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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 4 Months Ended 8 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2020
Sep. 08, 2020
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 26, 2021
Dec. 27, 2020
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table    
Year
Summary Compensation
Table Total for CEO1
Compensation
Actually Paid
to CEO2
Average Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for non-CEO
NEOs3
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to non-CEO
NEOs2
Value of Initial Fixed
 $100 Investment
Based On4:
Net
Income
Adjusted
Operating
Profit5
Meredith
Kopit Levien		Mark
Thompson		Meredith
Kopit Levien		Mark
Thompson		Company
TSR		Peer
Group TSR
(a)(b)(b)(c)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
2023$10,280,085n/a$15,892,275n/a
$3,132,816
$4,056,089$158$152$232,387$389,851
2022$7,560,282n/a$2,839,474n/a$2,677,238$1,311,503$103$93$173,905$347,931
2021$5,755,526n/a$6,223,605n/a$2,567,249$2,749,102$150$166$219,971$335,399
2020$4,372,190$5,062,485$8,240,727$7,302,745$2,039,043$3,350,817$161$127$100,103$250,617
      
Company Selected Measure Name     adjusted operating profit      
Named Executive Officers, Footnote     Effective September 8, 2020, Ms. Kopit Levien, who previously served as Chief Operating Officer, succeeded Mark Thompson as Chief Executive Officer. Amounts included for Ms. Kopit Levien for 2020 reflect her compensation for the full year; amounts for Mr. Thompson for 2020 reflect his service as Chief Executive Officer until September 8, 2020, when he left the Company.Non-CEO NEOs whose average compensation is reflected in columns (d) and (e) consist of A.G. Sulzberger, Roland Caputo and Diane Brayton for each of the years presented; William Bardeen for 2023; Jacqueline Welch for 2021-2023; and R. Anthony Benten, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer, for 2020.      
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote     Columns (f) and (g) (Company TSR and Peer Group TSR) reflect our TSR compared with that of the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 1500 Media and Entertainment Index (the “Peer Group Index”). The dollar amounts in columns (f) and (g) represent the value at the end of the applicable year of an assumed $100 investment in, respectively, the Company’s Class A stock and the Peer Group Index on the last trading day of 2019, assuming reinvestment of dividends.      
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote     Amounts included in columns (c) and (e) are referred to as “compensation actually paid” or “CAP” and have been calculated in accordance with SEC proxy disclosure rules. These amounts do not represent the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to the executives during the applicable year and, in the case of equity-based compensation, do not reflect the value that will ultimately be realized under equity awards. In addition, changes in CAP reflect, among other things, year-over-year changes in the value of unvested equity-based awards.
For performance-based equity awards, the estimate of year-end value is based upon the “probable outcome” of the performance conditions as of the end of the fiscal year.
Given the methodology under which “compensation actually paid” is required to be calculated, these amounts are subject to significant fluctuation based on stock price volatility and varying levels of projected and actual achievement under performance-based equity awards. For a discussion of how the Compensation Committee assessed Company performance and the compensation of our named executive officers, see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each of Ms. Kopit Levien and Mr. Thompson over the last four years:
Meredith Kopit LevienMark Thompson
20232022202120202020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$10,280,085 $7,560,282 $5,755,526 $4,372,190 $5,062,485 
Adjustments(a)
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(6,112,262)$(4,058,961)$(2,664,222)$(2,232,818)$(2,693,146)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year
$8,102,516 $2,916,184 $2,870,597 $3,132,763 $293,138 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$489,554 $(1,565,632)$(261,307)$493,045 $1,265,922 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of covered fiscal year
$3,130,030 $(2,012,400)$523,011 $2,475,547 $3,374,345 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$2,352 $— $— $— $— 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$— $— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$15,892,275 $2,839,474 $6,223,605 $8,240,727 $7,302,745 
a.Mr. Thompson did not, and Ms. Kopit Levien does not, participate in any defined benefit or pension plan and therefore no reconciliation is included in the table with respect to any such amounts.
