CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 1,812,184	$ 1,748,598	$ 1,675,639
Production costs:
Other production costs	206,381	196,956	186,352
Total production costs	706,355	654,176	616,342
Selling, general and administrative costs	867,623	845,591	815,065
Depreciation and amortization	60,661	59,011	61,871
Total operating costs	1,634,639	1,558,778	1,493,278
Headquarters redesign and consolidation	0	4,504	10,090
Restructuring charge	(4,008)	0	0
Gain from pension liability adjustment	(2,045)	(4,851)	(4,320)
Operating profit	175,582	190,167	176,591
Other components of net periodic benefit costs	7,302	8,274	64,225
Gain from joint ventures	0	10,764	18,641
Interest expense and other, net	3,820	16,566	19,783
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	164,460	176,091	111,224
Income tax expense	24,494	48,631	103,956
Net income	139,966	127,460	6,837
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	0	(1,776)	(2,541)
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	139,966	125,684	4,296
Amounts attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	139,966	125,684	4,727
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$ 0	$ 0	$ (431)
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	166,042	164,845	161,926
Diluted (in shares)	167,545	166,939	164,263
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	$ 0.84	$ 0.76	$ 0.03
Net income (USD per share)	0.84	0.76	0.03
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations (USD per share)	0.83	0.75	0.03
Net income (USD per share)	0.83	0.75	0.03
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.16	$ 0.16
Subscription
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 1,083,851	$ 1,042,571	$ 1,008,431
Advertising
Revenues
Total revenues	530,678	558,253	558,513
Other
Revenues
Total revenues	197,655	147,774	108,695
Product
Production costs:
Wages and benefits	424,070	380,678	363,686
Raw materials	$ 75,904	$ 76,542	$ 66,304