Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Equipment sales		$ 163,857	$ 177,458	$ 495,328	$ 558,032
Supplies		71,174	72,548	215,178	228,349
Software		97,700	112,271	283,241	312,891
Rentals		108,420	119,047	333,729	365,069
Financing		99,925	107,835	306,992	325,529
Support services		136,820	154,321	415,615	470,763
Business services		191,645	198,164	591,030	576,958
Total revenue		869,541	941,644	2,641,113	2,837,591
Costs and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales		78,650	90,984	232,706	262,336
Cost of supplies		21,629	22,470	65,912	70,129
Cost of software		27,219	29,775	85,584	93,423
Cost of rentals		21,423	23,636	63,127	74,273
Financing interest expense		17,533	19,667	54,171	59,733
Cost of support services		79,747	92,500	244,853	288,203
Cost of business services		130,004	142,512	405,559	406,472
Selling, general and administrative		309,211	341,738	939,318	1,031,497
Research and development		29,153	26,060	83,693	80,901
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net		36	4,526	14,305	22,666
Interest expense, net		20,165	22,158	65,200	67,704
Other (income) expense, net		(1,781)	(15,919)	(94,916)	45,738
Total costs and expenses		732,989	800,107	2,159,512	2,503,075
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		136,552	141,537	481,601	334,516
Provision for income taxes		42,676	25,310	145,574	79,681
Income from continuing operations		93,876	116,227	336,027	254,835
Net income		93,876	136,882	335,445	285,008
Less: Preferred stock dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests		4,594	4,593	13,781	13,781
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.		89,282	132,289	321,664	271,227
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations		89,282	111,634	322,246	241,054
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	20,655	(582)	30,173
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.		$ 89,282	$ 132,289	$ 321,664	$ 271,227
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	$ 0.45	$ 0.55	$ 1.60	$ 1.19
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.00	0.10	0.00	0.15
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.45	0.65	1.60	1.34
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.44	0.55	1.60	1.18
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.00	0.10	0.00	0.15
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.44	0.65	1.59	1.33
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 0.1875	$ 0.1875000	$ 0.5625000	$ 0.5625000

[1] The sum of earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.

[2] The sum of earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.