Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

The Company has disclosed income (loss) from operations as the primary measure of segment earnings (loss).  This is the measure of profitability used by the Company’s chief operating decision-maker and is most consistent with the presentation of profitability reported with the condensed consolidated and combined financial statements.   

			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