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the non-CEO NEOs (averaged) over the last four years:
Non-CEO NEOs (Average)
2023202220212020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$3,132,816 $2,677,238 $2,567,249 $2,039,043 
Adjustments
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(1,528,474)$(1,134,879)$(768,582)$(570,236)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year
$1,757,247 $823,851 $839,197 $1,026,022 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$141,663 $(469,556)$(72,599)$106,411 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of current fiscal year
$648,786 $(585,150)$183,836 $961,518 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$— $— $— $— 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$(76,351)$— $— $— 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$1,656 $— $— $— 
Deduct: Aggregate change in actuarial present value of all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans as reported in SCT
$(21,254)$— $— $(211,942)
Add: Aggregate service cost for pension plans
$— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$4,056,089 $1,311,503 $2,749,102 $3,350,817 
      
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount     $ 3,132,816 $ 2,677,238 $ 2,567,249 $ 2,039,043
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount     $ 4,056,089 1,311,503 2,749,102 3,350,817
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote     Amounts included in columns (c) and (e) are referred to as “compensation actually paid” or “CAP” and have been calculated in accordance with SEC proxy disclosure rules. These amounts do not represent the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to the executives during the applicable year and, in the case of equity-based compensation, do not reflect the value that will ultimately be realized under equity awards. In addition, changes in CAP reflect, among other things, year-over-year changes in the value of unvested equity-based awards.
For performance-based equity awards, the estimate of year-end value is based upon the “probable outcome” of the performance conditions as of the end of the fiscal year.
Given the methodology under which “compensation actually paid” is required to be calculated, these amounts are subject to significant fluctuation based on stock price volatility and varying levels of projected and actual achievement under performance-based equity awards. For a discussion of how the Compensation Committee assessed Company performance and the compensation of our named executive officers, see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each of Ms. Kopit Levien and Mr. Thompson over the last four years:
Meredith Kopit LevienMark Thompson
20232022202120202020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$10,280,085 $7,560,282 $5,755,526 $4,372,190 $5,062,485 
Adjustments(a)
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(6,112,262)$(4,058,961)$(2,664,222)$(2,232,818)$(2,693,146)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year
$8,102,516 $2,916,184 $2,870,597 $3,132,763 $293,138 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$489,554 $(1,565,632)$(261,307)$493,045 $1,265,922 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of covered fiscal year
$3,130,030 $(2,012,400)$523,011 $2,475,547 $3,374,345 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$2,352 $— $— $— $— 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$— $— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$15,892,275 $2,839,474 $6,223,605 $8,240,727 $7,302,745 
a.Mr. Thompson did not, and Ms. Kopit Levien does not, participate in any defined benefit or pension plan and therefore no reconciliation is included in the table with respect to any such amounts.
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the non-CEO NEOs (averaged) over the last four years:
Non-CEO NEOs (Average)
2023202220212020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$3,132,816 $2,677,238 $2,567,249 $2,039,043 
Adjustments
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(1,528,474)$(1,134,879)$(768,582)$(570,236)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year
$1,757,247 $823,851 $839,197 $1,026,022 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$141,663 $(469,556)$(72,599)$106,411 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of current fiscal year
$648,786 $(585,150)$183,836 $961,518 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$— $— $— $— 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$(76,351)$— $— $— 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$1,656 $— $— $— 
Deduct: Aggregate change in actuarial present value of all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans as reported in SCT
$(21,254)$— $— $(211,942)
Add: Aggregate service cost for pension plans
$— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$4,056,089 $1,311,503 $2,749,102 $3,350,817 
      
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return     427084-3_2_New York Times Proxy - GRAPHICS - Copy (2) - Copy.jpg      
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income     427084-3_2_New York Times Proxy - GRAPHICS - Copy (3).jpg      
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure     427084-3_2_New York Times Proxy - GRAPHICS - Copy (4) - Copy.jpg      
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group     427084-3_2_New York Times Proxy - GRAPHICS - Copy (1).jpg      
Tabular List, Table    
MetricOverview
Adjusted Operating ProfitCompany-selected measure included in the above table. Actual adjusted operating profit compared with the budgeted target amount is a key measure used in determining payouts under our annual and long-term incentive compensation plans.
Total Revenue
Key metric in determining payouts under our annual incentive plan in 2023.
Digital Subscription Revenue
Key metric in determining payouts under our 2023-2025 long-term performance award program.
