Revenue - Digital-only Subscription Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2021	Mar. 29, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 473,045	$ 443,636
Subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	329,084	285,434
Subscription | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	179,599	130,010
Subscription | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	149,485	155,424
News products | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	161,287	118,958
Other products | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	18,312	11,052
Domestic home delivery subscription | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	134,395	133,736
Single copy, NYT International and other | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 15,090	$ 21,688