Earnings per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Numerator:
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	287,612		$	379,107		$	418,967
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	(144,777		)	66,056			198,513
Net income (numerator for diluted EPS)	142,835			445,163			617,480
Less: Preference stock dividend	(46		)	(51		)	(58		)
Income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic EPS)	$	142,789		$	445,112		$	617,422
Denominator (in thousands):
Weighted-average shares used in basic EPS	201,614			200,389			201,976
Effect of dilutive shares:
Preferred stock	2			2			2
Preference stock	381			398			445
Stock plans	960			577			343
Weighted-average shares used in diluted EPS	202,957			201,366			202,766
Basic earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.43		$	1.89		$	2.07
Discontinued operations	(0.72		)	0.33			0.98
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	0.71		$	2.22		$	3.06
Diluted earnings per share:
Continuing operations	$	1.42		$	1.88		$	2.07
Discontinued operations	(0.71		)	0.33			0.98
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.	$	0.70		$	2.21		$	3.05
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted earnings per share (in thousands):	12,448			13,801			14,016