Document Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2016	Oct. 28, 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	Sep. 25, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		160,276,228
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		816,632