CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Products net sales		$ 2,281.6	$ 2,359.0	$ 6,706.3	$ 6,883.8
Services net sales		490.8	469.0	1,447.2	1,438.4
Total net sales		2,772.4	2,828.0	8,153.5	8,322.2
Products cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		1,780.5	1,844.8	5,237.2	5,386.5
Services cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		384.2	363.3	1,134.4	1,120.3
Total cost of sales		2,164.7	2,208.1	6,371.6	6,506.8
Products gross profit		501.1	514.2	1,469.1	1,497.3
Services gross profit		106.6	105.7	312.8	318.1
Total gross profit		607.7	619.9	1,781.9	1,815.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		333.4	328.4	1,099.9	972.4
Restructuring, impairment and other charges-net (Note 6)		15.0	52.9	38.4	104.9
Depreciation and amortization		101.5	115.3	312.5	341.5
Other operating expense (income)		0.3		(12.0)
Income from operations		157.5	123.3	343.1	396.6
Interest expense-net		67.1	69.0	204.1	207.2
Investment and other (income) expense-net		(0.6)	3.0	0.4	43.2
Loss on debt extinguishments		85.3		85.3
Earnings before income taxes		5.7	51.3	53.3	146.2
Income tax expense		12.5	39.7	34.3	79.1
Net (loss) earnings		(6.8)	11.6	19.0	67.1
Less: Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		0.3	(2.7)	0.8	(13.0)
Net (loss) earnings attributable to RR Donnelley common stockholders		$ (7.1)	$ 14.3	$ 18.2	$ 80.1
Net (loss) earnings per share attributable to RR Donnelley common stockholders (Note 9):
Basic net (loss) earnings per share	[1]	$ (0.10)	$ 0.21	$ 0.26	$ 1.18
Diluted net (loss) earnings per share	[1]	(0.10)	0.20	0.26	1.17
Dividends declared per common share	[1]	$ 0.78	$ 0.78	$ 2.34	$ 2.34
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	[1]	70.0	69.7	70.0	68.1
Diluted	[1]	70.0	70.1	70.5	68.5

[1] Earnings per share amounts, dividends declared per share amounts and adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding for all periods reflect RR Donnelley's 1-for-3 reverse stock split, which was effective October 1, 2016.