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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 4 Months Ended 8 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2020
Sep. 08, 2020
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 26, 2021
Dec. 27, 2020
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table    
Year
Summary Compensation
Table Total for CEO1
Compensation
Actually Paid
to CEO2
Average Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for non-CEO
NEOs3
Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to non-CEO
NEOs2
Value of Initial Fixed
 $100 Investment
Based On4
Net
Income
Adjusted
Operating
Profit5
Meredith
Kopit Levien		Mark
Thompson		Meredith
Kopit Levien		Mark
Thompson		Company
TSR		Peer
Group TSR
(a)(b)(b)(c)(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)
2024$7,821,993n/a$10,768,087.00n/a
$2,803,287
$3,604,315$169$214$293,825$455,402
2023$10,280,085n/a$15,892,275n/a$3,132,816$4,056,089$158$152$232,387$389,851
2022$7,560,282n/a$2,839,474n/a$2,677,238$1,311,503$103$93$173,905$347,931
2021$5,755,526n/a$6,223,605n/a$2,567,249$2,749,102$150$166$219,971$335,399
2020$4,372,190$5,062,485$8,240,727$7,302,745$2,039,043$3,350,817$161$127$100,103$250,617
        
Company Selected Measure Name     adjusted operating profit        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote     Effective September 8, 2020, Ms. Kopit Levien, who previously served as Chief Operating Officer, succeeded Mark Thompson as Chief Executive Officer. Amounts included for Ms. Kopit Levien for 2020 reflect her compensation for the full year; amounts for Mr. Thompson for 2020 reflect his service as Chief Executive Officer until September 8, 2020, when he left the Company.Non-CEO NEOs whose average compensation is reflected in columns (d) and (e) consist of A.G. Sulzberger and Diane Brayton for each of the years presented; William Bardeen for 2023-2024; Jacqueline Welch for 2021-2024; Roland Caputo for 2020-2023; and R. Anthony Benten, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer, for 2020.        
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote     Columns (f) and (g) (Company TSR and Peer Group TSR) reflect our TSR compared with that of the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 1500 Media and Entertainment Index (the “Peer Group Index”). The dollar amounts in columns (f) and (g) represent the value at the end of the applicable year of an assumed $100 investment in, respectively, the Company’s Class A stock and the Peer Group Index on the last trading day of 2019, assuming reinvestment of dividends.        
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote     Amounts included in columns (c) and (e) are referred to as “compensation actually paid” or “CAP” and have been calculated in accordance with SEC proxy disclosure rules. These amounts do not represent the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to the executives during the applicable year and, in the case of equity-based compensation, do not reflect the value that will ultimately be realized under equity awards. In addition, changes in CAP reflect, among other things, year-over-year changes in the value of unvested equity-based awards.
For performance-based equity awards, the estimate of year-end value is based upon the “probable outcome” of the performance conditions as of the end of the fiscal year.
Given the methodology under which “compensation actually paid” is required to be calculated, these amounts are subject to significant fluctuation based on stock price volatility and varying levels of projected and actual achievement under performance-based equity awards. For a discussion of how the Compensation Committee assessed Company performance and the compensation of our named executive officers, see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each of Ms. Kopit Levien and Mr. Thompson over the last five years:
Meredith Kopit LevienMark Thompson
202420232022202120202020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$7,821,993 $10,280,085 $7,560,282 $5,755,526 $4,372,190 $5,062,485 
Adjustments(a)
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(5,365,630)$(6,112,262)$(4,058,961)$(2,664,222)$(2,232,818)$(2,693,146)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year
$6,743,609 $8,102,516 $2,916,184 $2,870,597 $3,132,763 $293,138 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$(343,982)$489,554 $(1,565,632)$(261,307)$493,045 $1,265,922 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of covered fiscal year
$1,902,985 $3,130,030 $(2,012,400)$523,011 $2,475,547 $3,374,345 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$9,112 $2,352 $— $— $— $— 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$— $— $— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$10,768,087 $15,892,275 $2,839,474 $6,223,605 $8,240,727 $7,302,745 
a.Mr. Thompson did not, and Ms. Kopit Levien does not, participate in any defined benefit or pension plan and therefore no reconciliation is included in the table with respect to any such amounts.
