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Segment Information

Note 17. Segment Information

Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics

Book

Office Products

Other

Corporate

Corporate consists of unallocated selling, general and administrative activities and associated expenses including, in part, executive, legal, finance, communications, certain facility costs and LIFO inventory provisions. In addition, share-based compensation expense is included in Corporate and not allocated to the operating segments. Prior to the separation, many of these costs were based on allocations from RRD, however, the Company has incurred such costs directly after the separation.

Information by Segment

			Income (loss)					Depreciation
Year Ended	Net		from			Assets of		and		Capital
December 31, 2017	Sales		Operations			Operations		Amortization		Expenditures
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	1,583	$	(73	)	$	780	$	72	$	24
Book		1,022		62			553		60		13
Office Products		495		42			377		15		5
Total reportable segments		3,100		31			1,710		147		42
Other		503		28			222		11		10
Corporate		—		(78	)		82		2		8
Total operations	$	3,603	$	(19)		$	2,014	$	160	$	60

			Income (loss)				Depreciation
Year Ended	Net		from		Assets of		and		Capital
December 31, 2016	Sales		Operations		Operations		Amortization		Expenditures
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	1,526	$	28	$	638	$	76	$	19
Book		1,097		86		626		67		10
Office Products		527		54		323		15		3
Total reportable segments		3,150		168		1,587		158		32
Other		504		27		237		12		10
Corporate		—		(65)		128		1		6
Total operations	$	3,654	$	130	$	1,952	$	171	$	48

			Income (loss)					Depreciation
Year Ended	Net		from			Assets of		and		Capital
December 31, 2015	Sales		Operations			Operations		Amortization		Expenditures
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	1,696	$	42		$	721	$	94	$	22
Book		925		42			594		54		10
Office Products		562		47			324		16		4
Total reportable segments		3,183		131			1,639		164		36
Other		560		12			332		16		6
Corporate		—		(37	)		40		1		—
Total operations	$	3,743	$	106		$	2,011	$	181	$	42

Corporate assets primarily consisted of the following items at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

		2017			2016			2015
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	$	19		$	54		$	(8	)
Software		17			13			8
Cash and cash equivalents		12			45			—
Long-term investments		13			19			10
Property, plant and equipment, net		14			15			13
LIFO reserves		(57	)		(58	)		(67	)
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance		19			24			83

Restructuring, impairment and other charges by segment for the year ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 are described in Note 4, Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges.

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Geographic Areas

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]

Geographic Areas

Note 18. Geographic Areas

The table below presents net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region.

	North America_(b)		Europe		Mexico		Consolidated & Combined
2017
Net sales	$	3,226	$	271	$	106	$	3,603
Long-lived assets _(a)		607		32		36		675

2016
Net sales	$	3,286	$	272	$	96	$	3,654
Long-lived assets _(a)		651		30		23		704

2015
Net sales	$	3,319	$	305	$	119	$	3,743
Long-lived assets _(a)		722		43		21		786

(a)

Includes net property, plant and equipment and other noncurrent assets.

(b)

North America includes the United States and Canada.

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Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Related Parties

Note 19. Related Parties

On March 28, 2017, RRD completed the sale of approximately 6.2 million shares of LSC Communications common stock, representing its entire 19.25% retained ownership.

Allocations from RRD

	Nine months ended September 30,		Year ended December 31,
		2016		2015
Costs of goods sold	$	67	$	78
Selling, general and administrative		114		158
Depreciation and amortization		5		7
Total allocations from RRD	$	186	$	243

Transactions with RR Donnelley

Revenues and Purchases

Given that RRD sold its remaining stake in LSC Communications on March 28, 2017, the following information is presented through March 31, 2017 only.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 20. New Accounting Pronouncements

Pronouncements Reflected in this Current Report on Form 8-K

The following pronouncements require retrospective restatement upon adoption and are therefore reflected in this current report on Form 8-K.

Pronouncements Not Reflected in this Current Report on Form 8-K

New Revenue Recognition Standard

With respect to deferred revenue and certain items in inventory, the Company has determined the following situations will be impacted by ASC 606:

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Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Note 21. Subsequent Events

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates—The preparation of the consolidated and combined financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires the extensive use of management’s estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used when accounting for items and matters including, but not limited to, allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable, inventory obsolescence, asset valuations and useful lives, employee benefits, self-insurance reserves, taxes, restructuring and other provisions and contingencies.
Foreign Operations	Foreign Operations—Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates existing at the respective balance sheet dates. Income and expense items are translated at the average rates during the respective periods. Translation adjustments resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a separate component of other comprehensive income (loss) while transaction gains and losses are recorded in net earnings.
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements—Certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company records the fair value of its pension plan assets on a recurring basis. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include long-lived assets held and used, long-lived assets held for sale, goodwill and other intangible assets. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, short-term debt and accounts payable approximate their carrying values. The three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes valuation methodologies based on the reliability of the inputs, is: Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets. Level 2—Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data. Level 3—Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition—The Company recognizes revenue for the majority of its products upon transfer of title and the passage of the risk of ownership, which is generally upon shipment to the customer. Contracts generally specify F.O.B. shipping point terms. Under agreements with certain customers, custom products may be stored by the Company for future delivery. In these situations, the Company may also receive a logistics or warehouse management fee for the services it provides. In certain of these cases, delivery and billing schedules are outlined in the customer agreement and product revenue is recognized when manufacturing is complete, title and risk of ownership transfer to the customer, and there is a reasonable assurance as to collectability. Because the majority of products are customized, product returns are not significant; however, the Company accrues for the estimated amount of customer credits at the time of sale. Revenue from the Company’s co-mail and list services operations is recognized when services are completed. The Company records deferred revenue in situations where amounts are invoiced but the revenue recognition criteria outlined above are not met. Such revenue is recognized when all criteria are subsequently met. Billings for shipping and handling costs are recorded gross. Many of the Company’s operations process materials, primarily paper, that may be supplied directly by customers or may be purchased by the Company and sold to customers. No revenue is recognized for customer-supplied paper, but revenues for Company-supplied paper are recognized on a gross basis. The Company records taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities on a net basis. Refer to Note 20, New Accounting Pronouncements, for information related to the Company’s upcoming adoption in the first quarter of 2018 of ASU 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).”
By-Product Recoveries	By-product recoveries—The Company records the sale of by-products as a reduction of cost of sales.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents—The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Short-term securities consist of investment grade instruments of governments, financial institutions and corporations.
Receivables	Receivables—Receivables are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts and primarily include trade receivables, notes receivable and miscellaneous receivables from suppliers. No single customer comprised more than 10% of our net sales in 2017, 2016 or 2015. Specific customer provisions are made when a review of significant outstanding amounts, utilizing information about customer creditworthiness and current economic trends, indicates that collection is doubtful. In addition, provisions are made at differing rates, based upon the age of the receivable and the Company’s historical collection experience. Refer to Note 4, Accounts Receivable, for details of activity affecting the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable.
Inventories	Inventories—Inventories include material, labor and factory overhead and are stated at the lower of cost or market and net of excess and obsolescence reserves for raw materials and finished goods. Provisions for excess and obsolete inventories are made at differing rates, utilizing historical data and current economic trends, based upon the age and type of the inventory. Specific excess and obsolescence provisions are also made when a review of specific balances indicates that the inventories will not be utilized in production or sold. The cost of 63.9% and 85.5% of the inventories at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, has been determined using the Last-In, First-Out (“LIFO”) method. The decrease in 2017 is primarily due to inventory associated with acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2017 that is not determined using the LIFO method. The LIFO method is intended to reflect the effect of inventory replacement costs within the consolidated and combined statements of operations; accordingly, charges to cost of sales generally reflect recent costs of material, labor and factory overhead. The Company uses an external-index method of valuing LIFO inventories. The remaining inventories, primarily related to certain acquired and international operations, are valued using the First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) or specific identification methods.
Long-Lived Assets	Long-Lived Assets—The Company assesses potential impairments to its long-lived assets if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed annually for impairment or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. An impaired asset is written down to its estimated fair value based upon the most recent information available. Estimated fair market value is generally measured by discounting estimated future cash flows. Long-lived assets, other than goodwill and other intangible assets, that are held for sale, are recorded at the lower of the carrying value or the fair market value less the estimated cost to sell.
Property, Plant and Equipment	Property, plant and equipment—Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Useful lives range from 15 to 40 years for buildings, the lesser of 7 years or the lease term for leasehold improvements and from 3 to 15 years for machinery and equipment. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to expense as incurred. Major overhauls that extend the useful lives of existing assets are capitalized. When properties are retired or disposed, the costs and accumulated depreciation are eliminated and the resulting profit or loss is recognized in the results of operations.
Goodwill	Goodwill—Goodwill is assigned to a specific reporting unit, depending on the nature of the acquired company. Prior to the separation, the Company’s goodwill balances for certain reporting units were reallocated based on the relative fair values of the businesses. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually as of October 31 or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying value. For certain reporting units, the Company may perform a qualitative, rather than quantitative, assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. In performing this qualitative analysis, the Company considers various factors, including the excess of prior year estimates of fair value compared to carrying value, the effect of market or industry changes and the reporting unit’s actual results compared to projected results. Based on this qualitative analysis, if management determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying value, no further impairment testing is performed. For the remaining reporting units, the Company compares each reporting unit’s fair value, estimated based on comparable company market valuations and expected future discounted cash flows to be generated by the reporting unit, to its carrying value. Prior to the Company’s early adoption of ASU 2017-04 “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)” during the third quarter of 2017, if the carrying value exceeded the reporting unit’s fair value, the Company performed an additional fair value measurement calculation to determine the impairment loss, that was charged to operations in the period identified. As a result of early adoption of ASU 2017-04, if the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, the Company recognizes an impairment charge equal to the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value not to exceed the total amount of goodwill recorded. Refer to Note 8, Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges, for more information regarding the Company’s annual and interim impairment reviews.
Amortization	Amortization—Certain costs to acquire and develop internal-use computer software are capitalized and amortized over their estimated useful life using the straight-line method, up to a maximum of five years. Amortization expense, primarily related to internally-developed software and excluding amortization expense related to other intangible assets, was $5 million each for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized over the term of the related debt. Other intangible assets, except for those intangible assets with indefinite lives, are recognized separately from goodwill and are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Other intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized. Refer to Note 7, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, for further discussion of other intangible assets and the related amortization expense.
Share-Based Compensation	Share-Based Compensation— The Company recognizes compensation expense for share-based awards expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award based on their grant date fair value. Prior to the separation, RRD maintained an incentive share-based compensation program for certain individuals, including certain LSC Communications employees. The share-based compensation expense was allocated to the Company based on the awards and terms previously granted to the Company’s employees, as well as an allocation of expense related to RRD’s corporate and shared functional employees. Refer to Note 16, Stock and Incentive Programs, for further discussion.
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Plans	Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Plans— At the separation date, the Company recorded net benefit obligations transferred from RRD. The Company records annual income and expense amounts relating to its pension plans based on calculations that include various actuarial assumptions, including discount rates, mortality, assumed rates of return, compensation increases, and turnover rates. The Company reviews its actuarial assumptions on an annual basis and makes modifications to the assumptions based on current rates and trends when it is deemed appropriate to do so. The effect of modifications on the value of plan obligations and assets is recognized immediately within other comprehensive income (loss) and amortized in investment and other income-net over future periods. The Company believes that the assumptions utilized in recording its obligations under its plans are reasonable based on its experience, market conditions and input from its actuaries and investment advisors. Prior to the separation, certain employees of the Company participated in various pension and postretirement health care plans sponsored by RRD. In the Company’s combined financial statements, these plans were accounted for as multiemployer benefit plans and no net liabilities were reflected in the Company’s combined balance sheets as there were no unfunded contributions due at the end of any reporting period. The Company’s statements of operations included expense allocations for these benefits. These expenses were funded through intercompany transactions with RRD and were reflected within net parent company investment in LSC Communications. Certain plans in LSC Communications’ Mexico and U.S. operations were direct obligations of LSC Communications and were recorded in the consolidated and combined financial statements. Refer to Note 13, Retirement Plans, for further discussion.
Taxes on Income	Taxes on Income—The Company has recorded deferred tax assets related to future deductible items, including domestic and foreign tax loss and credit carryforwards. The Company evaluates these deferred tax assets by tax jurisdiction. The utilization of these tax assets is limited by the amount of taxable income expected to be generated within the allowable carryforward period and other factors. Accordingly, management has provided a valuation allowance to reduce certain of these deferred tax assets when management has concluded that, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be fully realized. If actual results differ from these estimates, or the estimates are adjusted in future periods, adjustments to the valuation allowance might need to be recorded. Significant judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes and related accruals, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In the ordinary course of business, there are transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. Additionally, the Company’s tax returns are subject to audit by various U.S. and foreign tax authorities. The Company recognizes a tax position in its financial statements when it is more likely than not (a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that the position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. This recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Although management believes that its estimates are reasonable, the final outcome of uncertain tax positions may be materially different from that which is reflected in the Company’s consolidated and combined financial statements. The Company classifies interest expense and any related penalties related to income tax uncertainties as a component of income tax expense. Refer to Note 14, Income Taxes, for further discussion. Prior to the separation, in the Company’s combined financial statements, income tax expense and deferred tax balances were calculated on a separate return basis, although with respect to certain entities, the Company’s operations were historically included in the tax returns filed by the respective RRD entities of which the Company’s business was formerly a part. For periods after the separation, the Company has and will continue to file tax returns on its own behalf. The provision for income tax and income tax balances after the separation represent the Company's tax liabilities as an independent company. Refer to Note 14, Income Taxes, for information on the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) of 2017 on December 22, 2017.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Comprehensive Income (Loss)—Comprehensive income (loss) for the Company consists of net earnings, unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and foreign currency translation adjustments. Refer to Note 15, Comprehensive Income, for further discussion.

