Revenue - Digital-only Subscription Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 403,750	$ 436,258	$ 847,386	$ 875,320
Domestic home delivery subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	132,971	133,038	266,708	268,241
Single copy, NYT International and other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	14,234	24,783	35,921	50,531
Print Subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	147,205	157,821	302,629	318,772
News Products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	132,922	104,430	251,880	206,776
Other Products
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	13,062	8,205	24,114	15,718
Total subscription revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	293,189	270,456	578,623	541,266
Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 145,984	$ 112,635	$ 275,994	$ 222,494