Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 578,448	$ 484,363
Short-term investments	45,667	30,609
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable, gross	756,198	824,015
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivables	(31,367)	(31,880)
Accounts receivable, net	724,831	792,135
Finance receivables
Finance receivables	1,328,180	1,370,305
Allowance for credit losses	(47,603)	(48,709)
Finance receivables, net	1,280,577	1,321,596
Inventories	177,504	168,967
Current income taxes	70,890	103,542
Other current assets and prepayments	113,052	107,029
Total current assets	2,990,969	3,008,241
Property, plant and equipment, net	429,737	426,501
Rental property and equipment, net	282,976	300,170
Long-term finance receivables
Finance receivables	1,194,164	1,265,220
Allowance for credit losses	(20,305)	(20,721)
Finance receivables, net	1,173,859	1,244,499
Investment in leveraged leases	262,052	251,006
Goodwill	2,336,796	2,306,793
Intangible assets, net	273,830	297,443
Non-current income taxes	134,569	130,601
Other assets	484,166	478,769
Total assets	8,368,954	8,444,023
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,748,628	1,825,261
Current income taxes	231,982	192,924
Notes payable and current portion of long-term obligations	2,477	53,494
Advance billings	481,239	481,900
Total current liabilities	2,464,326	2,553,579
Deferred taxes on income	294,656	261,118
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	557,081	536,531
Long-term debt	4,239,965	4,239,248
Other non-current liabilities	517,725	653,758
Total liabilities	8,073,753	8,244,234
Noncontrolling interests (Preferred stockholders' equity in subsidiaries)	296,370	296,370
Stockholders' deficit:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	4	4
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	741	752
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	235,504	250,928
Retained earnings	4,318,692	4,282,316
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(379,162)	(473,806)
Treasury stock, at cost (119,489,510 and 119,906,910 shares, respectively)	(4,500,286)	(4,480,113)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders' deficit	(1,169)	(96,581)
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders' deficit	$ 8,368,954	$ 8,444,023