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Business Combinations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Fair Values, Valuation Techniques and Related Unobservable Inputs of Level Three

The following table presents the fair value, valuation techniques and related unobservable inputs for these Level 3 measurements for the year ended December 31, 2017:

	Fair Value				Valuation Technique		Unobservable Input		Range
Indefinite-lived tradenames	$	24			Relief-from-royalty		Royalty Rate		0.5% - 1.5%

Pro Forma Financial Information

	Year Ended December 31,
		2017			2016
Net sales	$	3,941		$	4,235
Net (loss) income		(60	)		106
Net (loss) earnings per common share
Basic	$	(1.78	)	$	3.16
Diluted	$	(1.78	)	$	3.14

The following table outlines unaudited pro forma financial information for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:

	Year Ended December 31,
		2017		2016
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$	22	$	23

Nonrecurring Pro Forma Adjustments Affecting Net Income

Additionally, the nonrecurring pro forma adjustments affecting net income for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
		2017			2016
Acquisition-related expenses, pre-tax	$	(1	)	$	—
Restructuring, impairment and other charges		(1	)		—
Inventory fair value adjustments, pre-tax		2			(3	)
Other pro forma adjustments, pre-tax		2			3
Income taxes		3			3

2017 Acquisitions

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Summary of Segments and Reporting Units where Acquisitions are Included

Refer below for a summary of the segments and reporting units where the acquisitions are included as of December 31, 2017.

	Segment	Reporting Unit
Clark Group	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	Logistics
Quality Park	Office Products	Office Products
Publishers Press	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	Magazines and Catalogs
NECI	Office Products	Office Products
CREEL	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	Magazines and Catalogs
Fairrington	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	Logistics
HudsonYards	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	Magazines and Catalogs

Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisitions

These purchase price allocations for the material acquisitions noted above were as follows:

	Clark Group			Quality Park			Publishers Press			CREEL			Fairrington
Accounts Receivable	$	6		$	20		$	27		$	12		$	6
Inventories		—			27			13			5			—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1			1			1			1			—
Property, plant and equipment		—			8			36			20			6
Other intangible assets		14			1			—			23			17
Other noncurrent assets		—			—			1			—			1
Goodwill (bargain purchase)		16			(3	)		2			26			22
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(9	)		(11	)		(13	)		(9	)		(4	)
Other noncurrent liabilities		—			—			—			(1	)		—
Deferred taxes-net		(3	)		(2	)		—			—			(9	)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	$	25		$	41			67			77			39
Less: value of common stock issued		—			—			—			—			20
Less: accrued but unpaid contingent consideration		—			—			—			1			—
Net cash paid:	$	25		$	41		$	67		$	76		$	19

Summary of Impairment Charges Related to Reporting Units

	Three Months Ended		Year Ended
	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2017
Magazines and Catalogs	$	28	$	30
Logistics		22		38
Other		5		5
Total	$	55	$	73

Fair Values, Valuation Techniques and Related Unobservable Inputs of Level Three

Goodwill will be tested in future periods based on the new reporting unit structure. Refer to Note 17, Segment Information, for more information on the segment structure.

	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range
Customer relationships	$	51	Multi-period excess earnings method	Growth rate	(5.0)% - 7.5%
				Attrition rate	5.0% - 10.0%
				Discount rate	13.0% - 35.0%
Trade names		4	Relief-from-royalty method	Royalty rate	0.5% - 1.5%
				Discount rate	13.0% - 35.0%

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Accounts Receivable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Transactions Affecting Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Transactions affecting the allowances for doubtful accounts receivable balance during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

		2017			2016			2015
Balance, beginning of year	$	10		$	11		$	13
Provisions charged to expense		3			6			3
Write-offs and other		(2	)		(7	)		(5	)
Balance, end of year	$	11		$	10		$	11

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Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of the Company's Inventories

The components of the Company’s inventories, net of excess and obsolescence reserves for raw materials and finished goods, at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	2017			2016
Raw materials and manufacturing supplies	$	114		$	100
Work in process		69			58
Finished goods		112			93
LIFO reserve		(57	)		(58	)
Total	$	238		$	193

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Components of Company's Property, Plant and Equipment

The components of the Company’s property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	2017			2016
Land	$	45		$	42
Buildings		739			762
Machinery and equipment		4,012			4,173
		4,796			4,977
Accumulated depreciation		(4,220	)		(4,369	)
Total	$	576		$	608

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	Magazines,
	Catalogs
	and Logistics			Book			Office Products			Other			Total
Net book value as of January 1, 2016
Goodwill	$	434		$	354		$	109		$	57		$	954
Accumulated impairment losses		(434	)		(303	)		(79	)		(57	)		(873	)
Total	$	—		$	51		$	30		$	—		$	81
Acquisition		—			—			—			3			3
Net book value as of December 31, 2016
Goodwill	$	434		$	354		$	109		$	64		$	961
Accumulated impairment losses		(434	)		(303	)		(79	)		(61	)		(877	)
Total	$	—		$	51		$	30			3		$	84
Acquisition		68			—			1			2			71
Impairment charges		(68	)		—			—			(5	)		(73	)
Net book value as of December 31, 2017
Goodwill	$	502		$	354		$	110		$	78		$	1,044
Accumulated impairment losses		(502	)		(303	)		(79	)		(78	)		(962	)
Total		—			51			31			—			82

Components of Other Intangible Assets

The components of other intangible assets at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

	December 31, 2017							December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Book		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Net Book
	Amount		Amortization			Value		Amount		Amortization			Value

Customer relationships	$	256	$	(125	)	$	131	$	205	$	(109	)	$	96
Trade names		9		(4	)		5		5		(2	)		3
Total amortizable other intangible assets		265		(129	)		136		210		(111	)		99
Indefinite-lived trade names		24		—			24		32		—			32
Total other intangible assets	$	289	$	(129	)	$	160	$	242	$	(111	)	$	131

Schedule of Other Intangible Assets Additions by Component

	December 31, 2017
	Amount		Weighted Average Amortization Period (in years)
Customer relationships	$	51		11.1
Trade names (amortizable)		4		4.5
Total additions	$	55

Schedule of Estimated Annual Amortization Expense Related to Other Intangible Assets

The following table outlines the estimated annual amortization expense related to other intangible assets as of December 31, 2017:

For the year ending December 31,	Amount
2018	$	16
2019		16
2020		16
2021		14
2022		13
2023 and thereafter		61
Total	$	136

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges

2017

			Other		Total
	Employee		Restructuring		Restructuring				Other
2017	Terminations		Charges		Charges		Impairment		Charges		Total
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	6	$	4	$	10	$	75	$	1	$	86
Book		5		2		7		5		3		15
Office Products		1		—		1		3		—		4
Other		1		1		2		5		—		7
Corporate		—		17		17		—		—		17
Total	$	13	$	24	$	37	$	88	$	4	$	129

2016

			Other		Total
	Employee		Restructuring		Restructuring				Other
2016	Terminations		Charges		Charges		Impairment		Charges		Total
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	3	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	1	$	4
Book		1		3		4		—		2		6
Other		2		3		5		—		—		5
Corporate		2		1		3		—		—		3
Total	$	8	$	7	$	15	$	—	$	3	$	18

2015

			Other		Total
	Employee		Restructuring		Restructuring				Other
2015	Terminations		Charges		Charges		Impairment		Charges		Total
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	4	$	2	$	6	$	—	$	1	$	7
Book		2		3		5		2		21		28
Office Products		1		2		3		1		—		4
Other		13		—		13		5		—		18
Total	$	20	$	7	$	27	$	8	$	22	$	57

Schedule of Net Impairment Charges

For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded the following net impairment charges, which are explained further below:

	Property, Plant and Equipment		Other Intangible Assets		Goodwill		Total
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	7		—	$	68	$	75
Book		—	5			—		5
Office Products		—	3			—		3
Other		—		—		5		5
Total	$	7	$	8	$	73	$	88

