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Debt (Details) (USD $)
 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Apr. 28, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Oct. 10, 2014
Apr. 28, 2014
Jun. 30, 2011
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Total debt   $ 1,411,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt $ 1,393,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt        
Less: short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt   (92,000,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent (127,600,000)us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent        
Long-term debt   1,319,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 1,265,700,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent        
Loss on debt extinguishment   7,200,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt      
Debt financing arrangements 1,900,000,000quad_DebtInstrumentMaximumBorrowingCapacityUnder1.9BillionDebtFinancingAgreement         1,900,000,000quad_DebtInstrumentMaximumBorrowingCapacityUnder1.9BillionDebtFinancingAgreement  
Proceeds from the sale of the Senior Unsecured Notes 294,800,000quad_ProceedsfromIssuanceofSeniorLongTermDebtnetofInitialpurchasediscountsandcommissions            
Fair value of total debt   1,300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue 1,400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue        
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount   3,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount          
Equipment [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate   4.75%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate   7.55%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
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International Term Loan [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate      [4]          
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Amended, Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate   2.30%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Financing Agreement July 2011 [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Debt financing agreement             1,500,000,000quad_DebtInstrumentMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Revolving Credit Facility 850 Million [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate      [5]          
Total debt   0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Term Loan A [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate      [5]          
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate   4.25%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Weighted Average Interest Rate      [5]          
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International Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate   2.65%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Secured Debt [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Total debt   13,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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Other Debt Instruments [Member] | Other Debt Obligations [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Weighted Average Interest Rate   20.41%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Senior Unsecured Notes [Member] | Discharge of Debt [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Redemption of senior notes         108,800,000us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Loss on debt extinguishment   (800,000)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
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International Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Unsecured senior notes   14,300,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
Unsecured senior notes   850,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Term Loan B [Member] | Loans Payable [Member]              
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
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Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount [Abstract]              
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[1] The Company refinanced certain equipment leases during 2013 with $17.1 million in equipment term loans secured by the formerly leased equipment. The equipment term loans bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.75%, require quarterly payments and have five year terms expiring during 2018. The purchase of these assets resulted in $12.8 million of non-cash investing and financing activities, which represents the $17.1 million in equipment term loans net of $4.3 million of eliminated capital lease obligations (see Note 1, "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for the required supplemental cash flow information).
[2] These senior notes have a weighted-average interest rate of 7.55%, which is fixed to maturity, with interest payable semiannually. Principal payments commenced September 1997 and extend through April 2031 in various tranches. The notes are collateralized by certain United States land, buildings and press and finishing equipment under the terms of the master note and security agreement.The Company redeemed $108.8 million of its senior notes under the master note and security agreement for $109.6 million on October 10, 2014, resulting in a $0.8 million loss plus applicable transaction fees of $0.2 million for a total of $1.0 million included in loss on debt extinguishment in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company used its revolving credit facility to effect the redemption. This redemption was primarily completed to reduce interest expense based on the then current London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") rates.The Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a fourth amendment to the master note and security agreement on November 24, 2014. The amendment, among other things, amended the financial covenants by removing the consolidated net worth requirement (removed for all periods after December 31, 2014) and the fixed charge coverage ratio, as well as adding a minimum interest coverage ratio, a maximum total leverage ratio and a maximum senior secured leverage ratio. These amendments align the financial covenants in the master note and security agreement more closely with the financial covenants in the Senior Secured Credit Facility discussed in further detail in (2).