TSR Relative to Companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (or Relative TSR)Key metric in determining payouts under our long-term performance award program. This metric, which compares our TSR over a three-year period to that of companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, differs from the Company TSR and Peer Group TSR identified in the above table. The Compensation Committee determined to base long-term incentive compensation in part on TSR relative to the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index for the reasons discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
      
Total Shareholder Return Amount     $ 158 103 150 161
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount     152 93 166 127
Net Income (Loss)     $ 232,387,000 $ 173,905,000 $ 219,971,000 $ 100,103,000
Company Selected Measure Amount     389,851,000 347,931,000 335,399,000 250,617,000
PEO Name Ms. Kopit Levien, Mark Thompson Ms. Kopit Levien Ms. Kopit Levien Ms. Kopit Levien  
Measure:: 1            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Name     Adjusted Operating Profit      
Non-GAAP Measure Description     SEC proxy disclosure rules require the CAP table to include a “company-selected measure.” We have included adjusted operating profit, defined as (i) revenues less (ii) total operating costs (excluding severance, depreciation and amortization, multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs and special items). (See Appendix A for a calculation of adjusted operating profit and more information regarding a recent change in the Company’s financial statement presentation of total operating costs.) As discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” adjusted operating profit is a key measure used in determining payouts under our annual and long-term incentive compensation plans, and was determined to be the most important financial performance metric used to link performance to CAP for 2023.      
Measure:: 2            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Name     Total Revenue      
Measure:: 3            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Name     Digital Subscription Revenue      
Measure:: 4            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Name     TSR Relative to Companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (or Relative TSR)      
Meredith Kopit Levien [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
PEO Total Compensation Amount     $ 10,280,085 $ 7,560,282 $ 5,755,526 $ 4,372,190
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount     15,892,275 2,839,474 6,223,605 8,240,727
Mark Thompson [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
PEO Total Compensation Amount           5,062,485
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount           7,302,745
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Equity Awards Grant Date Fair Value [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (6,112,262) (4,058,961) (2,664,222) (2,232,818)
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Equity Awards Granted During the Year, Unvested [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     8,102,516 2,916,184 2,870,597 3,132,763
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Vested [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     489,554 (1,565,632) (261,307) 493,045
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Unvested [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     3,130,030 (2,012,400) 523,011 2,475,547
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Equity Awards, Value of Dividends and Other Earnings Paid Adjustment [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     2,352 0 0 0
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Equity Awards Granted In Prior Years, Forfeited [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     0 0 0 0
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Equity Awards Grant Date Fair Value [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount           (2,693,146)
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Equity Awards Granted During the Year, Unvested [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount           293,138
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Vested [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount           1,265,922
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years, Unvested [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount           3,374,345
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Equity Awards, Value of Dividends and Other Earnings Paid Adjustment [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount           0
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Equity Awards Granted In Prior Years, Forfeited [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount           0
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Awards, Value of Dividends and Other Earnings Paid Adjustment [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     1,656 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Award Adjustment, Grant date fair value of stock awards in fiscal year as reported in SCT [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (1,528,474) (1,134,879) (768,582) (570,236)
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Award Adjustment, Grant date fair value of stock awards in fiscal year as reported in SCT Fair value of equity compensation granted in current year-value at end of year-end [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     1,757,247 823,851 839,197 1,026,022
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Award Adjustment, Grant date FV of stock awards as reported in SCT Change in fair value for end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for prior year awards that vested during current fiscal year [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     141,663 (469,556) (72,599) 106,411
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Award Adjustment, Grant date FV of stock awards in fiscal year Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of current year for prior year awards that were unvested at year end [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     648,786 (585,150) 183,836 961,518
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Award Adjustment, Grant date FV of stock awards in the year Dividends or other earnings paid on stock or options awards in the year prior to the vesting date not included in the total comp [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     0 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Award Adjustment, Grant date fair value of stock awards in fiscal year as reported in SCT Fair value of awards forfeited in current fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (76,351) 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Deduct: Aggregate change in actuarial present value of all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans as reported in SCT [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (21,254) 0 0 (211,942)
Non-PEO NEO | Add: Aggregate service cost for pension plans [Member]            
Pay vs Performance Disclosure            
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0