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Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Cash payments $ (56,162,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring $ (59,520,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring $ (74,718,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
Asset impairment charges   26,000,000us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges  
International      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Restructuring reserve, payment period 24 months    
Minimum      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Restructuring reserve, payment period 12 months    
Maximum      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Restructuring reserve, payment period 24 months    
Operational Excellence      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Balance at 50,049,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Expenses, net 88,174,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
65,410,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Cash payments (51,964,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
(15,361,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Balance at 86,259,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
50,049,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Operational Excellence | Severance and benefits costs      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Balance at 42,427,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Expenses, net 82,730,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
55,449,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Cash payments (47,052,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
(13,022,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Balance at 78,105,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
42,427,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Operational Excellence | Other exit costs      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Balance at 7,622,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
0us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Expenses, net 5,444,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
9,961,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Cash payments (4,912,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
(2,339,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Balance at 8,154,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
7,622,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OperationalExcellenceMember
 
Other Plans      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Balance at 16,523,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
67,758,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
119,111,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Expenses, net (8,405,000)pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(7,076,000)pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
23,365,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Cash payments (4,198,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(44,159,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(74,718,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Balance at 3,920,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
16,523,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
67,758,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Other Plans | Severance and benefits costs      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Balance at 16,131,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
62,540,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
105,036,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Expenses, net (8,405,000)pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(7,076,000)pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
24,992,000pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Cash payments (3,995,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(39,333,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(67,488,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Balance at 3,731,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
16,131,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
62,540,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeSeveranceMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Other Plans | Other exit costs      
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]      
Balance at 392,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
5,218,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
14,075,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Expenses, net 0pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
0pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(1,627,000)pbi_RestructuringChargesIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Cash payments (203,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(4,826,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
(7,230,000)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
Balance at $ 189,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
$ 392,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember
$ 5,218,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveAxis
= us-gaap_OtherRestructuringMember
/ us-gaap_RestructuringPlanAxis
= pbi_OtherPlansMember