Document Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Oct. 27, 2017
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NEW YORK TIMES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000071691
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 24, 2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		161,394,059
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		808,763