CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Revenues
Circulation	$ 209,075	$ 206,729	$ 632,203	$ 626,267
Advertising	135,356	138,222	433,863	454,683
Other	22,973	19,767	68,463	62,895
Total revenues	367,404	364,718	1,134,529	1,143,845
Production costs:
Raw materials	18,400	20,875	57,025	64,513
Wages and benefits	88,999	90,777	268,667	267,418
Other	44,632	49,525	135,748	146,173
Total production costs	152,031	161,177	461,440	478,104
Selling, general and administrative costs	178,071	193,198	533,120	565,506
Depreciation and amortization	15,369	19,375	46,023	58,636
Total operating costs	345,471	373,750	1,040,583	1,102,246
Pension settlement charges	0	0	40,329	9,525
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	0	0	4,697	0
Early termination charge	0	0	0	2,550
Operating profit/(loss)	21,933	(9,032)	48,920	29,524
Income/(loss) from joint ventures	170	1,599	(758)	(523)
Interest expense, net	9,127	15,254	31,095	41,760
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	12,976	(22,687)	17,067	(12,759)
Income tax expense/(benefit)	3,611	(10,247)	5,904	(12,226)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	9,365	(12,440)	11,163	(533)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	0	0	(994)
Net income/(loss)	9,365	(12,440)	11,163	(1,527)
Net loss/(income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	50	(59)	390	(41)
Net income/(loss) attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	9,415	(12,499)	11,553	(1,568)
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	9,415	(12,499)	11,553	(574)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (994)
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	165,052	150,822	165,130	150,728
Diluted (in shares)	166,981	150,822	167,574	150,728
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income/(loss) from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.06	$ (0.08)	$ 0.07	$ 0.00
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.01)
Net income/(loss) (USD per share)	0.06	(0.08)	0.07	(0.01)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income/(loss) from continuing operations (USD per share)	0.06	(0.08)	0.07	0.00
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	(0.01)
Net income/(loss) (USD per share)	0.06	(0.08)	0.07	(0.01)
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.12	$ 0.12