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Marketable Securities (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Dec. 28, 2014
Debt Securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Short-term marketable securities 398,317us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
$ 636,743us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Long-term marketable securities 183,298us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
167,820us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | US Treasury Securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Short-term marketable securities 89,926us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
238,488us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_USTreasurySecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | Corporate Debt Securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Short-term marketable securities 183,842us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
208,346us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Long-term marketable securities 74,605us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
71,191us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | US Agency Securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Short-term marketable securities 24,013us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
32,009us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Long-term marketable securities 108,693us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
95,204us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_USGovernmentAgenciesDebtSecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | Municipal Securities    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Short-term marketable securities 5,294us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= nyt_MunicipalSecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
13,622us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= nyt_MunicipalSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Long-term marketable securities 0us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= nyt_MunicipalSecuritiesMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
1,425us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesNoncurrent
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= nyt_MunicipalSecuritiesMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | Certificates of Deposit    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Short-term marketable securities 85,245us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_CertificatesOfDepositMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
109,293us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_CertificatesOfDepositMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Debt Securities | Commercial Paper    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Short-term marketable securities 9,997us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtSecurityAxis
= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
$ 34,985us-gaap_HeldToMaturitySecuritiesCurrent
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= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
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= us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesMember
Short-term Marketable Securities | Minimum [Member]    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Term of investments 1 month  
Short-term Marketable Securities | Maximum [Member]    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Term of investments 12 months  
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Term of investments 14 months  
Long-term Marketable Securities [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]    
Term of investments 36 months