CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 25, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015
Revenues
Subscription	$ 1,008,431	$ 880,543	$ 851,790
Advertising	558,513	580,732	638,709
Other	108,695	94,067	88,716
Total revenues	1,675,639	1,555,342	1,579,215
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	362,750	363,051	354,516
Raw materials	66,304	72,325	77,176
Other production costs	186,352	192,728	186,120
Total production costs	615,406	628,104	617,812
Selling, general and administrative costs	810,854	721,083	713,837
Depreciation and amortization	61,871	61,723	61,597
Total operating costs	1,488,131	1,410,910	1,393,246
Headquarters redesign and consolidation	10,090	0	0
Restructuring charge	0	14,804	0
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	0	6,730	9,055
Postretirement benefit plan settlement gain	(37,057)	0	0
Pension settlement expense	102,109	21,294	40,329
Operating profit	112,366	101,604	136,585
Gain/(loss) from joint ventures	18,641	(36,273)	(783)
Interest expense and other, net	19,783	34,805	39,050
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	111,224	30,526	96,752
Income tax expense	103,956	4,421	33,910
Income from continuing operations	7,268	26,105	62,842
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	431	2,273	0
Net income	6,837	23,832	62,842
Net (income)/loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(2,541)	5,236	404
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	4,296	29,068	63,246
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	4,727	31,341	63,246
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (431)	$ (2,273)	$ 0
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,926	161,128	164,390
Diluted (in shares)	164,263	162,817	166,423
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.19	$ 0.38
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00
Net income (USD per share)	0.03	0.18	0.38
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	0.03	0.19	0.38
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	0.00	(0.01)	0.00
Net income (USD per share)	0.03	0.18	0.38
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.16	$ 0.16
Total New York Times Company Stockholders' Equity [Member]
Production costs:
Net income	$ 4,296	$ 29,068	$ 63,246