CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015
Revenues
Circulation	$ 217,099	$ 210,705	$ 654,573	$ 636,626
Advertising	124,898	135,356	395,733	433,863
Other	21,550	21,343	65,386	64,040
Total revenues	363,547	367,404	1,115,692	1,134,529
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	91,041	88,999	274,142	268,667
Raw materials	18,228	18,400	53,115	57,025
Other	47,347	44,632	139,938	135,748
Total production costs	156,616	152,031	467,195	461,440
Selling, general and administrative costs	184,596	178,071	534,911	533,120
Depreciation and amortization	15,384	15,369	46,003	46,023
Total operating costs	356,596	345,471	1,048,109	1,040,583
Restructuring charge	2,949	0	14,804	0
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal (income)/expense	(4,971)	0	6,730	4,697
Pension settlement charges	0	0	0	40,329
Operating profit	8,973	21,933	46,049	48,920
Income/(loss) from joint ventures	463	170	(41,845)	(758)
Interest expense, net	9,032	9,127	26,955	31,095
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	404	12,976	(22,751)	17,067
Income tax expense/(benefit)	121	3,611	(8,956)	5,904
Net income/(loss)	283	9,365	(13,795)	11,163
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	123	50	5,719	390
Net income/(loss) attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 406	$ 9,415	$ (8,076)	$ 11,553
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,185	165,052	161,092	165,130
Diluted (in shares)	162,945	166,981	161,092	167,574
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in USD per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.06	$ (0.05)	$ 0.07
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in USD per share)	0.00	0.06	(0.05)	0.07
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.04	$ 0.12	$ 0.12