CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 403,750	$ 436,258	$ 847,386	$ 875,320
Operating costs
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	230,147	245,195	473,819	484,554
Sales and marketing	39,617	62,289	113,413	137,109
Product development	30,737	25,261	61,539	48,989
General and administrative	58,812	50,400	111,673	102,039
Depreciation and amortization	15,631	15,180	30,816	30,098
Total operating costs	374,944	398,325	791,260	802,789
Operating profit	28,806	37,933	56,126	72,531
Other components of net periodic benefit costs	2,149	1,833	4,463	3,668
Interest income/(expense) and other, net	2,786	(1,514)	16,640	(2,817)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	29,443	34,586	68,303	66,046
Income tax expense	5,781	9,415	11,787	10,719
Net income	23,662	25,171	56,516	55,327
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 23,662	$ 25,171	$ 56,516	$ 55,327
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	166,869	166,152	166,725	165,915
Diluted (in shares)	168,083	167,549	167,968	167,322
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in usd per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.15	$ 0.34	$ 0.33
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)	0.14	0.15	0.34	0.33
Dividends declared per share (in usd per share)	$ 0	$ 0.05	$ 0.06	$ 0.10
Subscription
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 293,189	$ 270,456	$ 578,623	$ 541,266
Advertising
Revenues
Total revenues	67,760	120,761	173,897	245,849
Other
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 42,801	$ 45,041	$ 94,866	$ 88,205