Equity - Schedule of the Company's Equity Activity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ (202.9)
Cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606, net of tax	12.9
Net loss	(9.3)	$ (49.8)
Other comprehensive income	21.5	$ (22.6)
Share-based compensation	1.2
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	(0.9)
Cash dividends paid	(9.8)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(1.0)
Ending Balance	(188.3)
Total RRD Stockholders' Equity
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(217.6)
Cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606, net of tax	12.9
Net loss	(9.6)
Other comprehensive income	21.0
Share-based compensation	1.2
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	(0.9)
Cash dividends paid	(9.8)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0.0
Ending Balance	(202.8)
Noncontrolling Interests
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	14.7
Cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606, net of tax	0.0
Net loss	0.3
Other comprehensive income	0.5
Share-based compensation	0.0
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	0.0
Cash dividends paid	0.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(1.0)
Ending Balance	$ 14.5