Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,009,021	$ 764,522
Short-term investments	48,988	38,448
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $15,985 and $14,372 respectively)	524,424	455,527
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $12,187 and $13,323, respectively)	828,003	893,950
Inventories	89,679	92,726
Current income taxes	58,439	11,373
Other current assets and prepayments	77,954	68,637
Total current assets	2,636,508	2,325,183
Property, plant and equipment, net	379,044	314,603
Rental property and equipment, net	185,741	188,054
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $6,446 and $7,177, respectively)	652,087	673,207
Goodwill	1,952,444	1,571,335
Intangible assets, net	272,186	165,172
Noncurrent income taxes	59,909	74,806
Other assets	540,796	524,773
Total assets	6,678,715	5,837,133
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,486,741	1,378,822
Current income taxes	8,823	34,434
Current portion of long-term obligations	271,057	614,485
Advance billings	288,372	299,878
Total current liabilities	2,054,993	2,327,619
Deferred taxes on income	234,643	204,289
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	116,551	61,276
Long-term debt	3,559,278	2,750,405
Other noncurrent liabilities	524,689	597,204
Total liabilities	6,490,154	5,940,793
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 14)
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	1
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	441	483
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	138,367	148,125
Retained earnings	5,229,584	5,107,734
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(792,173)	(940,133)
Treasury stock, at cost (136,734,174 and 137,669,194 shares, respectively)	(4,710,997)	(4,743,208)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)	188,561	(103,660)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$ 6,678,715	$ 5,837,133