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

	Year Ended December 31, 2017				As of December 31, 2017
	Impairment Charge		Fair Value Measurement (Level 3)		Net Book Value
Long-lived assets held and used	$	7	$	—	$	—
Goodwill		73		—		—
Indefinite-lived tradenames		8		23		23
Total	$	88	$	23	$	23

	Year Ended December 31, 2015				As of December 31, 2015
	Impairment Charge		Fair Value Measurement (Level 3)		Net Book Value
Long-lived assets held for sale or disposal	$	9	$	15	$	14
Total	$	9	$	15	$	14

Fair Values, Valuation Techniques and Related Unobservable Inputs of Level Three

The following table presents the fair value, valuation techniques and related unobservable inputs for these Level 3 measurements for the year ended December 31, 2017:

	Fair Value				Valuation Technique		Unobservable Input		Range
Indefinite-lived tradenames	$	24			Relief-from-royalty		Royalty Rate		0.5% - 1.5%

Schedule of Changes in the Restructuring Reserve

The restructuring reserve as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2017, were as follows:

	December 31, 2016		Restructuring Charges		Foreign Exchange and Other		Cash Paid			December 31, 2017
Employee terminations	$	8	$	13	$	—	$	(13	)	$	8
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal obligations		18		1		—		(3	)		16
Lease terminations and other		2		18		—		(18	)		2
Total	$	28	$	32	$	—	$	(34	)	$	26

The restructuring reserve as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2016, were as follows:

	December 31, 2015		Restructuring Charges		Foreign Exchange and Other		Cash Paid			December 31, 2016
Employee terminations	$	13	$	8	$	2	$	(15	)	$	8
Multi-employer pension plan withdrawal obligations		20		2		—		(4	)		18
Lease terminations and other		4		5		—		(7	)		2
Total	$	37	$	15	$	2	$	(26	)	$	28

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Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accrued Liabilities Current [Abstract]

Components of Accrued Liabilities

The components of the Company’s accrued liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

		2017		2016
Employee-related liabilities	$	87	$	87
Customer-related liabilities		40		37
Deferred revenue		33		33
Restructuring liabilities		14		13
Other		65		67
Total accrued liabilities	$	239	$	237

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Future Minimum Rental Commitments Under Operating Leases

Future minimum rental commitments under operating leases are as follows:

Year Ended December 31	Amount
2018	$	47
2019		42
2020		30
2021		25
2022		18
2023 and thereafter		22
Total	$	184

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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of the Company's Debt

The Company’s debt at December 31, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following:

	2017				2016
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility	$	75		$	—
Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022 _(a)		306		$	353
8.75% Senior Secured Notes due October 15, 2023		450			450
Capital lease obligations		3			6
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(12	)		(15	)
Total debt		822			794
Less: current portion		(123	)		(52	)
Long-term debt	$	699		$	742

(a)

The borrowings under the Term Loan Facility are subject to a variable interest rate. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the interest rate was 7.07% and 7.00%, respectively.

Future Maturities of Debt

At December 31, 2017, the future maturities of debt, including capitalized leases, were as follows:

	Amount
2018	$	124
2019		43
2020		43
2021		43
2022		137
2023 and thereafter		450
Total _(a)	$	840

(a)

Summary Of Interest Expense

The following table summarizes interest expense included in the consolidated and combined statements of operations:

		2017			2016			2015
Interest incurred	$	73		$	19		$	—
Less: interest income		(1	)		(1	)		(3	)
Interest expense (income), net	$	72		$	18		$	(3	)

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS as Well as Reconciliation of Basic Shares to Diluted Shares

The following table shows the calculation of basic and diluted EPS, as well as a reconciliation of basic shares to diluted shares:

		2017			2016		2015
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic	$	(1.69	)	$	3.25	$	2.27
Diluted	$	(1.69	)	$	3.23	$	2.27
Dividends declared per common share	$	1.00		$	0.25	$	—
Numerator:
Net (loss) income	$	(57	)	$	106	$	74
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		33.8			32.5		32.4
Dilutive options and awards		—			0.3		—
Dilutive weighted-average number of common shares outstanding		33.8			32.8		32.4

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Retirement Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Financial Information Regarding Qualified, Non-Qualified and Internationals Plans

Financial information regarding the Qualified, Non-Qualified and International plans is shown below:


	2017						2016						2015
	Qualified			Non-Qualified & International			Qualified			Non-Qualified & International			Qualified			Non-Qualified & International
Interest cost		86			3			24			6			7			9
Expected return on plan assets		(153	)		—			(48	)		(7	)		(11	)		(13	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		17			1			6			1			—			1
Settlement		—			—			1			—			—			—
Net periodic benefit income	$	(50	)	$	4		$	(17	)	$	—		$	(4	)	$	(3	)

Weighted average assumption used to calculate net periodic benefit expense:
Discount rate		4.3	%		4.3	%		3.8	%		3.8	%		4.2	%		3.8	%
Expected return on plan assets		6.9	%		7.9	%		7.2	%		7.2	%		6.5	%		6.3	%

Reconciliation of Benefit Obligation, Plan Assets and Unfunded Status of Plans


	2017						2016
	Qualified			Non-Qualified & International			Qualified			Non-Qualified & International
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	2,439		$	92		$	168		$	220
Interest cost		86			3			24			6
Actuarial loss (gain)		169			5			(186	)		(7	)
Settlement		—			—			(30	)		—
Foreign currency translation		—			—			—			(27	)
Benefits paid		(122	)		(5	)		(39	)		(10	)
Plan transfers from parent company		—			—			2,502			97
Plan transfers to parent company		—			—			—			(187	)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	2,572		$	95		$	2,439		$	92

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	2,249		$	2		$	169		$	220
Actual return on assets		357			—			(93	)		9
Settlement		—			—			(30	)		—
Employer contributions		—			6			1			4
Foreign currency translation		—			(1	)		—			(27	)
Separation-related adjustment		(6	)		—			—			—
Plan transfers from parent company		—			—			2,241			—
Plan transfers to parent company		—			—			—			(194	)
Benefits paid		(122	)		(5	)		(39	)		(10	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	2,478			2		$	2,249		$	2

Unfunded status at end of year	$	(94	)	$	(93	)	$	(190	)	$	(90	)

Amounts Recognized on Consolidated Balance Sheets


	2017						2016
	Qualified			Non-Qualified & International			Qualified			Non-Qualified & International
Prepaid pension cost (included in other noncurrent assets)	$	—		$	—		$	4		$	—
Accrued benefit cost (included in accrued liabilities)		—			(5	)		—			(5	)
Pension liabilities		(94	)		(88	)		(194	)		(85	)
Net liabilities recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	$	(94	)	$	(93	)	$	(190	)	$	(90	)

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss


	2017						2016
	Qualified			Non-Qualified & International			Qualified			Non-Qualified & International
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Net actuarial loss	$	(674	)	$	(29	)	$	(727	)	$	(25	)
Total	$	(674	)	$	(29	)	$	(727	)	$	(25	)

Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss

The pre-tax amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss in 2017 as components of net periodic costs were as follows:


	Qualified		Non-Qualified & International
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss	$	17	$	1
Amounts arising during the period:
Net actuarial gain (loss)		36		(5	)
Total	$	53	$	(4	)

Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Expected to be Recognized Next Fiscal Year


	Qualified		Non-Qualified & International
Amortization of:
Net actuarial loss	$	19	$	1

Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Benefit Obligation

The weighted-average assumptions used to determine the net benefit obligation at the measurement date were as follows:


	2017						2016
	Qualified			Non-Qualified & International			Qualified			Non-Qualified & International
Discount rate		3.7	%		3.8	%		4.3	%		4.3	%

Summary of Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets

The following table provides a summary of pension plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:


	2017				2016
	Qualified		Non-Qualified & International		Qualified		Non-Qualified & International
Projected benefit obligation	$	2,572	$	95	$	2,306	$	92
Fair value of plan assets		2,478		2		2,112		2

Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets

The following table provides a summary of pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:


	2017				2016
	Qualified		Non-Qualified & International		Qualified		Non-Qualified & International
Accumulated benefit obligation	$	2,572	$	94	$	2,306	$	90
Fair value of plan assets		2,478		2		2,112		1

Expected Benefit Payments

Benefit payments are expected to be paid as follows:


	Qualified		Non-Qualified & International
2018	$	127	5
2019		131	5
2020		135	6
2021		138	6
2022		143	6
2023-2027		746	30

Allocation of Plan Assets, Pension Plan

The fair values of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2017 and 2016, by asset category were as follows:

	December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
Asset Category	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Total		Level 1		Level 2
Cash and cash equivalents	$	82	$	52	$	30	$	80	$	50	$	30
Equity		636		636		—		595		595		—
Fixed income		1,062		—		1,062		802		—		802
Derivatives and other		1		—		1		—		—		—
Investments measurement at NAV as a practical expedient		699		—		—		774		—		—
Total	$	2,480	$	688	$	1,093	$	2,251	$	645	$	832

Schedule of Multiemployer Pension Plan

During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded restructuring, impairment and other charges relating to multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligations of:

Year Ended December 31	Unrelated to Facility Closures		Related to Facility Closures		Total
2017	$	4	$	1	$	5
2016	$	3	$	2	$	5
2015	$	3	$	1	$	4

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Earnings from Operations Before Income Taxes

Income taxes have been based on the following components of earnings from operations before income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

		2017			2016		2015
U.S.	$	(71	)	$	129	$	136
Foreign		27			28		2
Total	$	(44	)	$	157	$	138

Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) from Operations

The components of income tax expense (benefit) from operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

		2017			2016			2015
Current
U.S. federal	$	20		$	54		$	76
U.S. state and local		1			10			13
Foreign		7			5			13
Current income tax expense		28			69			102
Deferred
U.S. federal		(11	)		(17	)		(31	)
U.S. state and local		(4	)		(3	)		(5	)
Foreign		—			2			(2	)
Deferred income tax benefit		(15	)		(18	)		(38	)
Income tax expense	$	13		$	51		$	64

Reconciliation of Differences Between Federal Statutory and Effective Income Tax Rate

The following table outlines the reconciliation of differences between the Federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s effective income tax rate:

	2017		2016		2015
Federal statutory tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
International investment tax credit	25.9		(1.6	)	(1.8	)
Foreign tax rate differential	6.5		(1.4	)	0.8
State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit	4.0		3.1		3.8
Domestic manufacturing deduction	1.3		(3.1	)	(4.4	)
Adjustment of uncertain tax positions and interest	—		—		4.4
Acquisition-related expenses	—		—		3.0
Section 162(m) limitation	(5.1	)	0.3		0.5
Impairment charges	(21.8	)	—		—
Change in valuation allowances	(22.6	)	0.9		2.5
Impact of the Tax Act
Deferred tax effects	(19.2	)	—		—
Transition tax	(36.2	)	—		—
Other	1.7		(0.7	)	2.7
Effective income tax rate	(30.5)	%	32.5	%	46.5	%

