Product and Services Net Sales (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	$ 5,288.1	$ 5,312.1	$ 5,566.2
Total services	1,607.6	1,625.2	1,606.5
Total net sales	6,895.7	6,937.3	7,172.7
Magazines, catalogs and retail inserts
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	260.1	203.0	245.0
Commercial and Digital Print
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	1,902.3	1,928.5	1,888.1
Books
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	439.4	371.4	398.1
Statements
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	561.3	595.3	626.7
Direct Mail
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	537.4	530.2	608.0
Labels
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	472.1	505.3	529.4
Packaging and related products
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	464.6	482.5	475.3
Forms
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	329.2	350.0	453.8
Global Turnkey Solutions
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total products	321.7	345.9	341.8
Logistics services
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total services	1,242.5	1,227.7	1,172.8
Business process outsourcing
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total services	223.7	241.9	241.4
Digital And Creative Solutions
Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customer [Line Items]
Total services	$ 141.4	$ 155.6	$ 192.3