Subsequent Event (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Management Services - North America [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Management Services - North America [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Management Services [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	$ 400,000,000
Subsequent Event, Disposition of Business, Transaction Costs	8,000,000
Revenues	1,158,207,000	1,166,357,000	2,276,477,000	2,336,003,000		351,000,000		921,000,000
Revenues, Percentage								19.00%
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	(9,233,000)	99,623,000	58,273,000	258,293,000		22,000,000		37,000,000
Net Income, Percentage								8.00%
Subsequent Event, Amount, Lower Range							80,000,000
Subsequent Event, Amount, Higher Range							100,000,000
Assets	$ 7,133,202,000		$ 7,133,202,000		$ 7,859,891,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Subsequent Event Per Share Lower Range							$ 0.40
Subsequent Event, Per Share, Higher Range							$ 0.50