Revenues, Depreciation/Amortization and Segment Profit by Segment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	$ 540,238,000	$ 565,252,000	$ 1,058,823,000	$ 1,112,231,000
Intersegment revenues	27,600,000	26,900,000	55,100,000	50,600,000
Depreciation and amortization	14,700,000	15,400,000	29,097,000	31,121,000
Segment profit (loss)	59,500,000	63,200,000	108,500,000	120,000,000
Shared Mail
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	348,800,000	337,200,000	676,900,000	659,800,000
Intersegment revenues	3,900,000	4,100,000	8,400,000	8,600,000
Depreciation and amortization	8,200,000	9,500,000	16,500,000	19,500,000
Segment profit (loss)	52,300,000	47,700,000	94,800,000	89,800,000
Neighborhood Targeted
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	77,500,000	88,800,000	149,700,000	178,900,000
Intersegment revenues	13,600,000	12,900,000	26,600,000	22,200,000
Depreciation and amortization	1,000,000	1,000,000	2,100,000	2,000,000
Segment profit (loss)	(2,400,000)	800,000	(4,000,000)	2,700,000
Free Standing Inserts (FSI)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	70,500,000	89,200,000	146,800,000	178,400,000
Intersegment revenues	10,100,000	9,800,000	20,100,000	19,600,000
Depreciation and amortization	3,200,000	3,000,000	6,400,000	6,000,000
Segment profit (loss)	7,300,000	8,300,000	12,700,000	15,700,000
International, Digital Media and Services
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	43,400,000	50,000,000	85,400,000	95,100,000
Intersegment revenues	0	100,000	0	200,000
Depreciation and amortization	2,000,000	1,900,000	4,100,000	3,600,000
Segment profit (loss)	$ 2,300,000	$ 6,400,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 11,800,000