Earnings per Share - Earnings per Share Reconciliation (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Basic net earnings (loss) per share attributable to RRD common stockholders (Note 13):
Continuing operations	$ 0.04	$ (0.37)	$ (0.07)
Discontinued operations	0.01	1.73	(1.24)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to RRD stockholders	0.05	1.36	(1.31)
Diluted net earnings (loss) per share attributable to RRD common stockholders (Note 13):
Continuing operations	0.04	(0.37)	(0.07)
Discontinued operations	0.01	1.73	(1.24)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to RRD stockholders	$ 0.05	$ 1.36	$ (1.31)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 3.1	$ (26.4)	$ (4.8)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.6	124.9	(88.4)
Net income (loss) attributable to RRD common stockholders	$ 3.7	$ 98.5	$ (93.2)
Basic and diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding	73.2	72.3	71.2
Dilutive options and awards	1.3
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding	74.5	72.3	71.2
Weighted average number of anti-dilutive share-based awards:
Weighted average antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	0.2	1.4	1.5
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.03	$ 0.12
Stock options
Weighted average number of anti-dilutive share-based awards:
Weighted average antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	0.2	0.3	0.5
Restricted stock units
Weighted average number of anti-dilutive share-based awards:
Weighted average antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share		1.1	1.0