Earnings per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2013			2012			2013			2012
Numerator:
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	$	76,677		$	87,946		$	222,115		$	309,569
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	(82,204		)	(11,413		)	(169,369		)	25,257
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc. (numerator for diluted EPS)	(5,527		)	76,533			52,746			334,826
Less: Preference stock dividend	(12		)	(12		)	(35		)	(38		)
Income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic EPS)	$	(5,539	)	$	76,521		$	52,711		$	334,788
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average shares used in basic EPS	201,827			200,593			201,490			200,266
Effect of dilutive shares:
Preferred stock	2			2			2			2
Preference stock	376			399			386			399
Stock plans	935			608			712			458
Weighted-average shares used in diluted EPS	203,140			201,602			202,590			201,125
Basic earnings per share (1):
Continuing operations	$	0.38		$	0.44		$	1.10		$	1.55
Discontinued operations	(0.41		)	(0.06		)	(0.84		)	0.13
Net income	$	(0.03	)	$	0.38		$	0.26		$	1.67
Diluted earnings per share (1):
Continuing operations	$	0.38		$	0.44		$	1.10		$	1.54
Discontinued operations	(0.40		)	(0.06		)	(0.84		)	0.13
Net income	$	(0.03	)	$	0.38		$	0.26		$	1.66
Anti-dilutive shares not used in calculating diluted weighted-average shares (in thousands):	12,503			13,607			12,886			14,391