Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 56,749	$ 88,747
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,224 at December 31, 2014 and $1,729 at December 31, 2013)	125,295	120,122
Inventory	1,235	1,286
Prepaid expenses	9,000	8,528
Current deferred income tax asset	5,077	7,696
Prepaid income tax	1,185	4,755
Other current assets	7,953	8,171
Total current assets	206,494	239,305
Property, plant and equipment
Land		20
Buildings and improvements	17,112	16,194
Software	88,422	86,879
Equipment and furniture	102,688	104,120
Software development and equipment installations in progress	2,390	3,352
Gross property, plant and equipment	210,612	210,565
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(173,699)	(169,854)
Net property, plant and equipment	36,913	40,711
Goodwill	398,164	398,164
Other intangible assets (less accumulated amortization of $9,744 at December 31, 2014 and $9,748 at December 31, 2013)	2,277	2,303
Other assets	3,351	5,053
Total assets	647,199	685,536
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt	18,375	15,313
Accounts payable	36,478	36,756
Accrued payroll and related expenses	9,773	16,255
Deferred revenue and customer advances	33,631	36,257
Income taxes payable	2,462	3,407
Customer postage and program deposits	17,120	23,877
Other current liabilities	6,430	8,978
Total current liabilities	124,269	140,843
Long-term debt	64,312	82,687
Pensions	65,156	39,194
Other long-term liabilities (including deferred income taxes of $59,532 at December 31, 2014 and $65,788 at December 31, 2013)	66,786	73,758
Total liabilities	320,523	336,482
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $1 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized 119,606,551 shares issued at December 31, 2014 and 119,186,705 shares issued at December 31, 2013	119,607	119,187
Additional paid-in capital	346,239	345,095
Retained earnings	1,165,707	1,163,201
Less treasury stock, 57,832,362 shares at cost at December 31, 2014 and 56,600,972 shares at cost at December 31, 2013	(1,257,648)	(1,250,311)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(47,229)	(28,118)
Total stockholders' equity	326,676	349,054
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 647,199	$ 685,536