Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022 USD ($) segment	Mar. 28, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments (in segments) | segment	2
Total revenues	$ 537,425	$ 473,045
Revenues, percent change	0.136
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	$ 281,365	250,997
Cost of revenue, percent change	0.121
Sales and marketing	$ 77,588	60,153
Sales and marketing, percent change	0.290
Product development	$ 47,433	38,943
Product development, percent change	0.218
Adjusted general and administrative expense	$ 70,136	54,845
General and administrative, percent change	0.279
Total operating costs	$ 496,429	421,387
Adjusted operating costs, total	$ 476,522	404,938
Adjusted operating costs, total, percent change	0.177
Multiemployer Plan, Pension, Significant, Employer Contribution, Cost	$ 1,200	1,300
Depreciation and amortization	$ 18,686	14,717
Depreciation and amortization, percent change	0.270
Severance	$ 0	406
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs	$ 1,221	1,326
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs, percent change	(0.079)
Adjusted operating costs	$ 476,522	404,938
Acquisition-related costs	$ 34,712	0
Operating costs, percent change	0.178
Adjusted operating costs, percent change	0.177
Operating profit	$ 6,284	51,658
Adjusted operating profit, percent change	(0.878)
Operating profit	$ 60,903	68,107
Adjusted operating profit, percent change	(0.106)
New York Times Media Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 525,268	473,045
Revenues, percent change	0.110
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	$ 269,476	250,997
Cost of revenue, percent change	0.074
Sales and marketing	$ 74,460	60,153
Sales and marketing, percent change	0.238
Product development	$ 45,179	38,943
Product development, percent change	0.160
Adjusted general and administrative expense	$ 68,428	54,845
General and administrative, percent change	0.248
Total operating costs	$ 457,543	404,938
Total, percent change	0.130
Operating profit	$ 67,725	68,107
Adjusted operating profit, percent change	(0.006)
The Athletic Media Company
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 12,157	0
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	11,889	0
Sales and marketing	3,128	0
Product development	2,254	0
Adjusted general and administrative expense	1,708	0
Total operating costs	18,979	0
Operating profit	(6,822)	0
Subscription
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 371,979	329,084
Revenues, percent change	0.130
Subscription | New York Times Media Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 361,602
Revenues, percent change	0.099
Subscription | The Athletic Media Company
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 10,377	0
Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 116,270	97,116
Revenues, percent change	0.197
Advertising | New York Times Media Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 114,490
Revenues, percent change	0.179
Advertising | The Athletic Media Company
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 1,780	0
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 49,176	$ 46,845
Revenues, percent change	0.050
Other | New York Times Media Group
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 49,176
Revenues, percent change	0.050