CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2021	Mar. 29, 2020
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 473,045	$ 443,636
Operating costs
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	250,997	243,484
Sales and marketing	60,153	73,784
Product development	38,943	31,002
General and administrative	56,577	52,861
Depreciation and amortization	14,717	15,185
Total operating costs	421,387	416,316
Operating profit	51,658	27,320
Other components of net periodic benefit costs	2,599	2,314
Interest income and other, net	1,511	13,854
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	50,570	38,860
Income tax expense	9,461	6,006
Net income	41,109	32,854
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 41,109	$ 32,854
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	167,647	166,549
Diluted (in shares)	168,165	167,845
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)	$ 0.25	$ 0.20
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)	0.24	0.20
Dividends declared per share (in usd per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.06
Subscription
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 329,084	$ 285,434
Advertising
Revenues
Total revenues	97,116	106,137
Other
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 46,845	$ 52,065