Significant Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The significant deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

		2017			2016
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses and other tax carryforwards	$	138		$	106
Pension plan liabilities		58			126
Accrued liabilities		33			57
Foreign depreciation		13			10
Other		4			6
Total deferred tax assets		246			305
Valuation allowances		(115	)		(87	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	131		$	218

Deferred tax liabilities:
Accelerated depreciation	$	(40	)	$	(91	)
Other intangible assets		(30	)		(56	)
Inventories		(6	)		(11	)
Other		(5	)		(5	)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(81	)		(163	)

Net deferred tax assets	$	50		$	55

Transactions Affecting Valuation Allowance On Deferred Tax Assets

Transactions affecting the valuation allowances on deferred tax assets during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

		2017		2016			2015
Balance, beginning of year	$	87	$	106		$	111
Current year expense-net		9		1			3
Transfer of U.K. entity to parent company		—		(7	)		—
Foreign exchange and other		19		(13	)		(8	)
Balance, end of year	$	115	$	87		$	106

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Changes in the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

		2017		2016			2015
Balance, beginning of year	$	—	$	5		$	—
Additions for tax positions of prior years		—		—			5
Settlements during the year		—		(5	)		—
Foreign exchange and other		—		—			—
Balance, end of year	$	—	$	—		$	5

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Comprehensive Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table summarizes the change in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

	Pension Plan Cost			Translation Adjustments			Total
Balance at December 31, 2014	$	(37	)	$	(131	)	$	(168	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(10	)		(28	)		(38	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		1			—			1
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9	)		(28	)		(37	)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	(46	)	$	(159	)	$	(205	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		29			5			34
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		6			—			6
Transfer of pension plan from parent company, net		(495	)		—			(495	)
Transfer of U.K. entity to parent company, net		44			85			129
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss		(416	)		90			(326	)
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	(462	)	$	(69	)	$	(531	)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		23			21			44
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss		11			—			11
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss		34			21			55
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(428	)	$	(48	)	$	(476	)

Schedule of Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

							Classification in the Consolidated
	2017		2016			2015	and Combined Statements of Operations
Amortization of pension plan cost:
Net actuarial loss	$	18	$	7	$	1	(a)
Settlement		—		1		—
Reclassifications before tax	$	18	$	8		1
Income tax expense		7		2		—
Reclassifications, net of tax	$	11	$	6	$	1

(a)

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Stock and Incentive Programs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary of Stock Option Activity

	Shares Under Option (thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (millions)
Outstanding at December 31, 2016		299		$	25.32		3.3	$	2
Cancelled/forfeited/expired		(2	)		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		297			25.32		2.3		—
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2017		297			25.32		2.3		—
Exercisable at December 31, 2017		297		$	25.32		2.3	$	—

Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity

	Shares (thousands)			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2016		652		$	28.39
Granted		145			28.94
Vested		(86	)		27.22
Forfeited		(7	)		29.45
Nonvested at December 31, 2017		704		$	28.64

Summary of Restricted Stock Award Activity for Employees

A summary of RSA activity for the Company’s employees as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2017 is presented below.

	Shares (thousands)			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2016	159			$	26.26
Granted	9				26.26
Vested		(56	)		26.26
Nonvested at December 31, 2017	112			$	26.26

Performance Restricted Stock

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary of Performance Activity for Employees

A summary of PRS activity for the Company’s employees as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and changes during the year months ended December 31, 2017 is presented below.

	Shares (thousands)			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2016	266			$	26.26
Granted	45				28.94
Vested		(89	)		26.26
Nonvested at December 31, 2017	222			$	26.80

Performance Share Units

Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Summary of Performance Activity for Employees

A summary of PSU activity for the Company’s employees as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and changes during the year ended December 31, 2017 is presented below.

	Shares (thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2016		—	$	—
Granted		29		26.72
Nonvested at December 31, 2017		29	$	26.72

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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

			Income (loss)					Depreciation
Year Ended	Net		from			Assets of		and		Capital
December 31, 2017	Sales		Operations			Operations		Amortization		Expenditures
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	1,583	$	(73	)	$	780	$	72	$	24
Book		1,022		62			553		60		13
Office Products		495		42			377		15		5
Total reportable segments		3,100		31			1,710		147		42
Other		503		28			222		11		10
Corporate		—		(78	)		82		2		8
Total operations	$	3,603	$	(19)		$	2,014	$	160	$	60

			Income (loss)				Depreciation
Year Ended	Net		from		Assets of		and		Capital
December 31, 2016	Sales		Operations		Operations		Amortization		Expenditures
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	1,526	$	28	$	638	$	76	$	19
Book		1,097		86		626		67		10
Office Products		527		54		323		15		3
Total reportable segments		3,150		168		1,587		158		32
Other		504		27		237		12		10
Corporate		—		(65)		128		1		6
Total operations	$	3,654	$	130	$	1,952	$	171	$	48

			Income (loss)					Depreciation
Year Ended	Net		from			Assets of		and		Capital
December 31, 2015	Sales		Operations			Operations		Amortization		Expenditures
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics	$	1,696	$	42		$	721	$	94	$	22
Book		925		42			594		54		10
Office Products		562		47			324		16		4
Total reportable segments		3,183		131			1,639		164		36
Other		560		12			332		16		6
Corporate		—		(37	)		40		1		—
Total operations	$	3,743	$	106		$	2,011	$	181	$	42

Schedule of Corporate Assets

Corporate assets primarily consisted of the following items at December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:

		2017			2016			2015
Receivables, less allowances for doubtful accounts	$	19		$	54		$	(8	)
Software		17			13			8
Cash and cash equivalents		12			45			—
Long-term investments		13			19			10
Property, plant and equipment, net		14			15			13
LIFO reserves		(57	)		(58	)		(67	)
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance		19			24			83

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Geographic Areas (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Net Sales and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Region

The table below presents net sales and long-lived assets by geographic region.

	North America_(b)		Europe		Mexico		Consolidated & Combined
2017
Net sales	$	3,226	$	271	$	106	$	3,603
Long-lived assets _(a)		607		32		36		675

2016
Net sales	$	3,286	$	272	$	96	$	3,654
Long-lived assets _(a)		651		30		23		704

2015
Net sales	$	3,319	$	305	$	119	$	3,743
Long-lived assets _(a)		722		43		21		786

(a)

Includes net property, plant and equipment and other noncurrent assets.

(b)

North America includes the United States and Canada.

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Related Parties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Allocation of Expense Reflected in the Combined Statements of Operations

These allocations were reflected as follows in the combined statements of operations:

	Nine months ended September 30,		Year ended December 31,
		2016		2015
Costs of goods sold	$	67	$	78
Selling, general and administrative		114		158
Depreciation and amortization		5		7
Total allocations from RRD	$	186	$	243

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Overview and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Detail) $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2017 USD ($) shares	Oct. 02, 2016 Entity	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 shares
Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Percentage of distribution of common shares during spinoff					80.75%
Issuance of common stock, value \| $			$ 38	$ 0
Over-allotment Option
Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, shares	900,000
Issuance of common stock, value \| $	$ 18
Donnelley Financial Solutions
Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Percentage of distribution of common shares during spinoff					80.75%
RRD
Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	19.25%	19.25%
Ownership percentage in Donnelley Financial solutions by related party		19.25%
Number of subsidiary shares sold by parent company	6,200,000
RR Donnelley
Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of entities resulted from spinoff of an entity \| Entity		3
Number of share distributed to each stockholder in spinoff transaction in Donnelley Financial solutions by related party					0.125
Number of share distributed to each stockholder in spinoff transaction					0.125

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Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Customer	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Customer
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of single customers comprising more than 10% of consolidated net sales \| Customer	0	0	0
Percentage of net sales per customer, maximum	10.00%	10.00%	10.00%
Percentage of inventory valued at LIFO	63.90%	85.50%
Annual goodwill impairment testing date	--10-31
Net liabilities recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	$ 0
Computer Software, Intangible Asset
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Amortization expense, primarily related to internally-developed software	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Maximum \| Computer Software, Intangible Asset
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life of computer software	5 years
Buildings \| Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years
Buildings \| Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	40 years
Leasehold Improvements \| Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years
Machinery and Equipment \| Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Machinery and Equipment \| Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	15 years

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Business Combinations - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Millions									3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Nov. 29, 2017	Nov. 09, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 07, 2017	Aug. 17, 2017	Jul. 28, 2017	Mar. 01, 2017	Jun. 08, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Aug. 21, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 0						$ 82,000,000	$ 0		$ 82,000,000	$ 84,000,000	$ 81,000,000
Goodwill impairment charges			$ 55,000,000							55,000,000		73,000,000	0	0
Acquisition-related expenses												5,000,000		$ 14,000,000
Former magazines, catalogs and retail inserts
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill									0			0
Goodwill impairment charges										$ 55,000,000		73,000,000
Clark Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition, cash	$ 25,000,000
Goodwill	$ 16,000,000								16,000,000			16,000,000
Business acquisition, net sales of acquiree since acquisition date												4,000,000
Clark Group \| Former magazines, catalogs and retail inserts
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges									18,000,000
Quality Park
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition, cash		$ 41,000,000
Business acquisition, net sales of acquiree since acquisition date												16,000,000
Gain on bargain purchase												3,000,000
Publishers Press
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition, cash				$ 70,000,000
Goodwill				$ 2,000,000					2,000,000			2,000,000
Business acquisition, net sales of acquiree since acquisition date												53,000,000
Business acquisition, income (loss) from operations of acquiree since acquisition date												1,000,000
NECI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill															$ 1,000,000
Business acquisition, net sales of acquiree since acquisition date												2,000,000
Business acquisition, income (loss) from operations of acquiree since acquisition date												(1,000,000)
Purchase price, included in estimated contingent consideration									1,000,000			1,000,000			6,000,000
Estimated fair value of contingent consideration															$ 1,000,000
CREEL
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					$ 26,000,000				26,000,000			26,000,000
Business acquisition, net sales of acquiree since acquisition date												47,000,000
Purchase price, included in estimated contingent consideration					79,000,000				1,000,000			1,000,000
Estimated fair value of contingent consideration					1,000,000
CREEL \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contingent consideration in cash payments					$ 10,000,000
Fairrington
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition, cash						$ 19,000,000
Goodwill						$ 22,000,000			22,000,000			22,000,000
Business acquisition, net sales of acquiree since acquisition date												28,000,000
Business acquisition, income (loss) from operations of acquiree since acquisition date												$ 1,000,000
Issuance of common stock shares for acquisitions of businesses						1.0						1.0
Aggregate purchase price of acquisition						$ 39,000,000
HudsonYards
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition, cash							$ 3,000,000
Goodwill							$ 2,000,000
Business acquisition, net sales of acquiree since acquisition date												$ 8,000,000
Business acquisition, income (loss) from operations of acquiree since acquisition date												(1,000,000)
2017 Acquisitions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Tax deductible goodwill									$ 39,000,000			$ 39,000,000
Continuum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition, cash											$ 2,000,000		$ 7,000,000
Goodwill											5,000,000
Aggregate purchase price of acquisition											$ 9,000,000
Courier Corporation
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price of acquisition, cash								$ 137,000,000
Issuance of common stock shares for acquisitions of businesses								8.0
Aggregate purchase price of acquisition								$ 292,000,000
Debt assumed								78,000,000
Cash acquired from acquisition								21,000,000
Courier Corporation \| Brazil
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price of acquisition								6,000,000
Debt assumed								$ 2,000,000