[3] The Company completed its $1.9 billion debt financing arrangements on April 28, 2014, which included refinancing, extending and expanding its existing revolving credit facility, Term Loan A and Term Loan B with a $1.6 billion senior secured credit facility (the "Senior Secured Credit Facility") and the issuance of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its unsecured 7.0% senior notes due May 1, 2022 (the "Senior Unsecured Notes"). The Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Senior Unsecured Notes were entered into to extend and stagger the Company's debt maturity profile, further diversify its capital structure and provide more borrowing capacity to better position the Company to execute on its strategic goals. The proceeds from the Senior Secured Credit Facility and Senior Unsecured Notes were used to: (a) repay the Company's previous revolving credit facility, Term Loan A, Term Loan B and the international term loan, (b) fund the acquisition of Brown Printing and (c) for general corporate purposes.The Senior Secured Credit Facility consists of three different loan facilities. The first facility is a revolving credit facility in the amount of $850.0 million with a term of five years maturing on April 27, 2019. The second facility is a Term Loan A in the aggregate amount of $450.0 million with a term of five years maturing on April 27, 2019, subject to certain required amortization. The third facility is a Term Loan B in the amount of $300.0 million with a term of seven years maturing on April 27, 2021, subject to certain required amortization. At December 31, 2014, the Company had borrowings of $43.9 million on the revolving credit facility, as well as $52.0 million of issued letters of credit, leaving $754.1 million available for future borrowings.Borrowings under the revolving credit facility and Term Loan A loans made under the Senior Secured Credit Facility will initially bear interest at 2.00% in excess of reserve adjusted LIBOR, or 1.00% in excess of an alternate base rate, and Term Loan B loans will bear interest at 3.25% in excess of reserve adjusted LIBOR, with a LIBOR floor of 1.00%, or 2.25% in excess of an alternative base rate at the Company's option. The Senior Secured Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the unencumbered assets of the Company. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also requires the Company to provide additional collateral to the lenders in certain limited circumstances.The Company entered into an amendment to the Senior Secured Credit Facility on December 18, 2014, which eliminated the "net debt" concept from the calculation of the total leverage ratio and the senior secured leverage ratio and provides for the elimination of the consolidated net worth covenant (removed for all periods after December 31, 2014).The Company received $294.8 million in net proceeds from the sale of the Senior Unsecured Notes, after deducting the initial purchasers' discounts and commissions. The Senior Unsecured Notes bear interest at 7.0% and interest is payable semi-annually. The Senior Unsecured Notes are due May 1, 2022. Each of the Company's existing and future domestic subsidiaries that is a borrower or guarantees indebtedness under the Company's Senior Secured Credit Facility or that guarantees certain of the Company's other indebtedness or indebtedness of the Company's restricted subsidiaries (other than intercompany indebtedness) fully and unconditionally guarantee or, in the case of future subsidiaries, will guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the Senior Unsecured Notes (the "Guarantor Subsidiaries"). All of the current Guarantor Subsidiaries are 100% owned by the Company. Guarantor Subsidiaries will be automatically released from these guarantees upon the occurrence of certain events, including (a) the designation of any of the Guarantor Subsidiaries as an unrestricted subsidiary; (b) the release or discharge of any guarantee or indebtedness that resulted in the creation of the guarantee of the Senior Unsecured Notes by any of the Guarantor Subsidiaries; or (c) the sale or disposition, including the sale of substantially all the assets, of any of the Guarantor Subsidiaries.
[4] Debt related to the Company's international operations was refinanced on December 16, 2008 by entering into a secured credit agreement ("Facilities Agreement"). The Facilities Agreement includes a Euro denominated term loan and a multicurrency revolving credit facility. The Euro denominated term loan was repaid as part of the $1.9 billion debt financing arrangements discussed in further detail in (2). The multicurrency revolving credit facility used for financing working capital and general business needs, was renewed in 2014 and will expire on September 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, the Company's international operations had borrowings of $0.2 million under the multicurrency revolving credit facility, leaving $14.1 million available for future borrowing. The terms of the Facilities Agreement include certain financial covenants, a guarantee of the Facilities Agreement by the Company and a security agreement that includes collateralizing substantially all of the Quad/Winkowski assets. The facilities bear interest at the aggregate of the Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate ("WIBOR") or the Euro Interbank Offered Rate ("EURIBOR") and margin.
[5] The Company's former $1.5 billion debt financing agreement (which included the revolving credit facility in the amount of $850.0 million, the Term Loan A in the aggregate amount of $450.0 million, and the Term Loan B in the amount of $200.0 million) was replaced with the Senior Secured Credit Facility discussed in further detail in (2).