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Subsequent Events	9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events	Sep. 24, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Transfer of Certain Pension Obligations On October 18, 2017, the Company entered into agreements with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) relating to The New York Times Companies Pension Plan and The Retirement Annuity Plan for Craft Employees of The New York Times Company (collectively, the “Pension Plans”). Under the agreements, the Company will purchase from MassMutual group annuity contracts with respect to the Pension Plans and transfer to MassMutual the future benefit obligations and annuity administration for approximately 3,800 retirees (or their beneficiaries). The pension benefit obligations and annuity administration for these transferred participants will be transferred to MassMutual and MassMutual will irrevocably guarantee the pension benefits for these participants. This arrangement is part of the Company’s continued effort to reduce the overall size and volatility of our pension plan obligations, as well as the premiums and other administrative costs related thereto. By transferring these obligations to MassMutual, the Company expects to reduce its qualified pension plan obligations by approximately $225 million. The purchase of the group annuity contracts is being funded through existing assets of the Pension Plans’ respective trusts. As a result of this arrangement, the Company expects to recognize a pension settlement charge of approximately $95 million before tax in the fourth quarter of 2017. This charge represents the acceleration of deferred charges currently accrued in AOCI. Discretionary Pension Contribution On October 20, 2017, the Company made a $100 million aggregate discretionary contribution to the Pension Plans as part of the Company’s management of the funded status of these plans.