LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints Deborah
L. Steiner, Terry Peterson and Ritu Vig, and each of them, as the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent in any and all capacities, to:

(1)                 prepare, execute and file for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a director or officer of R. R.
Donnelley & Sons Company (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), as well as Forms 144 in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 and
the rules thereunder;

(2)               do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4, 5, and/or Form 144 (and any amendments thereto), and timely file such
Form(s) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and
the New York Stock Exchange, including completion of Form ID or any other form
or document required to utilize the SEC's electronic filing system; and

(3)               take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact named herein full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming that such attorney-in-fact or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as amended, nor does this relieve the
undersigned of his responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's
obligations under the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting
requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned revokes all prior powers of attorney related to the subject
matter of this Power of Attorney.  This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 15th day of May, 2018.

Sheila Rutt				/s/ Sheila Rutt
Printed Name				Signature