Document Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	May 03, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	NEW YORK TIMES CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000071691
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	NYT
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		165,197,690
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		803,408