CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2018	Jun. 25, 2017	Jul. 01, 2018	Jun. 25, 2017
Revenues
Subscription	$ 260,629	$ 250,037	$ 521,222	$ 492,412
Advertising	119,201	132,234	244,848	262,262
Other	34,730	24,803	62,438	51,204
Total revenues	414,560	407,074	828,508	805,878
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	92,754	88,799	184,747	179,813
Raw materials	17,826	15,813	34,518	32,743
Other production costs	45,277	45,082	90,933	90,435
Total production costs	155,857	149,694	310,198	302,991
Selling, general and administrative costs	203,368	213,788	411,991	412,925
Depreciation and amortization	14,081	15,131	29,122	31,284
Total operating costs	373,306	378,613	751,311	747,200
Headquarters redesign and consolidation	1,252	1,985	3,140	4,387
Operating profit	40,002	26,476	74,057	54,291
Other components of net periodic benefit costs/(income)	1,863	(1,193)	3,891	(2,387)
(Loss)/Gain from joint ventures	(8)	(266)	7	(93)
Interest expense and other, net	4,536	5,133	9,413	10,458
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	33,595	22,270	60,760	46,127
Income tax expense	9,999	6,711	15,250	17,453
Net income	23,596	15,559	45,510	28,674
Net loss/(income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	1	40	(1)	106
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 23,597	$ 15,599	$ 45,509	$ 28,780
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	165,027	161,787	164,581	161,624
Diluted (in shares)	166,899	163,808	166,515	163,673
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in usd per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.10	$ 0.28	$ 0.18
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in usd per share)	0.14	0.09	0.27	0.17
Dividends declared per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0	$ 0.08	$ 0.04000