Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 764,522	$ 640,190
Short-term investments	38,448	127,388
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $14,372 and $9,997, respectively)	455,527	476,583
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $13,323 and $15,480, respectively)	893,950	918,383
Inventories	92,726	88,824
Current income taxes	11,373	6,584
Other current assets and prepayments	68,637	67,400
Total current assets	2,325,183	2,325,352
Property, plant and equipment, net	314,603	330,088
Rental property and equipment, net	188,054	177,515
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $7,177 and $6,210, respectively)	673,207	760,657
Goodwill	1,571,335	1,745,957
Intangible assets, net	165,172	187,378
Noncurrent income taxes	74,806	70,294
Other assets	524,773	525,891
Total assets	5,837,133	6,123,132
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,378,822	1,448,321
Current income taxes	34,434	16,620
Current portion of long-term obligations	614,485	461,085
Advance billings	299,878	353,025
Total current liabilities	2,327,619	2,279,051
Deferred taxes on income	204,289	205,668
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	61,276	68,429
Long-term debt	2,750,405	2,489,583
Other noncurrent liabilities	597,204	605,310
Total liabilities	5,940,793	5,648,041
Noncontrolling interests (Preferred stockholders’ equity in subsidiaries)	0	296,370
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	1
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	483	505
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	148,125	161,280
Retained earnings	5,107,734	5,155,537
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(940,133)	(888,635)
Treasury stock, at cost (137,669,194 and 127,816,704 shares, respectively)	(4,743,208)	(4,573,305)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(103,660)	178,721
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ (deficit) equity	$ 5,837,133	$ 6,123,132