Nature of Business - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands							11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2016 shares	Oct. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 22, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 08, 2015	Feb. 14, 2014	Aug. 15, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 07, 2015
Nature Of Business
Reverse stock split, ratio				0.197
Proceeds from issuance of common stock							$ 585
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount						$ 368,600		$ 237,634
Initial Public Offering
Nature Of Business
Initial public offering share of common stock issued | shares			16,500,000
Common stock issued price per share | $ / shares			$ 13.00
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			$ 186,424
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 182,414	182,414
Offering costs			$ 7,024
Common shares sold by Carlyle and certain current and former employees | shares			1,000,000
Secondary Offering Member
Nature Of Business
Common shares sold by Carlyle and certain current and former employees | shares	10,000,000
Over-Allotment Option
Nature Of Business
Number of shares of common stock attributable to exercise of underwriters option to purchase | shares	1,500,000		2,475,000
Multi Packaging Solutions Global Holdings Limited
Nature Of Business
Ownership interest percentage									100.00%
Mustang Parent Corp [Member]
Nature Of Business
Ownership interest percentage following completion of transaction						100.00%
MDP
Nature Of Business
Percentage of outstanding equity contributed					100.00%
MDP | Chesapeake Finance 2, Ltd. ("CF2")
Nature Of Business
Ownership interest percentage after merger transaction					50.00%
Carlyle Group ("Carlyle") | Chesapeake Finance 2, Ltd. ("CF2")
Nature Of Business
Ownership interest percentage after merger transaction					50.00%