Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations	$ 16,400	$ 9,188	$ 2,138	$ 11,925
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	0	0	(994)
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 16,400	$ 9,188	$ 2,138	$ 10,931
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	166,355	150,796	165,173	150,683
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	168,316	161,868	167,491	161,962
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.06	$ 0.01	$ 0.08
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.01)
Net income (USD per share)	0.10	0.06	0.01	0.07
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	0.10	0.06	0.01	0.07
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.01)
Net income (USD per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.06	$ 0.01	$ 0.06
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	5,000	6,000	5,000	6,000