CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2021	Jun. 28, 2020	Jun. 27, 2021	Jun. 28, 2020
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 498,497	$ 403,750	$ 971,542	$ 847,386
Operating costs
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	251,358	229,913	502,355	473,397
Sales and marketing	53,555	39,605	113,708	113,389
Product development	39,699	30,983	78,642	61,985
General and administrative	62,283	58,812	118,860	111,673
Depreciation and amortization	14,486	15,631	29,203	30,816
Total operating costs	421,381	374,944	842,768	791,260
Lease termination charge	3,831	0	3,831	0
Operating profit	73,285	28,806	124,943	56,126
Other components of net periodic benefit costs	2,598	2,149	5,197	4,463
Interest income and other, net	1,873	2,786	3,384	16,640
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	72,560	29,443	123,130	68,303
Income tax expense	18,243	5,781	27,704	11,787
Net income	54,317	23,662	95,426	56,516
Net income attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders	$ 54,317	$ 23,662	$ 95,426	$ 56,516
Average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	168,012	166,869	167,828	166,725
Diluted (in shares)	168,346	168,083	168,312	167,968
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders
Basic earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in usd per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.14	$ 0.57	$ 0.34
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders
Diluted earnings per share attributable to The New York Times Company common stockholders (in usd per share)	0.32	0.14	0.57	0.34
Dividends declared per share (in usd per share)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.07	$ 0.06
Subscription
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 339,217	$ 293,189	$ 668,301	$ 578,623
Advertising
Revenues
Total revenues	112,774	67,760	209,890	173,897
Other
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 46,506	$ 42,801	$ 93,351	$ 94,866