Segment Information - Revenues Detail by Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 2,426,152	$ 2,308,321	$ 2,074,877
Revenues, percent change	0.051
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ (656)	0
Subscription
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 1,656,153	1,552,362	1,362,115
Revenues, percent change	0.067
Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 505,206	523,288	497,536
Revenues, percent change	(0.035)
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 264,793	232,671	$ 215,226
Revenues, percent change	0.138
NYTG | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 2,295,537	2,223,676
Revenues, percent change	0.032
NYTG | Subscription | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 1,555,705	1,480,295
Revenues, percent change	0.051
NYTG | Advertising | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 477,261	511,321
Revenues, percent change	(0.067)
NYTG | Other | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 262,571	232,060
Revenues, percent change	0.131
The Athletic | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 131,271	84,645
Revenues, percent change	0.551
The Athletic | Subscription | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 100,448	72,067
Revenues, percent change	0.394
The Athletic | Advertising | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 27,945	11,967
The Athletic | Other | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 2,878	$ 611