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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 $ 19,858,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue $ 778,124,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue $ 1,215,525,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
(Loss) income from operations                 2,695,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss (105,888,000)us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss  
Gain (loss) on sale                 29,505,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax 6,971,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax  
(Loss) income before taxes                 32,200,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax (98,917,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax 52,755,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
Tax (benefit) provision                 12,245,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation 45,571,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation 21,011,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
Net (loss) income                 19,955,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent (144,488,000)pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent 31,744,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 3,576,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 20,655,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 6,717,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 2,801,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 14,948,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (78,501,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (89,254,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 8,030,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 33,749,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity (144,777,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity 66,056,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity
Goodwill impairment charge                 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 101,415,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss 18,315,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Asset impairment charges                   26,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges  
Discontinued operations                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Goodwill impairment charge                 0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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18,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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Asset impairment charges                   15,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
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17,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
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PBMS                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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(Loss) income from operations                 (245,000)us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss
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Gain (loss) on sale                 2,778,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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5,126,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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(Loss) income before taxes                 2,533,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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67,458,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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Tax (benefit) provision                 (6,931,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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41,384,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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29,255,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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Net (loss) income                 9,464,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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(154,275,000)pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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38,203,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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Goodwill impairment charge                   98,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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IMS                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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23,036,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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135,222,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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(Loss) income from operations                 308,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss
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(3,057,000)us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss
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Gain (loss) on sale                 1,994,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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(2,717,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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(Loss) income before taxes                 2,302,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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(5,774,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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(40,084,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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Tax (benefit) provision                 851,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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(1,064,000)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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Net (loss) income                 1,451,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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(4,710,000)pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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(25,081,000)pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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Nordic furniture business                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 0us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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67,994,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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(Loss) income from operations                 509,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss
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Gain (loss) on sale                 0us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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(Loss) income before taxes                 509,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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525,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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2,839,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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Tax (benefit) provision                 141,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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149,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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794,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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Net (loss) income                 368,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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376,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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Goodwill impairment charge                   1,000,000us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
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DIS                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 19,858,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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(Loss) income from operations                 2,123,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingIncomeLoss
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Gain (loss) on sale                 24,733,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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(Loss) income before taxes                 26,856,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax
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Tax (benefit) provision                 18,184,000us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation
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Net (loss) income                 8,672,000pbi_IncomeLossfromDiscontinuedOperationsBeforeTaxEffectofPriorDispositionNetofTaxAttributabletoParent
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Capital Services                      
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PBMS International                      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]                      
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