Goodwill (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross	$ 4,607.9	$ 4,620.7	$ 4,521.0
Accumulated impairment losses	(3,171.6)	(3,184.3)	(2,298.9)
Goodwill	1,436.3	1,436.4	2,222.1
Acquisitions		57.9
Foreign exchange and other adjustments	(0.1)	4.8
Impairment charges		(848.4)	(392.3)
Publishing And Retail Services Segment
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross	688.0	688.0	688.6
Accumulated impairment losses	(669.9)	(669.9)
Goodwill	18.1	18.1	688.6
Acquisitions
Foreign exchange and other adjustments		(0.6)
Impairment charges		(669.9)
Variable Print
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross	1,638.6	1,638.8	1,629.4
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,105.2)	(1,105.2)	(1,101.5)
Goodwill	533.4	533.6	527.9
Acquisitions		9.5
Foreign exchange and other adjustments	(0.2)	(0.1)
Impairment charges		(3.7)
Strategic Services
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross	1,005.4	1,007.5	959.1
Accumulated impairment losses	(243.5)	(243.4)	(113.7)
Goodwill	761.9	764.1	845.4
Acquisitions		48.4
Foreign exchange and other adjustments	(2.2)	0.2
Impairment charges		(129.9)
International
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross	1,275.9	1,286.4	1,243.9
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,153.0)	(1,165.8)	(1,083.7)
Goodwill	122.9	120.6	160.2
Acquisitions
Foreign exchange and other adjustments	2.3	5.3
Impairment charges		$ (44.9)