Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 88,747	$ 49,384
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,729 at December 31, 2013 and $2,574 at December 31, 2012)	120,122	127,752
Inventory	1,286	779
Prepaid expenses	8,528	8,438
Current deferred income tax asset	7,696	8,181
Prepaid income tax	4,755	4,491
Other current assets	8,171	5,989
Total current assets	239,305	205,014
Total assets of discontinued operations	0	49,001
Property, plant and equipment
Land	20	576
Buildings and improvements	16,194	19,706
Software	86,879	86,019
Equipment and furniture	104,120	99,325
Software development and equipment installations in progress	3,352	5,426
Gross property, plant and equipment	210,565	211,052
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(169,854)	(166,961)
Net property, plant and equipment	40,711	44,091
Goodwill	398,164	398,164
Other intangible assets (less accumulated amortization of $9,748 at December 31, 2013 and $9,541 at December 31, 2012)	2,303	5,259
Other assets	5,053	4,683
Total assets	685,536	706,212
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	15,313	12,250
Accounts payable	36,756	38,092
Accrued payroll and related expenses	16,255	13,423
Deferred revenue and customer advances	36,257	36,318
Income taxes payable	3,407	1,518
Customer postage and program deposits	23,877	19,892
Other current liabilities	8,978	8,412
Total current liabilities	140,843	129,905
Total liabilities of discontinued operations	0	10,564
Long-term debt	82,687	98,000
Other long-term liabilities (including deferred income taxes of $65,788 at December 31, 2013 and $53,935 at December 31, 2012)	112,952	139,579
Total liabilities	336,482	378,048
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized 119,186,705 shares issued at December 31, 2013 and 118,737,456 shares issued at December 31, 2012	119,187	118,737
Additional paid-in capital	345,095	341,586
Retained earnings	1,163,201	1,165,952
Less treasury stock, 56,600,972 shares at cost at December 31, 2013 and 56,348,026 shares at cost at December 31, 2012	(1,250,311)	(1,248,377)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(28,118)	(49,734)
Total stockholders' equity	349,054	328,164
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 685,536	$ 706,212