Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated Statements

Revenue and EBIT by business segment is presented below.

	Revenues
	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
North America Mailing	$	371,194	$	392,197	$	752,221	$	781,033
International Mailing	153,260		150,357		306,528		303,333
Small & Medium Business Solutions	524,454		542,554		1,058,749		1,084,366
Production Mail	111,756		134,422		216,972		243,875
Presort Services	111,281		106,961		227,772		217,861
Enterprise Business Solutions	223,037		241,383		444,744		461,736
Digital Commerce Solutions	210,959		166,725		392,454		313,923
Total revenue	$	958,450	$	950,662	$	1,895,947	$	1,860,025

Reconciliation of EBIT from Segments to Consolidated

	EBIT
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
North America Mailing	$	156,781		$	157,518		$	317,119		$	305,976
International Mailing	26,449			20,075			51,268			37,465
Small & Medium Business Solutions	183,230			177,593			368,387			343,441
Production Mail	10,558			15,787			18,295			23,619
Presort Services	22,412			21,246			46,308			44,734
Enterprise Business Solutions	32,970			37,033			64,603			68,353
Digital Commerce Solutions	17,929			15,363			27,460			15,084
Total EBIT	234,129			229,989			460,450			426,878
Reconciling items:
Interest, net (1)	(41,895		)	(48,996		)	(85,612		)	(97,006		)
Unallocated corporate expenses	(45,458		)	(53,129		)	(102,062		)	(95,022		)
Restructuring charges	(8,299		)	(19,031		)	(18,140		)	(19,031		)
Other expense	—			—			(61,657		)	(25,121		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	138,477		$	108,833		$	192,979		$	190,698

(1) Includes financing interest expense and other interest expense, net.