CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total New York Times Company Stockholders' Equity [Member]	Capital Stock Class A and Class B Common [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Common Stock Held in Treasury, at Cost [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Income Taxes [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Balance as of December 25, 2016 at Dec. 28, 2014	$ 728,349	$ 726,328	$ 15,252	$ 39,217	$ 1,291,907	$ (86,253)	$ (533,795)	$ 2,021
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	62,842	63,246			63,246			(404)
Dividends	(26,409)	(26,409)			(26,409)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	24,788	24,701					24,701	87
Issuance of shares:
Stock options - Class A shares	1,943	1,943	34	1,909
Restricted stock units vested - Class A shares	(2,184)	(2,184)	23	(2,207)
Performance-based awards - Class A shares	(1,565)	(1,565)	9	(1,574)
Warrants - Class A Shares	101,083	101,083	1,590	99,474		19
Share Repurchases – Class A shares	(69,921)	(69,921)	0	0	0	(69,921)	0	0
Stock-based compensation	10,431	10,431		10,431
Income tax shortfall related to share-based payments	(902)	(902)		(902)
Balance as of December 31, 2017 at Dec. 27, 2015	828,455	826,751	16,908	146,348	1,328,744	(156,155)	(509,094)	1,704
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	23,832	29,068			29,068			(5,236)
Dividends	(25,901)	(25,901)			(25,901)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	29,239	29,278					29,278	(39)
Issuance of shares:
Stock options - Class A shares	762	762	12	750
Restricted stock units vested - Class A shares	(2,739)	(2,739)	30	(2,769)
Performance-based awards - Class A shares	(6,888)	(6,888)	53	(6,941)
Share Repurchases – Class A shares	(15,056)	(15,056)				(15,056)
Stock-based compensation	12,622	12,622		12,622
Income tax shortfall related to share-based payments	(82)	(82)		(82)
Balance as of December 31, 2017 at Dec. 25, 2016	844,244	847,815	17,003	149,928	1,331,911	(171,211)	(479,816)	(3,571)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income/(loss)	6,837	4,296			4,296			2,541
Dividends	(26,071)	(26,071)			(26,071)
Other comprehensive income/(loss)	57,901	56,787					56,787	1,114
Issuance of shares:
Stock options - Class A shares	4,601	4,601	66	4,535
Restricted stock units vested - Class A shares	(2,715)	(2,715)	28	(2,743)
Performance-based awards - Class A shares	(1,349)	(1,349)	11	(1,360)
Stock-based compensation	13,915	13,915		13,915
Balance as of December 31, 2017 at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 897,363	$ 897,279	$ 17,108	$ 164,275	$ 1,310,136	$ (171,211)	$ (423,029)	$ 84