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Geographic Area and Product Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net sales
Products	$ 4,197.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 4,186.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 3,638.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Services	664.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	609.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet	455.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet
Property, plant and equipment—net	1,855.5us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	1,925.5us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other intangible assets—net	149.1us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	221.8us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
U.S. [Member]
Net sales
Products	3,742.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	3,725.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	3,133.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Services	645.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	593.5us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	442.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueServicesNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
Property, plant and equipment—net	1,660.6us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US	1,699.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US
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Europe [Member]
Net sales
Products	176.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	158.4us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember	174.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_EuropeMember
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Latin America [Member]
Net sales
Products	269.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember	292.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember	323.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
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Property, plant and equipment—net	99.5us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember	113.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Other intangible assets—net	5.3us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember	9.2us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
Other [Member]
Net sales
Products	9.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = quad_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesGroupThreeMember	10.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = quad_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesGroupThreeMember	7.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = quad_SegmentGeographicalGroupsOfCountriesGroupThreeMember
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Direct Mail and Other Printed Products [Member] [Member]
Net sales
Products	$ 598.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = quad_DirectMailandOtherPrintedProductsMemberMember	$ 531.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = quad_DirectMailandOtherPrintedProductsMemberMember	$ 341.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = quad_DirectMailandOtherPrintedProductsMemberMember

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