Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenue:
Equipment sales		$ 158,625	$ 152,641	$ 321,599	$ 312,002
Supplies		63,228	65,274	130,046	137,325
Software		86,664	90,615	164,531	168,673
Rentals		95,999	102,869	195,869	206,959
Financing		83,653	91,609	169,398	189,032
Support services		115,299	131,418	234,146	259,678
Business services		217,903	201,460	442,422	406,806
Total revenue		821,371	835,886	1,658,011	1,680,475
Costs and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales		77,189	78,055	146,751	149,594
Cost of supplies		19,909	19,624	41,380	40,314
Cost of software		24,795	26,983	50,103	53,798
Cost of rentals		21,576	18,415	42,238	38,910
Financing interest expense		12,843	13,495	25,817	28,410
Cost of support services		73,190	74,742	146,544	149,991
Cost of business services		153,063	140,830	303,906	276,368
Selling, general and administrative		297,468	289,116	603,771	615,998
Research and development		32,958	34,513	64,814	61,081
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net		26,927	26,076	29,009	33,009
Interest expense, net		27,600	20,799	53,276	40,100
Total costs and expenses		767,518	742,648	1,507,609	1,487,573
Income before income taxes		53,853	93,238	150,402	192,902
Provision for income taxes		4,952	33,394	36,368	70,418
Income from continuing operations		48,901	59,844	114,034	122,484
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	(1,660)	0	(1,660)
Net income		48,901	58,184	114,034	120,824
Less: Preferred stock dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests		0	4,594	0	9,188
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.		48,901	53,590	114,034	111,636
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations		48,901	55,250	114,034	113,296
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	(1,660)	0	(1,660)
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.		$ 48,901	$ 53,590	$ 114,034	$ 111,636
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.26	$ 0.29	$ 0.61	$ 0.60
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.01)
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.26	0.29	0.61	0.59
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.26	0.29	0.61	0.59
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.00	(0.01)	0.00	(0.01)
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	[1]	0.26	0.28	0.61	0.59
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)		$ 0.1875	$ 0.1875	$ 0.3750	$ 0.3750

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