Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Net sales
Products	$ 9,375.1	$ 8,956.4	$ 8,925.4
Services	1,235.9	1,062.5	932.0
Total net sales	10,611.0	10,018.9	9,857.4
Products cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	7,185.2	6,857.8	6,789.8
Services cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	906.6	785.1	673.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,236.3	1,123.4	1,088.5
Restructuring and impairment charges-net (Note 3)	667.8	157.9	382.7
Depreciation and amortization	549.9	539.2	579.0
Total operating expenses	10,545.8	9,463.4	9,513.1
Income from operations	65.2	555.5	344.3
Interest expense-net (Note 13)	243.3	222.6	234.6
Investment and other income (expense)-net	10.6	(9.9)	(3.6)
Loss on debt extinguishment	(69.9)		(13.0)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	(237.4)	323.0	93.1
Income tax expense (benefit) (Note 12)	(116.3)	105.9	114.5
Net earnings (loss)	(121.1)	217.1	(21.4)
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	1.5	(4.6)	5.9
Net earnings (loss) attributable to RR Donnelley common shareholders	$ (122.6)	$ 221.7	$ (27.3)
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to RR Donnelley common shareholders (Note 15):
Basic net earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.63)	$ 1.07	$ (0.13)
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share	$ (0.63)	$ 1.06	$ (0.13)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (Note 15):
Basic	193.8	206.4	205.2
Diluted	193.8	209.7	205.2