CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Products net sales	$ 2,264.5	$ 2,440.7	$ 4,524.8	$ 4,666.4
Services net sales	483.6	461.8	969.4	909.9
Total net sales	2,748.1	2,902.5	5,494.2	5,576.3
Products cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,761.4	1,882.8	3,541.7	3,628.7
Services cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	370.9	357.5	757.0	712.2
Total cost of sales	2,132.3	2,240.3	4,298.7	4,340.9
Products gross profit	503.1	557.9	983.1	1,037.7
Services gross profit	112.7	104.3	212.4	197.7
Total gross profit	615.8	662.2	1,195.5	1,235.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	313.1	339.3	644.0	655.8
Restructuring, impairment and other charges-net (Note 6)	32.2	22.8	52.0	68.0
Depreciation and amortization	112.8	121.9	226.2	237.4
Income from operations	157.7	178.2	273.3	274.2
Interest expense-net	69.2	70.8	138.2	141.8
Investment and other expense-net	11.9	2.3	40.2	6.9
Loss on debt extinguishment	0.0	0.0	0.0	77.1
Earnings before income taxes	76.6	105.1	94.9	48.4
Income tax expense	33.0	39.5	39.4	16.0
Net earnings	43.6	65.6	55.5	32.4
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.1	0.9	(10.3)	(3.3)
Net earnings attributable to RR Donnelley common shareholders	$ 43.5	$ 64.7	$ 65.8	$ 35.7
Net earnings per share attributable to RR Donnelley common shareholders (Note 9):
Basic net earnings per share	$ 0.21	$ 0.32	$ 0.33	$ 0.18
Diluted net earnings per share	0.21	0.32	0.32	0.18
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.52	$ 0.52
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	203.1	200.2	201.8	196.7
Diluted	204.2	201.4	203.1	198.2