Earnings per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share are presented below:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Numerator:
Net income from continuing operations	$	58,046	$	80,455
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		157
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc. (numerator for diluted EPS)	58,046		80,612
Less: Preference stock dividend	10		11
Income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic EPS)	$	58,036	$	80,601
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used in basic EPS	192,241		201,337
Effect of dilutive shares:
Conversion of Preferred stock and Preference stock	304		334
Employee stock plans	636		1,008
Weighted-average shares used in diluted EPS	193,181		202,679
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.30	$	0.40
Discontinued operations	—		—
Net income	$	0.30	$	0.40
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.30	$	0.40
Discontinued operations	—		—
Net income	$	0.30	$	0.40
Anti-dilutive shares not used in calculating diluted weighted-average shares:	8,870		7,779