Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 29, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	PITNEY BOWES INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000078814
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		200,989,991