CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 01, 2018
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 436,258	$ 414,560	$ 875,320	$ 828,508
Production costs:
Other production costs	49,897	45,277	95,234	90,933
Total production costs	173,014	155,857	341,097	310,198
Selling, general and administrative costs	210,131	203,368	431,594	411,991
Depreciation and amortization	15,180	14,081	30,098	29,122
Total operating costs	398,325	373,306	802,789	751,311
Headquarters redesign and consolidation	0	1,252	0	3,140
Operating profit	37,933	40,002	72,531	74,057
Other components of net periodic benefit costs	1,833	1,863	3,668	3,891
(Loss)/gain from joint ventures	0	(8)	0	7
Interest expense and other, net	1,514	4,536	2,817	9,413
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	34,586	33,595	66,046	60,760
Income tax expense	9,415	9,999	10,719	15,250
Net income	25,171	23,596	55,327	45,510
Net loss/(income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	0	1	0	(1)
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 25,171	$ 23,597	$ 55,327	$ 45,509
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	166,152	165,027	165,915	164,581
Diluted (in shares)	167,549	166,899	167,322	166,515
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders
Net income (in usd per share)	$ 0.15	$ 0.14	$ 0.33	$ 0.28
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in usd per share)	0.15	0.14	0.33	0.27
Dividends declared per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.04	$ 0.10	$ 0.08
Subscription
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 270,456	$ 260,629	$ 541,266	$ 521,222
Advertising
Revenues
Total revenues	120,761	119,201	245,849	244,848
Other
Revenues
Total revenues	45,041	34,730	88,205	62,438
Product
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	103,959	92,754	206,867	184,747
Raw materials	$ 19,158	$ 17,826	$ 38,996	$ 34,518