Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,696,903	$ 764,522
Short-term investments	45,508	38,448
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $15,610 and $14,372, respectively)	408,886	455,527
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $11,921 and $13,323, respectively)	826,122	893,950
Inventories	118,282	92,726
Current income taxes	42,605	11,373
Other current assets and prepayments	82,251	68,637
Total current assets	3,220,557	2,325,183
Property, plant and equipment, net	338,340	314,603
Rental property and equipment, net	185,866	188,054
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $5,999 and $7,177, respectively)	650,793	673,207
Goodwill	1,616,968	1,571,335
Intangible assets, net	145,376	165,172
Noncurrent income taxes	77,188	74,806
Other assets	546,319	524,773
Total assets	6,781,407	5,837,133
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,348,395	1,378,822
Current income taxes	13,542	34,434
Current portion of long-term debt	620,256	614,485
Advance billings	282,537	299,878
Total current liabilities	2,264,730	2,327,619
Deferred taxes on income	257,987	204,289
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	39,671	61,276
Long-term debt	3,562,672	2,750,405
Other noncurrent liabilities	555,514	597,204
Total liabilities	6,680,574	5,940,793
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 12)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	1
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	457	483
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	133,394	148,125
Retained earnings	5,174,602	5,107,734
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(818,484)	(940,133)
Treasury stock, at cost (136,777,086 and 137,669,194 shares, respectively)	(4,712,475)	(4,743,208)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)	100,833	(103,660)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$ 6,781,407	$ 5,837,133