Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus			2013
Revenue:
Equipment sales	$ 243,644	$ 224,235	$ 458,643	$ 444,414
Supplies	72,337	70,522	146,624	146,887
Software	100,482	104,551	187,494	208,901
Rentals	136,775	145,497	273,154	285,886
Financing	115,929	122,948	232,691	249,696
Support services	163,178	171,254	328,664	344,772
Business services	325,862	327,350	649,207	655,447
Total revenue	1,158,207	1,166,357	2,276,477	2,336,003
Cost and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales	128,426	106,718	237,763	203,634
Cost of supplies	22,692	20,863	45,954	44,734
Cost of software	21,435	24,404	42,141	45,497
Cost of rentals	26,424	31,851	54,179	62,076
Financing interest expense	19,798	20,642	39,673	41,781
Cost of support services	104,282	112,123	212,291	227,210
Cost of business services	248,715	242,010	495,611	485,952
Selling, general and administrative	376,559	380,656	748,014	779,852
Research and development	31,501	33,811	64,836	67,884
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	19,955	(585)	19,955	(585)
Goodwill Impairment Loss, Continuing Operations	97,787	0	97,787	0
Goodwill impairment	100,253
Other interest expense	31,347	30,353	62,086	59,720
Interest income	(1,302)	(2,003)	(3,050)	(3,736)
Other income, net	0	4,372	25,121	1,138
Total costs and expenses	1,127,619	1,005,215	2,142,361	2,015,157
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	30,588	161,142	134,116	320,846
Provision for income taxes	15,160	53,113	42,899	68,211
Income from continuing operations	15,428	108,029	91,217	252,635
Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests	(4,639)	104,217	67,461	267,481
Less: Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,594	4,594	9,188	9,188
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	(9,233)	99,623	58,273	258,293
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	10,834	103,435	82,029	243,447
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(20,067)	(3,812)	(23,756)	14,846
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$ (9,233)	$ 99,623	$ 58,273	$ 258,293
Continuing operations	$ 0.05	$ 0.52	$ 0.41	$ 1.22
Discontinued operations	$ (0.10)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.07
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$ (0.05)	$ 0.50	$ 0.29	$ 1.29
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.05	$ 0.51	$ 0.41	$ 1.21
Discontinued operations	$ (0.10)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.12)	$ 0.07
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$ (0.05)	$ 0.50	$ 0.29	$ 1.29
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.1875	$ 0.375	$ 0.5625	$ 0.750