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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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Stock and Incentive Programs for Employees and Directors - Narrative (Detail)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) CompensationPlan shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reverse stock split		1-for-3 reverse stock split
Reverse stock split, conversion ratio	0.3333
Share-based compensation		$ 12,900,000	$ 17,300,000	$ 17,700,000
Share-based compensation expense, income tax benefit		2,900,000	3,900,000	3,900,000
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost		$ 12,100,000
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition		1 year 8 months 12 days
Excess tax benefits shown as financing cash inflows		$ 2,600,000	3,200,000	2,900,000
Number of active Share-based compensation plan \| CompensationPlan		1
Number of terminated or expired share-based compensation plans \| CompensationPlan		1
Continuing operations
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation		$ 7,400,000	$ 10,100,000	$ 10,100,000
Spin-off
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Reverse stock split		Immediately following the Distribution on October 1, 2016, the Company effected a one for three reverse stock split for RR Donnelley common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on September 14, 2016 and previously approved by the Company’s stockholders at the annual meeting on May 19, 2016.
Reverse stock split, conversion ratio	0.3333
Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		3 years
Restricted Stock \| After January Two Thousand Nine
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		3 years
Restricted Stock \| Between January 2008 And January 2009
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		3 years
Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		3 years
Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		4 years
Award term (in years)		10 years
Stock options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost		$ 0
Stock options \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		3 years
Stock options \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		4 years
Award term (in years)		10 years
Stock options \| Maximum \| After Retirement Date
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award term (in years)		5 years
Performance share units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost		$ 300,000
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition		1 year
Equity instruments other than options, outstanding shares \| shares		37,000	732,000
Performance share units \| Minimum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		3 years
Performance share units \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		4 years
Stock Compensation Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved and authorized (in shares) \| shares		10,000,000
Shares authorized and available for grant under the 2012 PIP \| shares		1,100,000
Stock Compensation Plan \| Spin-off
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved and authorized (in shares) \| shares		3,300,000
Restricted stock units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost		$ 11,800,000
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted-average period of recognition		2 years 4 months 24 days
Equity instruments other than options, outstanding shares \| shares		833,000	1,670,000
Restricted stock units \| Liability Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity instruments other than options, outstanding shares \| shares		12,148	86,372	86,372
Performance Share Unit Awards
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term		3 years
Performance Share Unit Awards \| 2015 Award
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount payable as a percentage of initial award, contingent upon maximum performance		150.00%
Performance Share Unit Awards \| 2014 Award
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Amount payable as a percentage of initial award, contingent upon maximum performance		100.00%