Document Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2015	Feb. 17, 2016	Jun. 26, 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-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 27, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$ 2.3
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		159,393,875
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		816,635