Equity - Schedule of Equity Activity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ (370.3)	$ (245.4)
Net (loss) income	(12.9)	(8.5)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(31.2)	1.6
Share-based compensation	1.4	3.4
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	(0.5)	(0.9)
Cash dividends paid	(2.1)	(2.1)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(0.7)	(0.7)
Ending Balance	(416.6)	(250.0)
ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	(0.3)
ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		2.6
Common Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	0.9	0.9
Net (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Share-based compensation	0.0	0.0
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	0.0	0.0
Cash dividends paid	0.0	0.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Ending Balance	0.9	0.9
Common Stock | ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	0.0
Common Stock | ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		0.0
Additional Paid-in Capital
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	3,348.0	3,404.0
Net (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Share-based compensation	1.4	3.4
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	(82.3)	(54.7)
Cash dividends paid	0.0	0.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Ending Balance	3,267.1	3,352.7
Additional Paid-in Capital | ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	0.0
Additional Paid-in Capital | ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		0.0
Treasury Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(1,219.6)	(1,285.5)
Net (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Share-based compensation	0.0	0.0
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	81.8	53.8
Cash dividends paid	0.0	0.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Ending Balance	(1,137.8)	(1,231.7)
Treasury Stock | ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	0.0
Treasury Stock | ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		0.0
Accumulated Deficit
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(2,336.8)	(2,225.7)
Net (loss) income	(13.0)	(8.8)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Share-based compensation	0.0	0.0
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	0.0	0.0
Cash dividends paid	(2.1)	(2.1)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Ending Balance	(2,352.2)	(2,234.0)
Accumulated Deficit | ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	(0.3)
Accumulated Deficit | ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		2.6
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(176.2)	(153.8)
Net (loss) income	0.0	0.0
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(31.0)	1.4
Share-based compensation	0.0	0.0
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	0.0	0.0
Cash dividends paid	0.0	0.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Ending Balance	(207.2)	(152.4)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	0.0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		0.0
RRD Stockholders' Equity
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(383.7)	(260.1)
Net (loss) income	(13.0)	(8.8)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(31.0)	1.4
Share-based compensation	1.4	3.4
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	(0.5)	(0.9)
Cash dividends paid	(2.1)	(2.1)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	0.0	0.0
Ending Balance	(429.2)	(264.5)
RRD Stockholders' Equity | ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	(0.3)
RRD Stockholders' Equity | ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		2.6
Noncontrolling Interests
Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	13.4	14.7
Net (loss) income	0.1	0.3
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(0.2)	0.2
Share-based compensation	0.0	0.0
Issuance of share-based awards, net of withholdings and other	0.0	0.0
Cash dividends paid	0.0	0.0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(0.7)	(0.7)
Ending Balance	12.6	14.5
Noncontrolling Interests | ASU 2016-03
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax	$ 0.0
Noncontrolling Interests | ASU 2016-02
Equity [Line Items]
Cumulative impact of adopting ASU, net of tax		$ 0.0