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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2013
Mar. 25, 2014
Jan. 31, 2014
Dec. 28, 2012
Dec. 17, 2012
Sep. 06, 2012
Aug. 14, 2012
Feb. 05, 2015
Aug. 15, 2014
Feb. 07, 2014
Mar. 10, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Acquisition-related expenses $ 8.6us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts $ 5.9us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts $ 2.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts                      
Gain on bargain purchase 9.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount                          
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses (1.6)us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested (12.0)us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested                        
Strategic Services segment | Journalism Online                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Net proceeds of disposition of business                       10.7us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses 9.5us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinessesNetOfCashDivested
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Gain (loss) on disposition of business 11.2us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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International | RRDA                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Bankruptcy liquidation on effective of court approval 16.4rrd_LossFromBankruptcyLiquidation
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55.8us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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International | GRES                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Net proceeds of disposition of business                         1.8us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration
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International | MRM France                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Gain (loss) on disposition of business       (17.9)us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness
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Loss due to cash incentive payments to purchaser       18.8rrd_LossDueToCashIncentivePayments
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Cash incentive paid to the purchaser 16.4rrd_CashIncentivePaymentsToPurchaser
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Esselte Corporation | Variable Print                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Transaction value of acquisition         100.6us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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Purchase price of acquisition, cash         82.3us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Issuance of common stock shares for acquisitions of businesses         1.0us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
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Fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired         110.1us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Gain on bargain purchase 9.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationBargainPurchaseGainRecognizedAmount
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MultiCorpora R&D Inc. and MultiCorpora International Inc | Strategic Services                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired                           6.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Consolidated Graphics, Inc | Variable Print                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Purchase price of acquisition, cash           359.9us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross
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Issuance of common stock shares for acquisitions of businesses           16.0us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEquityInterestsIssuedOrIssuableNumberOfSharesIssued
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Fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired           660.6us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Debt assumed           118.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedFinancialLiabilities
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Esselte Multi Corpora And Consolidated Graphics Acquisition                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Tax deductible goodwill 73.4us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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Presort Solutions | Strategic Services segment                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Purchase price of acquisition             11.7us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Cash acquired from acquisition             0.8us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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Meisel Photographic Corporation | Variable Print                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Purchase price of acquisition               25.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Cash acquired from acquisition               1.0us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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Express Postal Options International | Strategic Services segment                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Purchase price of acquisition                 23.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Cash acquired from acquisition                 1.0us-gaap_CashAcquiredFromAcquisition
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Maximum entitled cash payments                 4.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsRangeOfOutcomesValueHigh
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Contingent consideration                 3.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
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Edgar Online | Strategic Services segment                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Debt assumed                   1.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedFinancialLiabilities
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Purchase price of acquisition                   71.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Repayment of debt assumed in acquisition                   1.4us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Presort, Meisel, XPO and EDGAR Online Acquisitions                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Debt assumed     1.4us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedFinancialLiabilities
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Tax deductible goodwill     23.5us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount
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Purchase price of acquisition     132.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredGoodwillAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
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Contingent consideration     3.5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
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Subsequent Event [Member] | Courier Corporation                            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                            
Transaction value of acquisition                     $ 261.0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred1
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