Segment Information - Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 640,178	$ 598,345	$ 1,859,290	$ 1,749,937
Revenues, percent change	0.070		0.062
Total adjusted operating profit	$ 104,181	89,755	$ 284,935	235,895
Adjusted operating profit, percent change	0.161		0.208
Other components of net periodic benefit costs/(income)	$ 1,050	(684)	$ 3,124	(2,053)
Depreciation and amortization	$ 20,622	21,475	$ 61,865	64,173
Depreciation and amortization, percent change	(0.040)		(0.036)
Severance	$ 329	3,086	$ 6,230	7,578
Severance, percent change	(89.30%)		(17.80%)
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs	$ 1,883	1,397	$ 4,792	3,936
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs, percent change	0.348		0.217
Generative AI Litigation Costs	$ 4,620	0	$ 7,592	0
Impairment charges	0	2,503	0	15,239
Multiemployer pension plan liability adjustment	0	(2,273)	0	(2,273)
Interest income and other, net	$ 9,366	5,736	$ 26,449	13,426
Interest income and other, net percent change	0.633		0.970
Income before income taxes	$ 85,043	69,987	$ 227,781	162,721
Income before income taxes, percent change	21.50%		40.00%
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ (563)	0	$ (1,688)	0
NYTG | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 596,028	563,903	$ 1,738,578	1,657,179
Revenues, percent change	0.057		0.049
Total adjusted operating profit	$ 101,543	97,654	$ 293,390	262,911
Adjusted operating profit, percent change	0.040		0.116
The Athletic | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 44,713	34,442	$ 122,400	92,758
Revenues, percent change	0.298		0.320
Total adjusted operating profit	$ 2,638	$ (7,899)	$ (8,455)	$ (27,016)
Adjusted operating profit, percent change			(0.687)