Fair Value Measurement - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment in LSC and Donnelley common stock		$ 328,700,000
Fair value estimated costs to sell		0	$ 0	$ 500,000
Impairment of intangible assets			11,900,000
Finite-lived intangible assets		171,900,000	221,000,000
Variable Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	$ 4,100,000
International
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets	7,800,000
Customer Relationships
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets			11,900,000
Finite-lived intangible assets		147,200,000	196,600,000
Other intangible assets, fair value measurement			0
Customer Relationships | International
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets				7,800,000
Finite-lived intangible assets	200,000			200,000
Customer Relationships | Labels | Variable Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets			9,200,000
Customer Relationships | Commercial and Digital Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets				4,100,000
Finite-lived intangible assets	181,800,000			181,800,000
Customer Relationships | Commercial and Digital Print | Variable Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets		29,700,000
Customer Relationships | Statement Printing | Variable Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets		29,700,000
Trade Names
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets				1,400,000
Finite-lived intangible assets		22,900,000	23,700,000
Trade Names | Commercial and Digital Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other intangible assets, fair value measurement	14,300,000			14,300,000
Variable Print | Commercial and Digital Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, fair value measurement		0
Variable Print | Statement Printing
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, fair value measurement		15,200,000
Variable Print | Customer Relationships | Commercial and Digital Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets		29,700,000
Finite-lived intangible assets		4,600,000
Europe
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, fair value measurement			0
Latin America
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Goodwill, fair value measurement			0
Latin America | Customer Relationships | International
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets			$ 2,200,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Donnelley Financial and LSC
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investment in LSC and Donnelley common stock		$ 328,700,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Trade Names | Commercial and Digital Print
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Other intangible assets, fair value measurement	$ 0			$ 0