CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2015		Dec. 28, 2014		Dec. 29, 2013
Revenues
Circulation	$ 845,504		$ 836,822		$ 824,277
Advertising	638,709		662,315		666,687
Other	95,002		89,391		86,266
Total revenues	1,579,215		1,588,528		1,577,230
Production costs:
Raw materials	77,176		88,958		92,886
Wages and benefits	354,516		357,573		332,085
Other	186,120		197,464		201,942
Total production costs	617,812		643,995		626,913
Selling, general and administrative costs	713,837		761,055		706,354
Depreciation and amortization	61,597		79,455		78,477
Total operating costs	1,393,246		1,484,505		1,411,744
Early termination charge	0		2,550		0
Pension settlement charge	40,329	[1]	9,525	[2]	3,228
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	9,055	[3]	0		6,171	[3]
Operating profit	136,585		91,948		156,087
Loss from joint ventures	(783)		(8,368)		(3,215)
Interest expense, net	39,050		53,730		58,073
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	96,752		29,850		94,799
Income tax expense/(benefit)	33,910		(3,541)		37,892
Income from continuing operations	62,842		33,391		56,907
Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0		0		(20,413)
(Loss)/gain on sale, net of income taxes	0		(1,086)		28,362
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0		(1,086)		7,949
Net income	62,842		32,305		64,856
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	404		1,002		249
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	63,246		33,307		65,105
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	63,246		34,393		57,156
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0		$ (1,086)		$ 7,949
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	164,390		150,673		149,755
Diluted (in shares)	166,423		161,323		157,774
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.38		$ 0.23		$ 0.38
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	0.00		(0.01)		0.05
Net income (USD per share)	0.38		0.22		0.43
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	0.38		0.21		0.36
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0.00		(0.01)		0.05
Net income (USD per share)	0.38		0.20		0.41
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.16		$ 0.16		$ 0.08

[1] We recorded a settlement charge related to a lump-sum payment offer to certain former employees who participated in a non-qualified pension plan.

[2] We recorded a settlement charge related to a lump-sum payment offer to certain former employees who participated in a non-qualified pension plan.

[3] We recorded an estimated charge related to partial withdrawal obligations under multiemployer pension plans.