Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Earnings Per Share (Tables) [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Numerator:
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	435,932		$	400,556		$	324,267
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	9,231			216,924			(31,888		)
Net income (numerator for diluted EPS)	445,163			617,480			292,379
Less: Preference stock dividend	(51		)	(58		)	(65		)
Income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic EPS)	$	445,112		$	617,422		$	292,314
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average shares used in basic EPS	200,389			201,976			205,968
Effect of dilutive shares:
Preferred stock	2			2			2
Preference stock	398			445			501
Stock plans	577			343			282
Weighted-average shares used in diluted EPS	201,366			202,766			206,753
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	2.18		$	1.98		$	1.57
Discontinued operations	0.05			1.07			(0.15		)
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	2.22		$	3.06		$	1.42
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	2.16		$	1.98		$	1.57
Discontinued operations	0.05			1.07			(0.15		)
Net income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	2.21		$	3.05		$	1.41
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted earnings per share (in thousands):	13,801			14,016			15,168