Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 29, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
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	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		201,683,304