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the non-CEO NEOs (averaged) over the last five years:
Non-CEO NEOs (Average)
20242023202220212020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$2,803,287 $3,132,816 $2,677,238 $2,567,249 $2,039,043 
Adjustments
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(1,575,152)$(1,528,474)$(1,134,879)$(768,582)$(570,236)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year
$1,979,674 $1,757,247 $823,851 $839,197 $1,026,022 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$(80,542)$141,663 $(469,556)$(72,599)$106,411 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of current fiscal year
$474,953 $648,786 $(585,150)$183,836 $961,518 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$— $(76,351)$— $— $— 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$2,095 $1,656 $— $— $— 
Deduct: Aggregate change in actuarial present value of all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans as reported in SCT
$— $(21,254)$— $— $(211,942)
Add: Aggregate service cost for pension plans
$— $— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$3,604,315 $4,056,089 $1,311,503 $2,749,102 $3,350,817 
        
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount     $ 2,803,287 $ 3,132,816 $ 2,677,238 $ 2,567,249 $ 2,039,043
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount     $ 3,604,315 4,056,089 1,311,503 2,749,102 3,350,817
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote     Amounts included in columns (c) and (e) are referred to as “compensation actually paid” or “CAP” and have been calculated in accordance with SEC proxy disclosure rules. These amounts do not represent the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to the executives during the applicable year and, in the case of equity-based compensation, do not reflect the value that will ultimately be realized under equity awards. In addition, changes in CAP reflect, among other things, year-over-year changes in the value of unvested equity-based awards.
For performance-based equity awards, the estimate of year-end value is based upon the “probable outcome” of the performance conditions as of the end of the fiscal year.
Given the methodology under which “compensation actually paid” is required to be calculated, these amounts are subject to significant fluctuation based on stock price volatility and varying levels of projected and actual achievement under performance-based equity awards. For a discussion of how the Compensation Committee assessed Company performance and the compensation of our named executive officers, see “—Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each of Ms. Kopit Levien and Mr. Thompson over the last five years:
Meredith Kopit LevienMark Thompson
202420232022202120202020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$7,821,993 $10,280,085 $7,560,282 $5,755,526 $4,372,190 $5,062,485 
Adjustments(a)
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(5,365,630)$(6,112,262)$(4,058,961)$(2,664,222)$(2,232,818)$(2,693,146)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year
$6,743,609 $8,102,516 $2,916,184 $2,870,597 $3,132,763 $293,138 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$(343,982)$489,554 $(1,565,632)$(261,307)$493,045 $1,265,922 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of covered fiscal year
$1,902,985 $3,130,030 $(2,012,400)$523,011 $2,475,547 $3,374,345 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$9,112 $2,352 $— $— $— $— 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$— $— $— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$10,768,087 $15,892,275 $2,839,474 $6,223,605 $8,240,727 $7,302,745 
a.Mr. Thompson did not, and Ms. Kopit Levien does not, participate in any defined benefit or pension plan and therefore no reconciliation is included in the table with respect to any such amounts.
The following table reconciles “compensation actually paid” to total compensation reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the non-CEO NEOs (averaged) over the last five years:
Non-CEO NEOs (Average)
20242023202220212020
Total compensation as reported in SCT$2,803,287 $3,132,816 $2,677,238 $2,567,249 $2,039,043 
Adjustments
Deduct: Grant date fair value of equity awards in covered fiscal year as reported in SCT
$(1,575,152)$(1,528,474)$(1,134,879)$(768,582)$(570,236)
Add: Fair value of equity awards granted in covered fiscal year at end of year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the covered fiscal year
$1,979,674 $1,757,247 $823,851 $839,197 $1,026,022 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to vesting date for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that vested during covered fiscal year
$(80,542)$141,663 $(469,556)$(72,599)$106,411 
Add: Change in fair value from end of prior fiscal year to end of covered fiscal year for equity awards made in prior fiscal years that were unvested at end of current fiscal year
$474,953 $648,786 $(585,150)$183,836 $961,518 
Deduct: Fair value of equity awards forfeited in covered fiscal year determined at end of prior fiscal year
$— $(76,351)$— $— $— 
Add: Dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the covered fiscal year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise included in the total compensation for the covered fiscal year
$2,095 $1,656 $— $— $— 
Deduct: Aggregate change in actuarial present value of all defined benefit and actuarial pension plans as reported in SCT
$— $(21,254)$— $— $(211,942)
Add: Aggregate service cost for pension plans
$— $— $— $— $— 
Compensation Actually Paid$3,604,315 $4,056,089 $1,311,503 $2,749,102 $3,350,817 
        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return     CAP vs TSR_2025 Proxy.jpg        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income     CAP vs Net Income_2025 Proxy.jpg        
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure     CAP vs AOP_2025 Proxy.jpg        
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group     Company TSR vs Peer Group TSR_2025 Proxy.jpg        
Tabular List, Table    
MetricOverview
Adjusted Operating ProfitCompany-selected measure included in the above table. Actual adjusted operating profit compared with the budgeted target amount is a key measure used in determining payouts under our annual and long-term incentive compensation plans.
