CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 26, 2016	Jun. 28, 2015
Revenues
Circulation	$ 219,480	$ 213,128	$ 437,474	$ 425,921
Advertising	131,155	148,599	270,835	298,507
Other	21,995	21,159	43,836	42,697
Total revenues	372,630	382,886	752,145	767,125
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	90,630	89,030	183,101	179,668
Raw materials	17,012	18,348	34,887	38,625
Other	45,075	45,395	92,591	91,116
Total production costs	152,717	152,773	310,579	309,409
Selling, general and administrative costs	172,069	176,252	350,315	355,049
Depreciation and amortization	15,147	15,810	30,619	30,654
Total operating costs	339,933	344,835	691,513	695,112
Restructuring charge	11,855	0	11,855	0
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	11,701	0	11,701	4,697
Pension settlement charges	0	0	0	40,329
Operating profit	9,141	38,051	37,076	26,987
Loss from joint ventures	(412)	(356)	(42,308)	(928)
Interest expense, net	9,097	9,776	17,923	21,968
(Loss)/ income from continuing operations before income taxes	(368)	27,919	(23,155)	4,091
Income tax expense/(benefit)	124	11,700	(9,077)	2,293
Net (loss)/ income	(492)	16,219	(14,078)	1,798
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	281	181	5,596	340
Net (loss)/ income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ (211)	$ 16,400	$ (8,482)	$ 2,138
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,128	166,355	161,052	165,173
Diluted (in shares)	161,128	168,316	161,052	167,491
Basic (loss)/earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 0.00	$ 0.10	$ (0.05)	$ 0.01
Diluted (loss)/earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	0.00	0.10	(0.05)	0.01
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.08