       $ 101,100,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises
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