CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016	Sep. 24, 2017	Sep. 25, 2016
Revenues
Subscription	$ 246,638	$ 217,099	$ 739,050	$ 654,573
Advertising	113,633	124,898	375,895	395,733
Other	25,364	21,550	76,568	65,386
Total revenues	385,635	363,547	1,191,513	1,115,692
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	89,866	91,041	269,209	274,142
Raw materials	15,718	18,228	48,461	53,115
Other	44,336	47,347	134,771	139,938
Total production costs	149,920	156,616	452,441	467,195
Selling, general and administrative costs	184,483	184,596	595,491	534,911
Depreciation and amortization	15,677	15,384	46,961	46,003
Total operating costs	350,080	356,596	1,094,893	1,048,109
Headquarters redesign and consolidation	2,542	0	6,929	0
Restructuring charge	0	2,949	0	14,804
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	0	(4,971)	0	6,730
Operating profit	33,013	8,973	89,691	46,049
Gain/(loss) from joint ventures	31,557	463	31,464	(41,845)
Interest expense, net	4,660	9,032	15,118	26,955
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	59,910	404	106,037	(22,751)
Income tax expense/(benefit)	23,420	121	40,873	(8,956)
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	36,490	283	65,164	(13,795)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	488	0	488	0
Net income/(loss)	32,329	406	61,109	(8,076)
Net (income)/loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(3,673)	123	(3,567)	5,719
Net income/(loss) attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 36,002	$ 283	$ 64,676	$ (13,795)
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	162,173	161,185	161,798	161,092
Diluted (in shares)	164,405	162,945	164,005	161,092
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income/(loss) from continuing operations (in usd per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.00	$ 0.38	$ (0.05)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (in usd per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income/(loss) (in usd per share)	0.20	0.00	0.38	(0.05)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income/(loss) from continuing operations (in usd per share)	0.20	0.00	0.37	(0.05)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (in usd per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net income/(loss) (in usd per share)	0.20	0.00	0.37	(0.05)
Dividends declared per share (usd per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.12	$ 0.12