Total Revenue
Key metric in determining payouts under our annual incentive plan in 2024.
Digital Subscription Revenue
Key metric in determining payouts under our 2024-2026 long-term performance award program.
TSR Relative to Companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (or Relative TSR)Key metric in determining payouts under our long-term performance award program. This metric, which compares our TSR over a three-year period to that of companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, differs from the Company TSR and Peer Group TSR identified in the above table. The Compensation Committee determined to base long-term incentive compensation in part on TSR relative to the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index for the reasons discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
        
Total Shareholder Return Amount     $ 169 158 103 150 161
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount     214 152 93 166 127
Net Income (Loss)     $ 293,825,000 $ 232,387,000 $ 173,905,000 $ 219,971,000 $ 100,103,000
Company Selected Measure Amount     455,402,000 389,851,000 347,931,000 335,399,000 250,617,000
PEO Name Ms. Kopit Levien, Mark Thompson Ms. Kopit Levien Ms. Kopit Levien Ms. Kopit Levien    
Measure:: 1              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Name     Adjusted Operating Profit        
Non-GAAP Measure Description     SEC proxy disclosure rules require the CAP table to include a “company-selected measure.” We have included adjusted operating profit, defined as (i) revenues less (ii) total operating costs (excluding severance, depreciation and amortization, multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs and special items). (See Appendix A for a calculation of adjusted operating profit and more information regarding a recent change in the Company’s financial statement presentation of total operating costs.) As discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” adjusted operating profit is a key measure used in determining payouts under our annual and long-term incentive compensation plans, and was determined to be the most important financial performance metric used to link performance to CAP for 2024.        
Measure:: 2              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Name     Total Revenue        
Measure:: 3              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Name     Digital Subscription Revenue        
Measure:: 4              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Name     TSR Relative to Companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (or Relative TSR)        
Meredith Kopit Levien [Member]              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
PEO Total Compensation Amount     $ 7,821,993 $ 10,280,085 $ 7,560,282 $ 5,755,526 $ 4,372,190
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount     10,768,087 15,892,275 2,839,474 6,223,605 8,240,727
Mark Thompson [Member]              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
PEO Total Compensation Amount             5,062,485
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount             7,302,745
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (5,365,630) (6,112,262) (4,058,961) (2,664,222) (2,232,818)
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     6,743,609 8,102,516 2,916,184 2,870,597 3,132,763
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     1,902,985 3,130,030 (2,012,400) 523,011 2,475,547
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (343,982) 489,554 (1,565,632) (261,307) 493,045
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     0 0 0 0 0
PEO | Meredith Kopit Levien [Member] | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     9,112 2,352 0 0 0
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount             (2,693,146)
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount             293,138
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount             3,374,345
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount             1,265,922
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount             0
PEO | Mark Thompson [Member] | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount             0
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     0 (21,254) 0 0 (211,942)
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Pension Adjustments Service Cost              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     0 0 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (1,575,152) (1,528,474) (1,134,879) (768,582) (570,236)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     1,979,674 1,757,247 823,851 839,197 1,026,022
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     474,953 648,786 (585,150) 183,836 961,518
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     (80,542) 141,663 (469,556) (72,599) 106,411
Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     0 (76,351) 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year              
Pay vs Performance Disclosure              
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount     $ 2,095 $ 1,656 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0