Document Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2016	Apr. 29, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NEW YORK TIMES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000071691
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-25
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 27, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		160,111,668
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		816,635