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World Color Press Insolvency Proceedings (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jul. 02, 2010
Bankruptcy Claims [Line Items]
Amounts owing in satisfaction of bankruptcy claims	$ 1.4	$ 2.5
Bankruptcy claims, maximum potential payout	29.1	56.0
Restricted Cash [Roll Forward]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	56.0
Restricted Cash, Class 3 claim payments	24.8	4.5	15.4
Restricted cash refunded to Quad/Graphics	(18.9)
Restricted Cash, Non-cash adjustments	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of year	31.2	56.0
Increase (Decrease) in Unsecured Note [Roll Forward]
Unsecured Notes to be Issued, beginning of year	18.0quad_UnsecuredNotesToBeIssued	23.8quad_UnsecuredNotesToBeIssued
Unsecured Notes to be Issued, Class 3 claim payments	(8.0)	(4.5)
Unsecured Notes to be Issued, Restricted cash refunded to Quad/Graphics	0
Unsecured Notes to be Issued, Non-cash adjustments	(1.0)	(1.3)
Unsecured Notes to be Issued, end of year	9.0quad_UnsecuredNotesToBeIssued	18.0quad_UnsecuredNotesToBeIssued	23.8quad_UnsecuredNotesToBeIssued
Other	2.1quad_RestrictedCashOther	0quad_RestrictedCashOther
Short-term restricted cash	31.2	4.5
Long-term restricted cash	0	51.5
Priority Cash Recovery [Member]
Bankruptcy Claims [Line Items]
Amounts owing in satisfaction of bankruptcy claims	1.4	2.5
Class 3 Claims Unsecured Note Recovery [Member]
Bankruptcy Claims [Line Items]
Bankruptcy claims, percentage of unsecured note of allowed class 3 claim				50.00%
Bankruptcy claims, amount of unsecured note threshold				75.0
Bankruptcy claims, prepayment redemption premium				5.00%
Restricted Cash [Roll Forward]
Restricted Cash, Class 3 claim payments	(8.0)	(4.5)
Defeasance of Unsecured Notes to be Issued [Member]
Bankruptcy Claims [Line Items]
Bankruptcy claims, maximum potential payout				89.2
Restricted Cash [Roll Forward]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$ 29.1	$ 56.0	$ 60.5