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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Schedule of Goodwill) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount	10.00%us-gaap_ReportingUnitPercentageOfFairValueInExcessOfCarryingAmount
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, at beginning of year	$ 773.1us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 768.6us-gaap_Goodwill
Acquisitions	5.1us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	8.0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Balance, at end of year	775.5us-gaap_Goodwill	773.1us-gaap_Goodwill	768.6us-gaap_Goodwill
United States Print and Related Services [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, at beginning of year	746.2us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember	738.2us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember
Acquisitions	5.1us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember	8.0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember
Sale of business		0us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember
Translation adjustment	0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember	0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember
Balance, at end of year	751.3us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember	746.2us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_UnitedStatesPrintandRelatedServicesMember
International [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, at beginning of year	26.9us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember	30.4us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember
Acquisitions	0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember	0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember
Translation adjustment		(3.0)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember
Balance, at end of year	24.2us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember	26.9us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember
World Color Press [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Sale of business		(0.5)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = quad_WorldColorPressMember
World Color Press [Member] | International [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Sale of business		(0.5)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = quad_WorldColorPressMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember
Transcontinental [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Translation adjustment	(2.7)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = quad_TranscontinentalMember	(3.0)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = quad_TranscontinentalMember
Transcontinental [Member] | International [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Translation adjustment	$ (2.7)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = quad_TranscontinentalMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = quad_InternationalMember

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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