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Business Combinations and Disposition - Summary of Segments and Reporting Units where Acquisitions are Included (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Clark Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Reporting Unit	Logistics
Quality Park
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment	Office Products
Reporting Unit	Office Products
Publishers Press
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Reporting Unit	Magazines and Catalogs
NECI
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment	Office Products
Reporting Unit	Office Products
CREEL
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Reporting Unit	Magazines and Catalogs
Fairrington
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Reporting Unit	Logistics
HudsonYards
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Segment	Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Reporting Unit	Magazines and Catalogs

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Business Combinations - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisitions (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Nov. 29, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 07, 2017	Aug. 17, 2017	Jul. 28, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 82,000,000		$ 0				$ 84,000,000	$ 81,000,000
Clark Group
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable	6,000,000
Inventories	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,000,000
Property, plant and equipment	0
Other intangible assets	14,000,000
Other noncurrent assets	0
Goodwill	16,000,000	$ 16,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(9,000,000)
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Deferred taxes-net	(3,000,000)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	25,000,000
Less: value of common stock issued	0
Less: accrued but unpaid contingent consideration	0
Net cash paid:	25,000,000
Quality Park
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable	20,000,000
Inventories	27,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,000,000
Property, plant and equipment	8,000,000
Other intangible assets	1,000,000
Other noncurrent assets	0
Bargain purchase	(3,000,000)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(11,000,000)
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Deferred taxes-net	(2,000,000)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	41,000,000
Less: value of common stock issued	0
Less: accrued but unpaid contingent consideration	0
Net cash paid:	41,000,000
Publishers Press
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable	27,000,000
Inventories	13,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,000,000
Property, plant and equipment	36,000,000
Other intangible assets	0
Other noncurrent assets	1,000,000
Goodwill	2,000,000			$ 2,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(13,000,000)
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Deferred taxes-net	0
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	67,000,000
Less: value of common stock issued	0
Less: accrued but unpaid contingent consideration	0
Net cash paid:	67,000,000
CREEL
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable	12,000,000
Inventories	5,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,000,000
Property, plant and equipment	20,000,000
Other intangible assets	23,000,000
Other noncurrent assets	0
Goodwill	26,000,000				$ 26,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(9,000,000)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(1,000,000)
Deferred taxes-net	0
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	77,000,000
Less: value of common stock issued	0
Less: accrued but unpaid contingent consideration	1,000,000
Net cash paid:	76,000,000
Fairrington
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable	6,000,000
Inventories	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0
Property, plant and equipment	6,000,000
Other intangible assets	17,000,000
Other noncurrent assets	1,000,000
Goodwill	22,000,000					$ 22,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(4,000,000)
Other noncurrent liabilities	0
Deferred taxes-net	(9,000,000)
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	39,000,000
Less: value of common stock issued	20,000,000
Less: accrued but unpaid contingent consideration	0
Net cash paid:	$ 19,000,000

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Business Combinations and Disposition - Summary of Impairment Charges Related to Reporting Units (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total, Impairment Charges	$ 55	$ 55	$ 73	$ 0	$ 0
Magazines and Catalogs
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total, Impairment Charges		28	30
Logistics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total, Impairment Charges		22	38
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total, Impairment Charges		$ 5	$ 5

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Business Combinations - Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Related Unobservable Inputs (Detail) - 2017 Acquisitions $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 55
Customer Relationships
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	51
Customer Relationships \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 51
Valuation Technique	Multi-period excess earnings method
Customer Relationships \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Minimum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Growth rate	(5.00%)
Attrition rate	5.00%
Discount rate	13.00%
Customer Relationships \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Maximum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Growth rate	7.50%
Attrition rate	10.50%
Discount rate	35.00%
Trade Names
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 4
Trade Names \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 4
Valuation Technique	Relief-from-royalty method
Trade Names \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Minimum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Discount rate	13.00%
Royalty rate	0.50%
Trade Names \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Maximum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Discount rate	35.00%
Royalty rate	1.50%

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Business Combinations - Pro Forma Financial Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 3,941	$ 4,235
Net (loss) income	$ (60)	$ 106
Net (loss) earnings per common share
Basic	$ (1.78)	$ 3.16
Diluted	$ (1.78)	$ 3.14
Amortization of purchased intangibles	$ 22	$ 23

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Business Combinations - Nonrecurring Pro Forma Adjustments Affecting Net Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisition-related expenses, pre-tax	$ (1)	$ 0
Restructuring, impairment and other charges	(1)	0
Inventory fair value adjustments, pre-tax	2	(3)
Other pro forma adjustments, pre-tax	2	3
Income taxes	$ 3	$ 3

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Accounts Receivable - Transactions Affecting Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 10	$ 11	$ 13
Provisions charged to expense	3	6	3
Write-offs and other	(2)	(7)	(5)
Balance, end of year	$ 11	$ 10	$ 11

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Inventories - Components of the Company's Inventories (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Inventory Net [Abstract]
Raw materials and manufacturing supplies	$ 114	$ 100
Work in process	69	58
Finished goods	112	93
LIFO reserve	(57)	(58)
Total	$ 238	$ 193

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Inventories - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Inventories - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Inventory Net [Abstract]
LIFO benefit	$ 1	$ 1	$ 7

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Property, Plant and Equipment - Components of Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Land	$ 45	$ 42
Buildings	739	762
Machinery and equipment	4,012	4,173
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,796	4,977
Accumulated depreciation	(4,220)	(4,369)
Total	$ 576	$ 608

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Property, Plant and Equipment - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation expense	$ 137,000,000	$ 149,000,000	$ 160,000,000
Impairment charges	88,000,000	0	$ 8,000,000
Other current assets
Property Plant And Equipment [Line Items]
Net book value of assets held for sale	$ 7,000,000	$ 2,000,000

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Changes in the Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross			$ 1,044,000,000	$ 961,000,000	$ 954,000,000
Accumulated impairment losses			(962,000,000)	(877,000,000)	(873,000,000)
Goodwill	$ 0	$ 0	82,000,000	84,000,000	81,000,000
Acquisition			71,000,000	3,000,000
Impairment charges	$ (55,000,000)	(55,000,000)	(73,000,000)	0	0
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross			502,000,000	434,000,000	434,000,000
Accumulated impairment losses			(502,000,000)	(434,000,000)	(434,000,000)
Goodwill			0	0	0
Acquisition			68,000,000	0
Impairment charges			(68,000,000)
Book
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross			354,000,000	354,000,000	354,000,000
Accumulated impairment losses			(303,000,000)	(303,000,000)	(303,000,000)
Goodwill			51,000,000	51,000,000	51,000,000
Acquisition			0	0
Impairment charges			0
Office Products
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross			110,000,000	109,000,000	109,000,000
Accumulated impairment losses			(79,000,000)	(79,000,000)	(79,000,000)
Goodwill			31,000,000	30,000,000	30,000,000
Acquisition			1,000,000	0
Impairment charges			0
Other
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill gross			78,000,000	64,000,000	57,000,000
Accumulated impairment losses			(78,000,000)	(61,000,000)	(57,000,000)
Goodwill			0	3,000,000	$ 0
Acquisition			2,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Impairment charges		$ (5,000,000)	$ (5,000,000)

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges	$ 55	$ 55	$ 73	$ 0	$ 0
Amortization expense for other intangible assets			18	16	17
2017 Acquisitions
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total additions			55
Office Products
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges			0
Book
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges			0
Trade Names
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			8	$ 0	$ 0
Trade Names \| Office Products
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			3
Trade Names \| Book
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			$ 5

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Components of Other Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, amortizable intangible assets	$ 265	$ 210
Accumulated Amortization, amortizable intangible assets	(129)	(111)
Net Book Value, amortizable intangible assets	136	99
Gross Carrying Amount, total other intangible assets	289	242
Net Book Value, total other intangible assets	160	131
Trade Names
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net Book Value, indefinite-lived trade names	24	32
Customer Relationships
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, amortizable intangible assets	256	205
Accumulated Amortization, amortizable intangible assets	(125)	(109)
Net Book Value, amortizable intangible assets	131	96
Trade Names
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount, amortizable intangible assets	9	5
Accumulated Amortization, amortizable intangible assets	(4)	(2)
Net Book Value, amortizable intangible assets	$ 5	$ 3

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Other Intangible Assets Additions by Component (Detail) - 2017 Acquisitions $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total additions	$ 55
Customer Relationships
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total additions	$ 51
Weighted Average Amortization Period	11 years 1 month 6 days
Trade Names
Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total additions	$ 4
Weighted Average Amortization Period	4 years 6 months

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Estimated Annual Amortization Expense Related to Other Intangible Assets (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 16
2019	16
2020	16
2021	14
2022	13
2023 and thereafter	61
Total	$ 136

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Schedule of Net Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Employee Terminations	$ 13	$ 8	$ 20
Other Restructuring Charges	24	7	7
Total Restructuring Charges	37	15	27
Impairment	88	0	8
Other Charges	4	3	22
Total	129	18	57
Total Operating Segments \| Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Employee Terminations	6	3	4
Other Restructuring Charges	4	0	2
Total Restructuring Charges	10	3	6
Impairment	75	0	0
Other Charges	1	1	1
Total	86	4	7
Total Operating Segments \| Book
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Employee Terminations	5	1	2
Other Restructuring Charges	2	3	3
Total Restructuring Charges	7	4	5
Impairment	5	0	2
Other Charges	3	2	21
Total	15	6	28
Total Operating Segments \| Office Products
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Employee Terminations	1		1
Other Restructuring Charges	0		2
Total Restructuring Charges	1		3
Impairment	3		1
Other Charges	0		0
Total	4		4
Total Operating Segments \| Other
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Employee Terminations	1	2	13
Other Restructuring Charges	1	3	0
Total Restructuring Charges	2	5	13
Impairment	5	0	5
Other Charges	0	0	0
Total	7	5	$ 18
Corporate
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Employee Terminations	0	2
Other Restructuring Charges	17	1
Total Restructuring Charges	17	3
Impairment	0	0
Other Charges	0	0
Total	$ 17	$ 3

