Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenue:
Equipment sales	$ 221,475	$ 245,634	$ 706,027	$ 713,021
Supplies	74,271	77,304	235,728	239,635
Software	113,224	98,444	318,305	270,508
Rentals	140,172	151,399	425,799	456,977
Financing	150,038	157,333	454,223	476,712
Support services	175,286	175,844	530,707	531,176
Business Services	425,258	439,784	1,266,478	1,303,183
Total revenue	1,299,724	1,345,742	3,937,267	3,991,212
Cost and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales	97,559	113,282	316,697	320,191
Cost of supplies	22,611	23,843	74,365	73,381
Cost of software	23,431	23,630	73,541	65,993
Cost of rentals	32,581	36,277	97,989	107,658
Financing interest expense	21,430	22,189	66,915	65,948
Cost of support services	114,074	111,521	344,767	337,822
Cost of business services	326,415	335,588	985,232	1,003,712
Selling, general and administrative	430,650	435,292	1,296,584	1,304,941
Research and development	35,573	38,454	107,772	117,487
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	32,956	33,805	63,974	103,039
Other interest expense	28,932	29,310	86,006	86,172
Interest income	(1,265)	(393)	(4,702)	(1,851)
Total costs and expenses	1,199,879	1,202,798	3,544,072	3,584,493
Goodwill Impairment Loss	45,650	0	45,650	0
Other Nonrecurring (Income) Expense	(10,718)	0	(10,718)	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	99,845	142,944	393,195	406,719
Provision for income taxes	(17,087)	46,880	77,319	155,302
Income from continuing operations	116,932	96,064	315,876	251,417
(Loss) gain from discontinued operations, net of income tax	60,428	(2,536)	57,911	(8,332)
Net income before attribution of non-controlling interests	177,360	93,528	373,787	243,085
Less: Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,593	4,593	13,781	13,730
Pitney Bowes Inc. net income	172,767	88,935	360,006	229,355
Amounts attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.:
Income from continuing operations	112,339	91,471	302,095	237,687
(Loss) gain from discontinued operations	60,428	(2,536)	57,911	(8,332)
Pitney Bowes Inc. net income	$ 172,767	$ 88,935	$ 360,006	$ 229,355
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.56	$ 0.44	$ 1.49	$ 1.15
Discontinued operations	$ 0.30	$ (0.01)	$ 0.29	$ (0.04)
Net income	$ 0.86	$ 0.43	$ 1.78	$ 1.11
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.56	$ 0.44	$ 1.48	$ 1.15
Discontinued operations	$ 0.30	$ (0.01)	$ 0.28	$ (0.04)
Net income	$ 0.85	$ 0.43	$ 1.77	$ 1.11
Dividends declared per share of common stock	$ 0.37	$ 0.365	$ 1.11	$ 1.095