Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	May 07, 2012 Common Class A [Member]	May 07, 2012 Common Class B [Member]	May 07, 2012 Common Class C [Member]
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Quad/Graphics, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001481792
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	QUAD
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		32,725,188	14,198,464	245,353