SEGMENT INFORMATION - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 635,910	$ 594,015
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	334,637	316,867
Sales and marketing	65,959	65,134
Product development	66,539	63,185
Adjusted general and administrative	76,077	72,775
Total adjusted operating profit	92,698	76,054
Other components of net periodic benefit costs	4,638	1,051
Depreciation and amortization	21,378	20,706
Severance	2,607	4,428
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal costs	1,229	1,612
Generative AI Litigation Costs	4,397	989
Multiemployer pension plan liability adjustment	4,453	0
Interest income and other, net	9,972	8,387
Income before income taxes	63,968	55,655
Subscription
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	464,257	429,005
Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	108,076	103,711
Affiliate, licensing and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	63,577	61,299
Operating Segments | NYTG
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	588,913	557,394
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	307,260	292,457
Sales and marketing	59,982	55,481
Product development	57,249	54,865
Adjusted general and administrative	74,600	69,847
Total adjusted operating profit	89,822	84,744
Operating Segments | The Athletic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	47,560	37,184
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	27,940	24,973
Sales and marketing	5,977	9,653
Product development	9,290	8,320
Adjusted general and administrative	1,477	2,928
Total adjusted operating profit	2,876	(8,690)
Operating Segments | Subscription | NYTG
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	431,520	401,370
Operating Segments | Subscription | The Athletic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	32,737	27,635
Operating Segments | Advertising | NYTG
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	97,658	98,004
Operating Segments | Advertising | The Athletic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	10,418	5,707
Operating Segments | Affiliate, licensing and other | NYTG
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	59,735	58,020
Operating Segments | Affiliate, licensing and other | The Athletic
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	4,405	3,842
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	(563)	(563)
Cost of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization)	(563)	(563)
Sales and marketing	0	0
Product development	0	0
Adjusted general and administrative	0	0
Total adjusted operating profit	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations | Subscription
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations | Advertising
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations | Affiliate, licensing and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ (563)	$ (563)