Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for Quad/Graphics, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Quad/Graphics") have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations for interim financial information of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated annual financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 and notes thereto included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2011. The Company's business is seasonal, with the majority of historical net sales and operating income recognized in the second half of the fiscal year. Seasonality is driven by increased magazine advertising page counts and retail inserts and catalogs primarily due to back-to-school and holiday related advertising and promotions. Within any year, seasonality could adversely affect the Company's cash flow and results of operations on a quarterly basis. Further, the comparability of the Company's results of operations between the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was materially impacted by the acquisition of World Color Press Inc. ("World Color Press") on July 2, 2010. The results of operations for World Color Press are included in the Company's consolidated results prospectively from July 2, 2010. The financial information contained herein reflects all adjustments, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include estimates and assumptions of management that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for Quad/Graphics, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "Quad/Graphics") have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations for interim financial information of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated annual financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 and notes thereto included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 24, 2011.

The Company's business is seasonal, with the majority of historical net sales and operating income recognized in the second half of the fiscal year. Seasonality is driven by increased magazine advertising page counts and retail inserts and catalogs primarily due to back-to-school and holiday related advertising and promotions. Within any year, seasonality could adversely affect the Company's cash flow and results of operations on a quarterly basis. Further, the comparability of the Company's results of operations between the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was materially impacted by the acquisition of World Color Press Inc. ("World Color Press") on July 2, 2010. The results of operations for World Color Press are included in the Company's consolidated results prospectively from July 2, 2010.

The financial information contained herein reflects all adjustments, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include estimates and assumptions of management that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates.