Document Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2018	Aug. 03, 2018
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NEW YORK TIMES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000071691
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 01, 2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		164,086,219
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		803,408