CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Products net sales	$ 1,322.0	$ 1,327.8	$ 3,830.9	$ 3,772.5
Services net sales	412.9	397.8	1,182.9	1,201.6
Total net sales	1,734.9	1,725.6	5,013.8	4,974.1
Products cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,064.1	1,030.7	3,065.7	2,958.1
Services cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	346.4	330.7	992.8	1,002.9
Total cost of sales	1,410.5	1,361.4	4,058.5	3,961.0
Products gross profit	257.9	297.1	765.2	814.4
Services gross profit	66.5	67.1	190.1	198.7
Total gross profit	324.4	364.2	955.3	1,013.1
Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	207.7	218.1	643.6	681.0
Restructuring, impairment and other charges-net (Note 7)	33.8	10.8	46.7	24.3
Depreciation and amortization	47.0	51.0	143.1	153.5
Other operating expense (income)		0.3		(12.0)
Income from operations	35.9	84.0	121.9	166.3
Interest expense-net	43.5	48.8	137.3	150.6
Investment and other income -net	(2.8)	(1.0)	(47.2)	(0.4)
Loss on debt extinguishments	6.5		20.1	85.3
(Loss) earnings before income taxes	(11.3)	36.2	11.7	16.1
Income tax (benefit) expense	(3.5)	13.9	(7.4)	12.9
Net (loss) earnings from continuing operations	(7.8)	22.3	19.1	3.2
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 2)		(29.1)		15.8
Net (loss) earnings	(7.8)	(6.8)	19.1	19.0
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.8
Net (loss) earnings attributable to RRD common stockholders	$ (8.0)	$ (7.1)	$ 18.4	$ 18.2
Basic net (loss) earnings per share attributable to RRD common stockholders (Note 11):
Continuing operations	$ (0.11)	$ 0.31	$ 0.26	$ 0.03
Discontinued operations		(0.41)		0.23
Net (loss) earnings attributable to RRD stockholders	(0.11)	(0.10)	0.26	0.26
Diluted net (loss) earnings per share attributable to RRD common stockholders (Note 11):
Continuing operations	(0.11)	0.31	0.26	0.03
Discontinued operations		(0.41)		0.23
Net (loss) earnings attributable to RRD	(0.11)	(0.10)	0.26	0.26
Dividends declared per common share	$ 0.14	$ 0.78	$ 0.42	$ 2.34
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	70.2	70.0	70.1	70.0
Diluted	70.2	70.5	70.3	70.5