CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2016	Mar. 29, 2015
Revenues
Circulation	$ 217,994	$ 212,793
Advertising	139,680	149,908
Other	21,841	21,538
Total revenues	379,515	384,239
Production costs:
Raw materials	17,875	20,277
Wages and benefits	92,471	90,638
Other	47,516	45,721
Total production costs	157,862	156,636
Selling, general and administrative costs	178,246	178,797
Depreciation and amortization	15,472	14,844
Total operating costs	351,580	350,277
Pension settlement charges	0	40,329
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	0	4,697
Operating profit/(loss)	27,935	(11,064)
Loss from joint ventures	(41,896)	(572)
Interest expense, net	8,826	12,192
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(22,787)	(23,828)
Income tax benefit	(9,201)	(9,407)
Net loss	(13,586)	(14,421)
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	5,315	159
Net loss attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ (8,271)	$ (14,262)
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,003	163,988
Diluted (in shares)	161,003	163,988
Basic loss per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ (0.05)	$ (0.09)
Diluted loss per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	(0.05)	(0.09)
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.04	$ 0.04