CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 25, 2012
Revenues
Circulation	$ 241,789	$ 226,994
Advertising	191,167	215,234
Other	32,977	33,204
Total revenues	465,933	475,432
Production costs:
Raw materials	30,093	33,363
Wages and benefits	109,737	109,261
Other	57,044	60,711
Total production costs	196,874	203,335
Selling, general and administrative costs	224,389	229,361
Depreciation and amortization	21,800	30,116
Total operating costs	443,063	462,812
Operating profit	22,870	12,620
Gain on sale of investment	0	17,848
Impairment of investments	0	4,900
Loss from joint ventures	2,940	29
Interest expense, net	14,074	15,452
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	5,856	10,087
Income tax expense	2,967	1,401
Income from continuing operations	2,889	8,686
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	33,391
Net income	2,889	42,077
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	249	53
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	3,138	42,130
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	3,138	8,739
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	33,391
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 3,138	$ 42,130
Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	148,710	147,867
Diluted	155,270	151,468
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ 0.06
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0.00	$ 0.22
Net income	$ 0.02	$ 0.28
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ 0.06
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0.00	$ 0.22
Net income	$ 0.02	$ 0.28