Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

	First Quarter		Second Quarter			Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Total
2015
Revenue	$	890,681	$	880,891		$	869,541	$	936,947	$	3,578,060
Cost of revenues	390,525		385,182			376,205		406,679		1,558,591
Operating expenses	364,560		286,256			356,784		401,044		1,408,644
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	135,596		209,453			136,552		129,224		610,825
Provision for income taxes	50,547		52,351			42,676		44,204		189,778
Income from continuing operations	85,049		157,102			93,876		85,020		421,047
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	157		(739		)	—		5,853		5,271
Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests	85,206		156,363			93,876		90,873		426,318
Less: Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,594		4,593			4,594		4,594		18,375
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	80,612	$	151,770		$	89,282	$	86,279	$	407,943
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	80,455	$	152,509		$	89,282	$	80,426	$	402,672
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	157		(739		)	—		5,853		5,271
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	80,612	$	151,770		$	89,282	$	86,279	$	407,943
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations	$	0.40	$	0.76		$	0.45	$	0.40	$	2.01
Discontinued operations	—		—			—		0.03		0.03
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	0.40	$	0.75		$	0.45	$	0.43	$	2.04
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations	$	0.40	$	0.75		$	0.44	$	0.41	$	2.00
Discontinued operations	—		—			—		0.03		0.03
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	0.40	$	0.75		$	0.44	$	0.44	$	2.03

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

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Total
2014
Revenue	$	937,497	$	958,450	$	941,644	$	983,913	$	3,821,504
Cost of revenues	409,866		423,159		421,544		426,222		1,680,791
Operating expenses	473,129		396,814		378,563		461,011		1,709,517
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	54,502		138,477		141,537		96,680		431,196
Provision for income taxes	8,036		46,335		25,310		33,134		112,815
Income from continuing operations	46,466		92,142		116,227		63,546		318,381
Income from discontinued operations	2,801		6,717		20,655		3,576		33,749
Net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests	49,267		98,859		136,882		67,122		352,130
Less: Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,594		4,594		4,593		4,594		18,375
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	44,673	$	94,265	$	132,289	$	62,528	$	333,755
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	41,872	$	87,548	$	111,634	$	58,952	$	300,006
Income from discontinued operations	2,801		6,717		20,655		3,576		33,749
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	44,673	$	94,265	$	132,289	$	62,528	$	333,755
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.43	$	0.55	$	0.29	$	1.49
Discontinued operations	0.01		0.03		0.10		0.02		0.17
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	0.22	$	0.47	$	0.65	$	0.31	$	1.65
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations	$	0.21	$	0.43	$	0.55	$	0.29	$	1.47
Discontinued operations	0.01		0.03		0.10		0.02		0.17
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	0.22	$	0.46	$	0.65	$	0.31	$	1.64

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