Geographic Area And Products And Services Information (Product And Services Net Sales) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	$ 9,375.1		$ 8,956.4		$ 8,925.4
Total services	1,235.9		1,062.5		932.0
Total net sales	10,611.0		10,018.9		9,857.4
Magazines, Catalogs And Retail Inserts [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	2,468.4	[1]	2,394.0	[1]	2,486.3	[1]
Books And Directories [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	1,670.3	[1]	1,739.3	[1]	1,764.7	[1]
Variable Printing [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	1,611.6	[1]	1,550.3	[1]	1,395.8	[1]
Forms And Labels [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	1,027.8	[1]	1,072.0	[1]	1,105.2	[1]
Financial Print [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	893.2		577.0		487.8
Total services	161.3	[1]	70.6	[1]	50.8	[1]
Commercial Printing [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	819.2		759.2		861.1
Packaging Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	373.0	[1]	351.6	[1]	274.2	[1]
Global Turnkey Solutions [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	290.9		300.6		321.6
Office Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	220.7		212.4		228.7
Logistics Services [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total services	706.8		616.0		508.7
Business Process Outsourcing And Other [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total services	203.2	[1]	210.7	[1]	211.6	[1]
Premedia And Related Services [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Total services	$ 164.6		$ 165.2		$ 160.9

[1] Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to reflect the Company's current categorization of products and services.