Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 992,089	$ 650,557
Short-term investments	24,259	117,021
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $10,722 and $9,997, respectively)	427,556	476,583
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $13,033 and $15,480, respectively)	870,256	918,383
Inventories	108,766	88,824
Current income taxes	13,060	6,584
Other current assets and prepayments	65,622	67,400
Total current assets	2,501,608	2,325,352
Property, plant and equipment, net	312,597	330,088
Rental property and equipment, net	179,554	177,515
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $5,092 and $6,210, respectively)	704,294	760,657
Goodwill	1,766,418	1,745,957
Intangible assets, net	174,221	187,378
Non-current income taxes	66,547	70,294
Other assets	553,635	525,891
Total assets	6,258,874	6,123,132
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,307,808	1,448,321
Current income taxes	19,170	16,620
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	535,289	461,085
Advance billings	303,153	353,025
Total current liabilities	2,165,420	2,279,051
Deferred taxes on income	229,998	205,668
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	57,423	68,429
Long-term debt	2,831,767	2,489,583
Other non-current liabilities	547,444	605,310
Total liabilities	5,832,052	5,648,041
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests (Preferred stockholders’ equity in subsidiaries)	296,370	296,370
Stockholders’ equity:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	1
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	489	505
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	149,997	161,280
Retained earnings	5,226,894	5,155,537
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(825,962)	(888,635)
Treasury stock, at cost (137,701,038 and 127,816,704 shares, respectively)	(4,744,305)	(4,573,305)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders’ equity	130,452	178,721
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity	$ 6,258,874	$ 6,123,132