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Narrative (Detail)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Employee Business Facility	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Employee Facility	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Employee Facility	Nov. 29, 2017 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Employee-related termination costs			$ 13,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 20,000,000
Number of employees used to determine employee termination costs \| Employee			776	222	766
Other Restructuring Charges			$ 24,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 7,000,000
Impairment charge of property, plant and equipment			7,000,000
Goodwill (Note 7)	$ 0	$ 0	82,000,000	84,000,000	81,000,000
Goodwill impairment charges	$ 55,000,000	55,000,000	73,000,000	0	0
Impairment charges, net					8,000,000
Clark Group
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill (Note 7)			16,000,000			$ 16,000,000
Magazines, catalogs and retail inserts
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill (Note 7)			0
Goodwill impairment charges			73,000,000
Magazines, catalogs and retail inserts \| Clark Group
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charges			18,000,000
Trade Names
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			8,000,000	0	$ 0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			$ 24,000,000	32,000,000
Book
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Number of facilities closed \| Facility			3		1
Goodwill (Note 7)			$ 51,000,000	51,000,000	$ 51,000,000
Goodwill impairment charges			0
Book \| Trade Names
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			5,000,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			$ 1,000,000
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Number of facilities closed \| Facility			1
Goodwill (Note 7)			$ 0	0	0
Goodwill impairment charges			68,000,000
Office Products
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill (Note 7)			31,000,000	$ 30,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Goodwill impairment charges			0
Office Products \| Trade Names
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets			3,000,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets			$ 23,000,000
Print
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Number of business acquisitions completed \| Business			5
Other
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Number of facilities closed \| Facility				1	1
Goodwill (Note 7)			$ 0	$ 3,000,000	$ 0
Goodwill impairment charges		$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Termination One
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Number of employees who were terminated as of date \| Employee			459

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Schedule of Net Impairment Charges (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment			$ 7
Other Intangible Assets			8
Goodwill	$ 55	$ 55	73	$ 0	$ 0
Total			88	0	8
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill			68
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics \| Total Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment			7
Other Intangible Assets			0
Goodwill			68
Total			75	0	0
Book
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill			0
Book \| Total Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment			0
Other Intangible Assets			5
Goodwill			0
Total			5	0	2
Office Products
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill			0
Office Products \| Total Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment			0
Other Intangible Assets			3
Goodwill			0
Total			3		1
Other
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 5	5
Other \| Total Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment			0
Other Intangible Assets			0
Goodwill			5
Total			$ 5	$ 0	$ 5

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held and used, impairment charge			$ 7,000,000
Goodwill, impairment charge	$ 55,000,000	$ 55,000,000	73,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Total, impairment charge			88,000,000	0	8,000,000
Goodwill, net book value	$ 0	$ 0	82,000,000	$ 84,000,000	81,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held and used, impairment charge			7,000,000
Goodwill, impairment charge			73,000,000
Indefinite-lived trade names, impairment charge			8,000,000
Total, impairment charge			88,000,000		9,000,000
Long-lived assets held and used, net book value			0
Goodwill, net book value			0
Net Book Value, indefinite-lived trade names			23,000,000
Total, net book value			23,000,000		14,000,000
Long-lived assets held for sale or disposal, impairment charge					9,000,000
Long-lived assets held for sale or disposal, net book value					14,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-lived assets held and used, fair value measurement			0
Goodwill, fair value measurement			0
Indefinite-lived trade names, fair value measurement			23,000,000
Total, fair value measurement			$ 23,000,000		15,000,000
Long-lived assets held for sale or disposal, fair value measurement					$ 15,000,000

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Summary of Fair Value, Valuation Techniques and Related Unobservable Inputs for Level 3 Measurements (Detail) - Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 23
Trade Names
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 24
Valuation Technique	Relief-from-royalty
Unobservable Input	Royalty Rate
Trade Names \| Minimum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Discount rate	0.50%
Trade Names \| Maximum
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Discount rate	1.50%

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Other Charges - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Other Charges	$ 4	$ 3	$ 22
Accrued liabilities	239	237
Other noncurrent liabilities	67	52
Courier Corporation
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring, integration charges			19
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligations
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Other Charges	4	3	3
Accrued liabilities	6	6	6
Other noncurrent liabilities	$ 37	$ 39	$ 42

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Schedule of Changes in the Restructuring Reserve (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at the beginning	$ 28	$ 37
Restructuring Charges	32	15
Foreign Exchange and Other	0	2
Cash Paid	(34)	(26)
Balance at the end	26	28
Employee terminations
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at the beginning	8	13
Restructuring Charges	13	8
Foreign Exchange and Other	0	2
Cash Paid	(13)	(15)
Balance at the end	8	8
Lease terminations and other
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at the beginning	2	4
Restructuring Charges	18	5
Foreign Exchange and Other	0	0
Cash Paid	(18)	(7)
Balance at the end	2	2
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligations
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Balance at the beginning	18	20
Restructuring Charges	1	2
Foreign Exchange and Other	0	0
Cash Paid	(3)	(4)
Balance at the end	$ 16	$ 18

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Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges - Restructuring Reserve - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]
Current restructuring reserve (included in accrued liabilities)	$ 14	$ 13
Noncurrent restructuring reserve (included in noncurrent liabilities)	$ 12	$ 15

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Accrued Liabilities - Components of Accrued Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accrued Liabilities Current [Abstract]
Employee-related liabilities	$ 87	$ 87
Customer-related liabilities	40	37
Deferred revenue	33	33
Restructuring liabilities	14	13
Other	65	67
Total accrued liabilities	$ 239	$ 237

- Definition

The carrying amount of consideration received or receivable as of the balance sheet date on potential earnings that were not recognized as revenue in conformity with GAAP, and which are expected to be recognized as such within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, including sales, license fees, and royalties, but excluding interest income.

+ References + Details

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Detail) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Facility	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Severance payments related to restructuring	$ 8
Committed total of property, plant and equipment expenditure	10
Commitments for outsourced services	42
Operating lease commitments	184
Minimum non-cancelable sublease rental commitments	11
Rent expense	$ 46	$ 39	$ 29
Number of sites cited as potentially responsible party \| Facility	9
Number of previously and currently owned sites with potential remediation obligations \| Facility	3

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Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Rental Commitments Under Operating Leases (Detail) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 47
2019	42
2020	30
2021	25
2022	18
2023 and thereafter	22
Total	$ 184

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Debt - Schedule of the Company's Debt Obligations (Detail) - USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Sep. 30, 2016

Capital lease obligations

$ 3,000,000

$ 6,000,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs

(12,000,000)

(15,000,000)

Total debt

822,000,000

794,000,000

Less: current portion

(123,000,000)

(52,000,000)

Long-term debt

699,000,000

742,000,000

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility

Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022

Term Loan Facility

75,000,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs

Term Loan Facility

^[1]

306,000,000

353,000,000

(4,000,000)

8.75% Senior Secured Notes due October 15, 2023

Unamortized debt issuance costs

Senior Secured Notes

450,000,000

$ 450,000,000

$ (8,000,000)

[1]	The borrowings under the Term Loan Facility are subject to a variable interest rate. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the interest rate was 7.07% and 7.00%, respectively.

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Debt - Schedule of the Company's Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity date	Sep. 30, 2022
Debt instrument, variable interest rate	7.07%	7.00%
8.75% Senior Secured Notes due October 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	8.75%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Oct. 15, 2023

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Debt - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Nov. 17, 2017

Nov. 16, 2017

Feb. 02, 2017

Sep. 30, 2016

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

$ 65,000,000

$ 816,000,000

$ 0

Amount of difference between fair value and book value

$ 22,000,000

$ 20,000,000

22,000,000

Weighted average interest rate on borrowings

3.50%

4.47%

Interest paid, net of interest received

$ 69,000,000

7,000,000

$ 1,000,000

Revolving Credit Facility

Credit facility borrowings

$ 0

75,000,000

Credit Agreements

Allowable annual dividend payment under credit agreement

$ 50,000,000

Outstanding letters of credit

$ 53,000,000

Credit Agreements | Revolving Credit Facility

Debt instrument, interest payment terms

At least quarterly (from December 31, 2016)

Debt instrument, frequency of periodic interest payment

quarterly

Debt instrument, principal amount

Sep. 30, 2021

$ 400,000,000

Credit Agreements | Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Minimum

Credit Agreements | Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Maximum

1.75%

Credit Agreements | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR Rate | Minimum

2.25%

Credit Agreements | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR Rate | Maximum

2.75%

3.25%

Foreign Facilities

Total amount of revolving credit agreement

$ 16,000,000

Combined Facilities

Credit facility borrowings

75,000,000

Senior Secured Notes

Debt instrument, interest rate

Senior Secured Notes

$ 450,000,000

450,000,000

$ 450,000,000

450,000,000

8.75%

Debt instrument, interest payment terms

Semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 (from April 15, 2017)

Debt instrument, frequency of periodic interest payment

Semi-annually

Debt instrument, initial date of interest payment

Apr. 15, 2017

Debt instrument, amortization terms

$450 million lump-sum at maturity

Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022

Oct. 15, 2023

Amortization payments paid in advance

Sep. 30, 2022

$ 50,000,000

Credit facility borrowings

^[1]

$ 353,000,000

$ 306,000,000

$ 353,000,000

Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022 | Credit Agreements

Debt instrument, frequency of periodic interest payment

quarterly

Debt instrument, principal amount

Sep. 30, 2022

$ 375,000,000

LIBOR floor rate

0.75%

1.00%

LIBOR reduced floor rate

0.25%

Extinguishment of debt

65,000,000

Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt

3,000,000

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

$ 65,000,000

Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022 | Credit Agreements | Quarterly Installment for First Eight Quarters

Debt instrument, amortize in quarterly installment

$ 13,000,000

Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022 | Credit Agreements | Quarterly Installment for Subsequent Quarters

Debt instrument, amortize in quarterly installment

$ 11,000,000

Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022 | Credit Agreements | Base Rate

Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022 | Credit Agreements | LIBOR Rate

4.50%

5.00%

Debt instrument, reduce in interest rate

5.50%

6.00%

0.50%

[1]	The borrowings under the Term Loan Facility are subject to a variable interest rate. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the interest rate was 7.07% and 7.00%, respectively.

