Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus			2013
Revenue:
Equipment sales	$ 201,830	$ 199,609	$ 634,779	$ 618,620
Supplies	69,696	66,878	216,254	213,665
Software	98,164	93,476	285,658	302,377
Rentals	128,225	137,149	391,590	414,922
Financing	113,955	123,999	346,646	373,695
Support services	166,785	176,769	505,226	529,615
Business services	160,131	151,909	458,061	446,654
Total revenue	938,786	949,789	2,838,214	2,899,548
Costs and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales	92,307	95,008	307,992	278,457
Cost of supplies	21,840	20,689	67,794	65,423
Cost of software	29,698	29,227	80,093	85,023
Cost of rentals	25,612	25,182	79,791	87,258
Financing interest expense	20,306	19,604	59,979	61,385
Cost of support services	103,004	107,074	315,275	334,274
Cost of business services	112,447	103,230	322,970	298,689
Selling, general and administrative	355,202	370,935	1,067,394	1,111,144
Research and development	24,769	30,226	81,351	87,810
Restructuring charges and asset impairments	34,909	0	53,940	(980)
Other interest expense	27,508	27,541	89,594	87,261
Interest income	(1,457)	(2,057)	(4,507)	(5,793)
Other income, net	0	0	25,121	1,138
Total costs and expenses	846,145	826,659	2,546,787	2,491,089
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	92,641	123,130	291,427	408,459
Provision for income taxes	11,370	30,590	55,530	85,108
Income from continuing operations	81,271	92,540	235,897	323,351
Net (loss) income before attribution of noncontrolling interests	(933)	81,127	66,528	348,608
Less: Preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests	4,594	4,594	13,782	13,782
Net (loss) income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	(5,527)	76,533	52,746	334,826
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	76,677	87,946	222,115	309,569
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(82,204)	(11,413)	(169,369)	25,257
Net (loss) income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$ (5,527)	$ 76,533	$ 52,746	$ 334,826
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.38	$ 0.44	$ 1.10	$ 1.55
Discontinued operations	$ (0.41)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.84)	$ 0.13
Net (loss) income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$ (0.03)	$ 0.38	$ 0.26	$ 1.67
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
Continuing operations	$ 0.38	$ 0.44	$ 1.10	$ 1.54
Discontinued operations	$ (0.40)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.84)	$ 0.13
Net (loss) income - Pitney Bowes Inc.	$ (0.03)	$ 0.38	$ 0.26	$ 1.66
Dividends declared per share of common stock	$ 0.1875	$ 0.375	$ 0.75	$ 1.125