Document Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2015	Oct. 27, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NEW YORK TIMES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000071691
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-27
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 27, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		161,074,241
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		816,635