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Debt - Future Maturities Of Debt (Detail)
$ in Millions

Dec. 31, 2017

USD ($)

Long Term Debt Maturities

$ 124

137

450

$ 840

^[1]

[1]

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Debt - Future Maturities Of Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 12	$ 15
Term Loan Facility due September 30, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	4
Discount on senior notes	$ 6
Maturity date	Sep. 30, 2022
8.75% Senior Secured Notes due October 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 8
Interest rate	8.75%
Maturity date	Oct. 15, 2023

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Debt - Summary Of Interest Expense (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instruments [Abstract]
Interest incurred	$ 73	$ 19	$ 0
Less: interest income	(1)	(1)	(3)
Interest expense (income), net	$ 72	$ 18	$ (3)

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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Detail) - shares		12 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Detail) - shares	Jul. 28, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Treasury stock, shares acquired		0
Fairrington
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock shares for acquisitions of businesses	1,000,000	1,000,000

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Earnings Per Share - Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS as Well as Reconciliation of Basic Shares to Diluted Shares (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic	$ (1.69)	$ 3.25	$ 2.27
Diluted	(1.69)	3.23	2.27
Dividends declared per common share	$ 1.00	$ 0.25	$ 0
Numerator:
Net (loss) income	$ (57)	$ 106	$ 74
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	33.8	32.5	32.4
Dilutive options and awards	0.0	0.3	0.0
Dilutive weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	33.8	32.8	32.4

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Retirement Plans - Narrative (Detail)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Retirement Plans - Narrative (Detail)	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Pension_Plan	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net benefit Plan obligation							$ 358,000,000
Reduction in net benefit plan asset	$ 7,000,000
Net pension and postretirement income			$ 28,000,000			$ 22,000,000
Threshold for recognition in net periodic benefit costs, percentage of projected benefit obligation or fair value of plan assets				10.00%
Defined contribution plan employer matching contribution pre tax amount per employee				$ 0.50
Defined contribution plan, maximum percentage of participation pay				3.00%
Courier Corporation
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multiemployer pension plan company's contributions percentage				85.00%
Number of multiemployer pension plans \| Pension_Plan				2
Return Seeking Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target asset allocation percentage for qualified plan				55.00%
Hedging Investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target asset allocation percentage for qualified plan				45.00%
Qualified Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit pension plans, accumulated benefit obligation				$ 2,572,000,000	$ 2,439,000,000
Non-Qualified and International Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined benefit pension plans, accumulated benefit obligation				94,000,000	90,000,000
Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension plan contributions for current year				6,000,000
Pension Plan \| Qualified Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net benefit Plan obligation				2,572,000,000	2,439,000,000	168,000,000
Reduction in net benefit plan asset				6,000,000	0
Pension plan expected required contributions in 2018				0
Pension Plan \| Non-Qualified Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension plan expected required contributions in 2018				6,000,000
Pension Plan \| Non-Qualified and International Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net benefit Plan obligation				95,000,000	92,000,000	$ 220,000,000
Reduction in net benefit plan asset				$ 0	$ 0
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension non-cash settlement expense		$ 1,000,000

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Retirement Plans - Summary of Financial Information Regarding Qualified, Non-Qualified and Internationals Plans (Detail) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	$ 86	$ 24	$ 7
Expected return on plan assets	(153)	(48)	(11)
Amortization of actuarial loss	17	6	0
Settlement	0	1	0
Net periodic benefit income	$ (50)	$ (17)	$ (4)
Weighted average assumption used to calculate net periodic benefit expense:
Discount rate	4.30%	3.80%	4.20%
Expected return on plan assets	6.90%	7.20%	6.50%
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Interest cost	$ 3	$ 6	$ 9
Expected return on plan assets	0	(7)	(13)
Amortization of actuarial loss	1	1	1
Settlement	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit income	$ 4	$ 0	$ (3)
Weighted average assumption used to calculate net periodic benefit expense:
Discount rate	4.30%	3.80%	3.80%
Expected return on plan assets	7.90%	7.20%	6.30%

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Retirement Plans - Reconciliation of Benefit Obligation, Plan Assets and Unfunded Status of Plans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Separation-related adjustment	$ (7)
Pension Benefits \| Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year		$ 2,439	$ 168
Interest cost		86	24	$ 7
Actuarial loss (gain)		169	(186)
Settlement		0	(30)
Foreign currency translation		0	0
Benefits paid		(122)	(39)
Plan transfers from parent company		0	2,502
Plan transfers to parent company		0	0
Benefit obligation at end of year		2,572	2,439	168
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		2,249	169
Actual return on assets		357	(93)
Settlement		0	(30)
Employer contributions		0	1
Foreign currency translation		0	0
Separation-related adjustment		(6)	0
Plan transfers from parent company		0	2,241
Plan transfers to parent company		0	0
Benefits paid		(122)	(39)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		2,478	2,249	169
Unfunded status at end of year		(94)	(190)
Pension Benefits \| Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year		92	220
Interest cost		3	6	9
Actuarial loss (gain)		5	(7)
Settlement		0	0
Foreign currency translation		0	(27)
Benefits paid		(5)	(10)
Plan transfers from parent company		0	97
Plan transfers to parent company		0	(187)
Benefit obligation at end of year		95	92	220
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year		2	220
Actual return on assets		0	9
Settlement		0	0
Employer contributions		6	4
Foreign currency translation		(1)	(27)
Separation-related adjustment		0	0
Plan transfers from parent company		0	0
Plan transfers to parent company		0	(194)
Benefits paid		(5)	(10)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year		2	2	$ 220
Unfunded status at end of year		$ (93)	$ (90)

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Retirement Plans - Amounts Recognized on Consolidated Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accrued benefit cost (included in accrued liabilities)	$ (239,000,000)	$ (237,000,000)
Pension liabilities	(182,000,000)	(279,000,000)
Net liabilities recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	0
Pension Benefits \| Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Prepaid pension cost (included in other noncurrent assets)	0	4,000,000
Accrued benefit cost (included in accrued liabilities)	0	0
Pension liabilities	(94,000,000)	(194,000,000)
Net liabilities recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	(94,000,000)	(190,000,000)
Pension Benefits \| Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Prepaid pension cost (included in other noncurrent assets)	0	0
Accrued benefit cost (included in accrued liabilities)	(5,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Pension liabilities	(88,000,000)	(85,000,000)
Net liabilities recognized in the consolidated balance sheets	$ (93,000,000)	$ (90,000,000)

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Retirement Plans - Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss	$ (674)	$ (727)
Total	(674)	(727)
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss	(29)	(25)
Total	$ (29)	$ (25)

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Retirement Plans - Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) - Pension Benefits $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Amortization of Net actuarial loss	$ 17
Amounts arising during the period, Net actuarial loss	36
Total	53
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Amortization of Net actuarial loss	1
Amounts arising during the period, Net actuarial loss	(5)
Total	$ (4)

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Retirement Plans - Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Expected to be Recognized Next Fiscal Year (Detail) - Pension Benefits $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss	$ 19
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net actuarial loss	$ 1

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Retirement Plans - Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Benefit Obligation (Detail) - Pension Benefits	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.70%	4.30%
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.80%	4.30%

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Retirement Plans - Summary of Projected Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Detail) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Projected benefit obligation	$ 2,572	$ 2,306
Fair value of plan assets	2,478	2,112
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Projected benefit obligation	95	92
Fair value of plan assets	$ 2	$ 2

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Retirement Plans - Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligation	$ 2,572	$ 2,306
Fair value of plan assets	2,478	2,112
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Accumulated benefit obligation	94	90
Fair value of plan assets	$ 2	$ 1

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Retirement Plans - Expected Benefit Payments (Detail) - Pension Benefits $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Qualified
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2018	$ 127
2019	131
2020	135
2021	138
2022	143
2023-2027	746
Non-Qualified & International
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2018	5
2019	5
2020	6
2021	6
2022	6
2023-2027	$ 30

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Retirement Plans - Allocation of Plan Assets, Pension Plan (Detail) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	$ 2,480	$ 2,251
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	82	80
Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	636	595
Fixed Income
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	1,062	802
Derivatives and Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	1	0
Investments Measurement at NAV as a Practical Expedient
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	699	774
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	688	645
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	52	50
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	636	595
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Fixed Income
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Derivatives and Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 \| Investments Measurement at NAV as a Practical Expedient
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	1,093	832
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Cash and Cash Equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	30	30
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Equity
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Fixed Income
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	1,062	802
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Derivatives and Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	1	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Investments Measurement at NAV as a Practical Expedient
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of the company's benefit plan assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Retirement Plans - Schedule of Multiemployer Pension Plan (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Other Charges	$ 4	$ 3	$ 22
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligations
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Other Charges	4	3	3
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligations \| Multiemployer Plans, Pension
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Other Charges	5	5	4
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligations \| Multiemployer Plans, Pension \| Unrelated to facility closures
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Other Charges	4	3	3
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal obligations \| Multiemployer Plans, Pension \| Related to facility closures
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Other Charges	$ 1	$ 2	$ 1

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Detail)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Installment	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Income Tax [Line Items]
Federal statutory rate			35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Tax expense related to tax act	$ 16,000,000		$ 24,000,000
Income taxes payable, noncurrent	15,000,000		$ 15,000,000
Number of installments to pay transition tax liability \| Installment			8
Tax expense due to revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities	8,000,000		$ 8,000,000
Income tax expense settlement related to prior year taxes in international jurisdiction					$ 6,000,000
Net operating loss and other carryforwards expiring between 2018 and 2027	133,000,000		133,000,000
Cash payments for income taxes			36,000,000	$ 14,000,000	3,000,000
Cash refunds for income taxes				3,000,000	5,000,000
Total interest expense, net of tax benefits related to remaining tax uncertainties			0	0	1,000,000
Penalty amounts recognized			0	0	0
Accrued interest related to income tax uncertainties	0		0	0
Accrued penalties related to income tax uncertainties	0		0	0
RRD
Income Tax [Line Items]
Cash payments for income taxes			0	57,000,000	$ 88,000,000
Domestic
Income Tax [Line Items]
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) on book-over-tax outside basis difference				0
Operating loss carryforwards	7,000,000		7,000,000	5,000,000
Foreign
Income Tax [Line Items]
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) on book-over-tax outside basis difference				0
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 131,000,000		$ 131,000,000	101,000,000
U.S. State and Local
Income Tax [Line Items]
Deferred income tax expense (benefit) on book-over-tax outside basis difference				$ 0
Scenario Forecast
Income Tax [Line Items]
Federal statutory rate		21.00%

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Income Taxes - Components of Earnings from Operations Before Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Components Of Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations [Abstract]
U.S.	$ (71)	$ 129	$ 136
Foreign	27	28	2
(Loss) income before income taxes	$ (44)	$ 157	$ 138

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Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) From Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]
U S Federal, Current	$ 20	$ 54	$ 76
U S State and Local, Current	1	10	13
Foreign, Current	7	5	13
Current income tax expense	28	69	102
U S Federal, Deferred	(11)	(17)	(31)
U S State and Local, Deferred	(4)	(3)	(5)
Foreign, Deferred	0	2	(2)
Deferred income tax benefit	(15)	(18)	(38)
Income tax expense	$ 13	$ 51	$ 64

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Income Taxes - Reconciliation From Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Federal statutory tax rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
International investment tax credit	25.90%	(1.60%)	(1.80%)
Foreign tax rate differential	6.50%	(1.40%)	0.80%
State and local income taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit	4.00%	3.10%	3.80%
Domestic manufacturing deduction	1.30%	(3.10%)	(4.40%)
Adjustment of uncertain tax positions and interest	0.00%	0.00%	4.40%
Acquisition-related expenses	0.00%	0.00%	3.00%
Section 162(m) limitation	(5.10%)	0.30%	0.50%
Impairment charges	(21.80%)	0.00%	0.00%
Change in valuation allowances	(22.60%)	0.90%	2.50%
Deferred tax effects	(19.20%)	0.00%	0.00%
Transition tax	(36.20%)	0.00%	0.00%
Other	1.70%	(0.70%)	2.70%
Effective income tax rate	(30.50%)	32.50%	46.50%

