CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 266,175	$ 176,607
Short-term marketable securities	398,317us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments	636,743us-gaap_ShortTermInvestments
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $13,047 in 2015 and $12,860 in 2014)	165,902us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent	212,690us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Deferred income taxes	63,640us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	63,640us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses	26,235us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent	25,635us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent
Other current assets	23,601us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent	32,780us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Total current assets	943,870us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	1,148,095us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Long-term marketable securities	183,298us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent	167,820us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesNoncurrent
Investments in joint ventures	21,254	22,069
Property, plant and equipment (less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $867,433 in 2015 and $853,363 in 2014)	656,100us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	665,758us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	108,633us-gaap_Goodwill	116,422us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred income taxes	252,021us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	252,587us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Miscellaneous assets	194,970us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	193,723us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	2,360,146us-gaap_Assets	2,566,474us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	86,361us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	94,401us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued payroll and other related liabilities	52,134	91,755
Unexpired subscriptions	61,719us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent	58,736us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations	0	223,662
Accrued expenses and other	107,224us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	131,954us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total current liabilities	307,438us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	600,508us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Other liabilities
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations	427,670	426,458
Pension benefits obligation	625,479	631,756
Postretirement benefits obligation	70,741	71,628
Other	99,126us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	107,775us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total other liabilities	1,223,016us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent	1,237,617us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrent
Common stock of $.10 par value:
Additional paid-in capital	139,341	39,217
Retained earnings	1,270,952	1,291,907
Common stock held in treasury, at cost	(90,035)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(86,253)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	451	5,705
Funded status of benefit plans	(509,755)	(539,500)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes	(509,304)	(533,795)
Total New York Times Company stockholders’ equity	827,830us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	726,328us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interest	1,862us-gaap_MinorityInterest	2,021us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total stockholders’ equity	829,692	728,349
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,360,146	2,566,474
Class A Common Stock
Common stock of $.10 par value:
Common stock value	16,794	15,170
Class B Common Stock
Common stock of $.10 par value:
Common stock value	$ 82	$ 82

This represents (1) the noncurrent liability recognized in the balance sheet that is associated with the defined benefit pension plans (The current liability will be separate, but it will normally be small, if there is even any at all); and (2) the amount of a recognized obligation to a multiemployer plan in the event that the employer withdraws from the plan (In some situations, withdrawal from a multiemployer plan may result in an employer having an obligation to the plan for a portion of the unfunded benefit obligation of the pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans).

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