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Debt - Schedule of the Company's Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)
 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Apr. 09, 2010
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Mar. 13, 2012
4.95% Senior Notes Due April 1, 2014        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate 4.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesFourPointNineFivePercentDueAprilOneTwoThousandFourteenMember		 4.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesFourPointNineFivePercentDueAprilOneTwoThousandFourteenMember		 4.95%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesFourPointNineFivePercentDueAprilOneTwoThousandFourteenMember		  
Maturity date Apr. 01, 2014 Apr. 01, 2014 Apr. 01, 2014  
5.50% Senior Notes Due May 15, 2015        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesFivePointFiveZeroPercentDueMayFifteenTwoThousandFifteenMember		  
Maturity date     May 15, 2015  
8.60% Senior Notes Due August 15, 2016        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     8.60%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesEightPointSixZeroPercentDueAugustFifteenTwoThousandSixteenMember		  
Maturity date     Aug. 15, 2016  
6.125% Senior Notes Due January 15, 2017        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesSixPointOneTwoFivePercentDueJanuaryFifteenTwoThousandSeventeenMember		  
Maturity date     Jan. 15, 2017  
7.25% Senior Notes Due May 15, 2018        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesSevenPointTwoFivePercentDueMayFifteenTwoThousandEighteenMember		  
Maturity date     May 15, 2018  
11.25% Senior Notes Due February 1, 2019        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     11.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesElevenPointTwoFivePercentDueFebruaryOneTwoThousandNineteenMember		 [1]  
Maturity date     Feb. 01, 2019  
Effective interest rate     12.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesElevenPointTwoFivePercentDueFebruaryOneTwoThousandNineteenMember		  
8.25% Senior Notes Due March 15, 2019        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesEightPointTwoFivePercentDueMarchFifteenTwoThousandNineteenMember		 8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesEightPointTwoFivePercentDueMarchFifteenTwoThousandNineteenMember
Maturity date   Mar. 15, 2019 Mar. 15, 2019  
7.625% Senior Notes Due June 15, 2020        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     7.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesSevenPointSixTwoFivePercentDueJuneFifteenTwoThousandTwentyMember		  
Maturity date     Jun. 15, 2020  
7.875% Senior Notes Due March 15, 2021        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     7.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesSevenPointEightSevenFivePercentDueMarchFifteenTwoThousandTwentyOneMember		  
Maturity date     Mar. 15, 2021  
8.875% Debentures Due April 15, 2021        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     8.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_DebenturesEightPointEightSevenFivePercentDueAprilFifteenTwoThousandTwentyOneMember		  
Maturity date     Apr. 15, 2021  
7.00% Senior Notes Due February 15, 2022        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesSevenPointZeroPercentDueFebruaryFifteenthTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember		  
Maturity date     Feb. 15, 2022  
6.50% Senior Notes Due November 15, 2023        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     6.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesSixPointFiveZeroPercentDueNovemberFifteenTwoThousandTwentyThreeMember		  
Maturity date     Nov. 15, 2023  
6.00% Senior Notes Due due April 1, 2024        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     6.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_SeniorNotesSixPointZeroZeroPercentDueAprilOneTwoThousandTwentyFourMember		  
Maturity date     Apr. 01, 2024  
6.625% Debentures Due April 15, 2029        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     6.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_DebenturesSixPointSixTwoFivePercentDueAprilFifteenTwoThousandTwentyNineMember		  
Maturity date     Apr. 15, 2029  
8.820% Debentures Due April 15, 2031        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate     8.82%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= rrd_DebenturesEightPointEightTwoZeroPercentDueAprilFifteenTwoThousandThirtyOneMember		  
Maturity date     Apr. 15, 2031  
[1] As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the interest rate on the 11.25% senior notes due February 1, 2019 was 12.75% as a result of downgrades in the ratings of the notes by the rating agencies.