Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue:
Equipment sales	$ 159,361	$ 165,964
Supplies	72,051	73,368
Software	78,058	86,357
Rentals	104,090	113,997
Financing	97,423	105,630
Support services	128,260	139,558
Business services	205,346	205,807
Total revenue	844,589	890,681
Costs and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales	71,539	75,013
Cost of supplies	20,690	22,659
Cost of software	26,815	29,864
Cost of rentals	20,495	20,701
Financing interest expense	14,915	18,770
Cost of support services	75,249	83,599
Cost of business services	135,538	139,919
Selling, general and administrative	326,882	314,529
Research and development	26,568	26,048
Restructuring charges, net	6,933	(81)
Interest expense, net	19,301	24,064
Total costs and expenses	744,925	755,085
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	99,664	135,596
Provision for income taxes	37,024	50,547
Income from continuing operations	62,640	85,049
Net income	62,640	85,206
Less: Preferred stock dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,594	4,594
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.	58,046	80,612
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	58,046	80,455
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	157
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.	$ 58,046	$ 80,612
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.40
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	0.30	0.40
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	0.30	0.40
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	0.30	0.40
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.1875	$ 0.1875