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Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense $ 17,446us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 14,921us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 18,227us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Tax benefit (5,776)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (5,759)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense (6,061)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax 11,670us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 9,162us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax 12,166us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
Cost of equipment sales      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense 1,004us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
886us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
1,212us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember
Cost of software      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense 95us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostofSoftwareMember
0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostofSoftwareMember
0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostofSoftwareMember
Cost of support services      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense 607us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostOfSupportServicesMember
382us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostOfSupportServicesMember
522us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostOfSupportServicesMember
Cost of business services      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense 694us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostOfBusinessServicesMember
527us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostOfBusinessServicesMember
721us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_CostOfBusinessServicesMember
Selling, general and administrative      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense 14,028us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
11,099us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
15,176us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= pbi_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeMember
Research and development      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense 1,018us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
435us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
596us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
Discontinued operations | Research and development      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Stock-based compensation expense $ 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
$ 1,592us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
$ 0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpenseMember
/ us-gaap_StatementOperatingActivitiesSegmentAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember