Revenue - Digital-only Subscription Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2021	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 27, 2021	Jun. 28, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 498,497	$ 403,750	$ 971,542	$ 847,386
Subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	339,217	293,189	668,301	578,623
Subscription | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	190,145	145,984	369,745	275,994
Subscription | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	149,072	147,205	298,556	302,629
News products | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	170,893	132,922	332,181	251,880
Other products | Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	19,252	13,062	37,564	24,114
Domestic home delivery subscription | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	134,755	132,971	269,150	266,708
Single copy, NYT International and other | Print
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 14,317	$ 14,234	$ 29,406	$ 35,921