CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 25, 2017	Jun. 26, 2016	Jun. 25, 2017	Jun. 26, 2016
Revenues
Subscription	$ 250,037	$ 219,480	$ 492,412	$ 437,474
Advertising	132,234	131,155	262,262	270,835
Other	24,803	21,995	51,204	43,836
Total revenues	407,074	372,630	805,878	752,145
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	88,565	90,630	179,343	183,101
Raw materials	15,813	17,012	32,743	34,887
Other	44,907	45,075	90,435	92,591
Total production costs	149,285	152,717	302,521	310,579
Selling, general and administrative costs	213,004	172,069	411,008	350,315
Depreciation and amortization	15,131	15,147	31,284	30,619
Total operating costs	377,420	339,933	744,813	691,513
Headquarters redesign and consolidation	1,985	0	4,387	0
Restructuring charge	0	11,855	0	11,855
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal expense	0	11,701	0	11,701
Operating profit	27,669	9,141	56,678	37,076
Loss from joint ventures	(266)	(412)	(93)	(42,308)
Interest expense, net	5,133	9,097	10,458	17,923
Income/(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	22,270	(368)	46,127	(23,155)
Income tax expense/(benefit)	6,711	124	17,453	(9,077)
Net income/(loss)	15,559	(492)	28,674	(14,078)
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	40	281	106	5,596
Net income/(loss) attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 15,599	$ (211)	$ 28,780	$ (8,482)
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,787	161,128	161,624	161,052
Diluted (in shares)	163,808	161,128	163,673	161,052
Basic earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in USD per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.00	$ 0.18	$ (0.05)
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in USD per share)	0.09	0.00	0.17	(0.05)
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.04	$ 0.04