Revenue - Digital-only Subscription Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 426,895	$ 428,501	$ 1,274,281	$ 1,303,821
News products | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	140,740	107,009	392,620	313,785
Other products | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	14,546	8,855	38,660	24,573
Domestic home delivery subscription | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	129,912	126,769	396,620	395,011
Single copy, NYT International and other | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	15,752	24,669	51,673	75,199
Subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	300,950	267,302	879,573	808,568
Subscription | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	155,286	115,864	431,280	338,358
Subscription | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 145,664	$ 151,438	$ 448,293	$ 470,210