CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2016		Dec. 27, 2015		Dec. 28, 2014
Revenues
Circulation	$ 880,543		$ 851,790		$ 840,213
Advertising	580,732		638,709		662,315
Other	94,067		88,716		86,000
Total revenues	1,555,342		1,579,215		1,588,528
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	363,051		354,516		357,573
Raw materials	72,325		77,176		88,958
Other	192,728		186,120		197,464
Total production costs	628,104		617,812		643,995
Selling, general and administrative costs	721,083		713,837		761,055
Depreciation and amortization	61,723		61,597		79,455
Total operating costs	1,410,910		1,393,246		1,484,505
Restructuring charge	14,804	[1]	0		0
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	6,730	[2]	9,055	[3]	0	[2]
Pension settlement charges	21,294	[4]	40,329	[5]	9,525
Early termination charge	0		0		2,550
Operating profit	101,604		136,585		91,948
Loss from joint ventures	(36,273)		(783)		(8,368)
Interest expense, net	34,805		39,050		53,730
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	30,526		96,752		29,850
Income tax expense/(benefit)	4,421		33,910		(3,541)
Income from continuing operations	26,105		62,842		33,391
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2,273)		0		(1,086)
Net income	23,832		62,842		32,305
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	5,236		404		1,002
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	29,068		63,246		33,307
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	31,341		63,246		34,393
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ (2,273)		$ 0		$ (1,086)
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,128		164,390		150,673
Diluted (in shares)	162,817		166,423		161,323
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.19		$ 0.38		$ 0.23
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (USD per share)	(0.01)		0.00		(0.01)
Net income (USD per share)	0.18		0.38		0.22
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	0.19		0.38		0.21
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(0.01)		0.00		(0.01)
Net income (USD per share)	0.18		0.38		0.20
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.16		$ 0.16		$ 0.16

[1] We recorded restructuring charges in the second and third quarters associated with the streamlining of the Company’s international print operations.

[2] We recorded a charge in the second quarter related to a partial withdrawal obligation under a multiemployer pension plan following an unfavorable arbitration decision, of which $5 million was reimbursed to the Company in the third quarter.

[3] We recorded charges related to partial withdrawal obligations under multiemployer pension plans in the first and fourth quarters.

[4] We recorded a pension settlement charge in the fourth quarter related to a lump-sum payment offer to certain former employees who participated in a qualified pension plan.

[5] We recorded a pension settlement charge in the first quarter related to a lump-sum payment offer to certain former employees who participated in a qualified pension plan.