CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 26, 2017	Mar. 27, 2016
Revenues
Circulation	$ 242,375	$ 217,994
Advertising	130,028	139,680
Other	26,401	21,841
Total revenues	398,804	379,515
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	90,778	92,471
Raw materials	16,930	17,875
Other	45,528	47,516
Total production costs	153,236	157,862
Selling, general and administrative costs	198,004	178,246
Depreciation and amortization	16,153	15,472
Total operating costs	367,393	351,580
Headquarters redesign and consolidation	2,402	0
Operating profit	29,009	27,935
Income/(loss) from joint ventures	173	(41,896)
Interest expense, net	5,325	8,826
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	23,857	(22,787)
Income tax expense/(benefit)	10,742	(9,201)
Net income/(loss)	13,115	(13,586)
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	66	5,315
Net income/(loss) attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 13,181	$ (8,271)
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,402	161,003
Diluted (in shares)	162,592	161,003
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in USD per share)	$ 0.08	$ (0.05)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in USD per share)	0.08	(0.05)
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04