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Income Taxes - Schedule of Significant Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Components Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities [Abstract]
Net operating losses and other tax carryforwards	$ 138	$ 106
Pension plan liabilities	58	126
Accrued liabilities	33	57
Foreign depreciation	13	10
Other	4	6
Total deferred tax assets	246	305
Valuation allowances	(115)	(87)
Net deferred tax assets	131	218
Accelerated depreciation	(40)	(91)
Other intangible assets	(30)	(56)
Inventories	(6)	(11)
Other	(5)	(5)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(81)	(163)
Net deferred tax assets	$ 50	$ 55

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Income Taxes - Schedule of Transactions Affecting Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets (Detail) - Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of year	$ 87	$ 106	$ 111
Current year expense-net	9	1	3
Foreign exchange and other	19	(13)	(8)
Balance, end of year	115	87	106
U.K
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Transfer of entity to parent company	$ 0	$ (7)	$ 0

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Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Excluding Amounts Pertaining To Examined Tax Returns Roll Forward
Balance, beginning of year	$ 0	$ 5	$ 0
Additions for tax positions of prior years	0	0	5
Settlements during the year	0	(5)	0
Foreign exchange and other	0	0	0
Balance, end of year	$ 0	$ 0	$ 5

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Comprehensive Income - Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	$ 240	$ 1,277	$ 1,175
Balance	248	240	1,277
Pension Plan Cost
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	(462)	(46)	(37)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	23	29	(10)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	11	6	1
Transfer of pension plan from parent company, net		(495)
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss	34	(416)	(9)
Balance	(428)	(462)	(46)
Pension Plan Cost \| U.K
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Transfer of entity to parent company, net		44
Translation adjustments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	(69)	(159)	(131)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	21	5	(28)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	0
Transfer of pension plan from parent company, net		0
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss	21	90	(28)
Balance	(48)	(69)	(159)
Translation adjustments \| U.K
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Transfer of entity to parent company, net		85
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Balance	(531)	(205)	(168)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	44	34	(38)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	11	6	1
Transfer of pension plan from parent company, net		(495)
Net change in accumulated other comprehensive loss	55	(326)	(37)
Balance	$ (476)	(531)	$ (205)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss \| U.K
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Transfer of entity to parent company, net		$ 129

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Comprehensive Income - Schedule of Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Amortization of Pension Plan Cost: Net Actuarial Loss

Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Reclassifications before tax

^[1]

$ 18

$ 7

$ 1

Amortization of Pension Plan Cost: Settlement

Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Reclassifications before tax

Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment

Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Reclassifications before tax

Income tax expense (benefit)

Reclassifications, net of tax

$ 11

$ 6

$ 1

[1]	These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the calculation of net periodic pension benefits plan (income) expense and amortized in investment and other income-net in the consolidated and combined statements of operations (refer to Note 13, Retirement Plans).

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Narrative (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Stock and Incentive Programs - Narrative (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 Entity
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of entities outstanding RRD options related to 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 grants modified and converted into stock options \| Entity				3
Number of entities outstanding shares related to 2013 and 2014 RRD RSUs modified and converted to RSU \| Entity				3
Number of entities PSUs for 2014 converted to RSUs \| Entity				3
Share-based compensation	$ 13,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Tax benefit from share-based compensation expense	$ 2,000,000	3,000,000	$ 2,000,000
RRD Prior To Separation
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation		$ 5,000,000
Maximum \| 2016 Performance Incentive Plan
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award term (in years)	10 years
Stock Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 0
Stock Options \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award term (in years)	10 years
Stock Options \| Maximum \| After Retirement Date
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award term (in years)	5 years
Restricted Stock Units \| Maximum
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting term	3 years

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Stock Options - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted	0	0	0
Share-based compensation	$ 13,000,000	$ 8,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Stock Options
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 0

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Summary of Stock Option Activity (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Shares Under Option
Outstanding at beginning of period	299
Cancelled/forfeited/expired	(2)
Outstanding at end of period	297	299
Vested and expected to vest at end of period	297
Exercisable at end of period	297
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period	$ 25.32
Cancelled/forfeited/expired	0
Outstanding at end of period	25.32	$ 25.32
Vested and expected to vest at end of period	25.32
Exercisable at end of period	$ 25.32
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
Outstanding	3 years 1 month 6 days	3 years 3 months 18 days
Vested and expected to vest at end of period	3 years 1 month 6 days
Exercisable at end of period	3 years 1 month 6 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding	$ 0	$ 2
Vested and expected to vest at end of period	0
Exercisable at end of period	$ 0

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity (Detail) - Restricted Stock Units	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Shares
Nonvested at beginning of period, Shares \| shares	652,000
Granted, Shares \| shares	145,120
Vested, Shares \| shares	(86,000)
Forfeited, Shares \| shares	(7,000)
Nonvested at end of period, Shares \| shares	704,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 28.39
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	28.94
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	27.22
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	29.45
Nonvested at end of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 28.64

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Restricted Stock Units - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 13	$ 8	$ 6
LSC Communications, RRD and Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted to certain executive officers and senior management	145,120
Potential payout for awards	139,090
LSC Communications, RRD and Donnelley Financial Restricted Stock Units \| Employees, Officers and Directors
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 9	$ 7	$ 4
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost	$ 7
Equity instruments other than options expected to vest, Shares	700,000
Equity instruments other than options expected to vest, weighted-average grant date fair value	$ 28.64
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period of recognition	1 year

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Summary of Restricted Stock Award Activity for Employees (Detail) - Restricted Stock Award shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Shares
Nonvested at beginning of period, Shares \| shares	159
Granted, Shares \| shares	9
Vested, Shares \| shares	(56)
Nonvested at end of period, Shares \| shares	112
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 26.26
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	26.26
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	26.26
Nonvested at end of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 26.26

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Restricted Stock Awards - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 13	$ 8	$ 6
Restricted Stock Award
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	1
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost	$ 2
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period of recognition	1 year 9 months 18 days

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Summary of Performance Restricted Stock Activity for Employees (Detail) - Performance Restricted Stock - $ / shares		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Shares
Nonvested at beginning of period, Shares		266,000
Granted, Shares		44,760	266,072
Vested, Shares	(88,687)	(89,000)
Nonvested at end of period, Shares		222,000	266,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 26.26
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		28.94
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		26.26
Nonvested at end of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		$ 26.80	$ 26.26

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Performance Restricted Stock - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation		$ 13	$ 8	$ 6
Performance Restricted Stock
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted to certain executive officers		44,760	266,072
Shares vested to certain executive officers	88,687	89,000
Potential payout for awards		44,760	266,072
Share-based compensation		$ 3	$ 1
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost		$ 5
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period of recognition		1 year 9 months 18 days
Performance Restricted Stock \| October 1, 2017
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage on achievement of performance target		33.33%
Performance Restricted Stock \| October 1, 2018
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage on achievement of performance target		33.33%
Performance Restricted Stock \| October 1, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage on achievement of performance target		33.33%

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Summary of Performance Share Units Activity for Employees (Detail) - Performance Share Units	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Shares
Nonvested at beginning of period, Shares \| shares	0
Granted, Shares \| shares	28,520
Nonvested at end of period, Shares \| shares	29,000
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 0
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	26.72
Nonvested at end of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value \| $ / shares	$ 26.72

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Stock and Incentive Programs - Performance Share Awards - Narrative (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation	$ 13	$ 8	$ 6
Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted to certain members of senior management	28,520
Potential payout for awards	28,520
Unrecognized share-based compensation cost	$ 1
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period of recognition	2 years 2 months 12 days

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Segment Information - Narrative (Detail)	12 Months Ended
Segment Information - Narrative (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2017 Segment Category
Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reporting units \| Segment	2
Office Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of core product categories \| Category	5
Sales Revenue Segment \| Product Concentration Risk \| Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales by segment	44.00%
Sales Revenue Segment \| Product Concentration Risk \| Book
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales by segment	28.00%
Sales Revenue Segment \| Product Concentration Risk \| Office Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales by segment	14.00%
Sales Revenue Segment \| Product Concentration Risk \| Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of net sales by segment	14.00%

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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Reporting Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 3,603	$ 3,654	$ 3,743
Income (loss) from Operations	(19)	130	106
Assets of Operations	2,014	1,952	2,011
Depreciation and Amortization	160	171	181
Capital Expenditures	60	48	42
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	503	504	560
Income (loss) from Operations	28	27	12
Assets of Operations	222	237	332
Depreciation and Amortization	11	12	16
Capital Expenditures	10	10	6
Total Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	3,100	3,150	3,183
Income (loss) from Operations	31	168	131
Assets of Operations	1,710	1,587	1,639
Depreciation and Amortization	147	158	164
Capital Expenditures	42	32	36
Total Operating Segments \| Magazines, Catalogs and Logistics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,583	1,526	1,696
Income (loss) from Operations	(73)	28	42
Assets of Operations	780	638	721
Depreciation and Amortization	72	76	94
Capital Expenditures	24	19	22
Total Operating Segments \| Office Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	495	527	562
Income (loss) from Operations	42	54	47
Assets of Operations	377	323	324
Depreciation and Amortization	15	15	16
Capital Expenditures	5	3	4
Total Operating Segments \| Book
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	1,022	1,097	925
Income (loss) from Operations	62	86	42
Assets of Operations	553	626	594
Depreciation and Amortization	60	67	54
Capital Expenditures	13	10	10
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net Sales	0	0	0
Income (loss) from Operations	(78)	(65)	(37)
Assets of Operations	82	128	40
Depreciation and Amortization	2	1	1
Capital Expenditures	$ 8	$ 6	$ 0

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Segment Information - Schedule of Corporate Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Receivables	$ 727	$ 667
Cash and cash equivalents	34	95
Property, plant and equipment, net	576	608
LIFO reserves	(57)	(58)
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance	131	218
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Receivables	19	54	$ (8)
Software	17	13	8
Cash and cash equivalents	12	45	0
Long-term investments	13	19	10
Property, plant and equipment, net	14	15	13
LIFO reserves	(57)	(58)	(67)
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance	$ 19	$ 24	$ 83

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Geographic Areas - Net Sales and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Region (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Dec. 31, 2015

Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]

$ 3,603

$ 3,654

$ 3,743

Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]

^[1]

675

704

786

North America

^[2]

3,226

3,286

3,319

Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]

^[1],[2]

607

651

722

Europe

271

272

305

Revenues From External Customers And Long Lived Assets [Line Items]

^[1]

Mexico

106

119