Income Taxes - Reconciliation From Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	35.00%
Change in valuation allowances	(22.40%)	29.50%	2.80%
Interest limitation valuation allowance	(74.70%)	84.60%	0.00%
State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit	20.20%	(14.40%)	(2.90%)
Impairment charges	70.30%	(0.00%)	6.60%
Foreign tax	(14.20%)	16.40%	4.20%
Adjustment of uncertain tax positions and interest	1.80%	(19.20%)	(3.20%)
Foreign tax rate differential	1.40%	(13.10%)	(21.20%)
Impact of the Tax Act	0.00%	19.40%	146.20%
Tax impact of net gain on sale of Donnelley Financial and LSC shares	1.30%	(0.00%)	(21.60%)
Tax impact on GILTI	(14.80%)	15.30%	0.00%
Tax impact on sale of Print Logistics	(0.00%)	(9.30%)	(0.00%)
Other	(3.50%)	3.70%	(1.90%)
Effective income tax rate	(156.80%)	133.90%	144.00%