Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Equipment sales		$ 165,507	$ 191,518	$ 331,471	$ 380,574
Supplies		70,636	76,284	144,004	155,801
Software		99,184	109,065	185,541	200,620
Rentals		111,312	122,443	225,309	246,022
Financing		101,437	107,644	207,067	217,694
Support services		139,237	158,190	278,795	316,442
Business services		193,578	193,306	399,385	378,794
Total revenue		880,891	958,450	1,771,572	1,895,947
Costs and expenses:
Cost of equipment sales		79,043	88,818	154,056	171,352
Cost of supplies		21,624	23,505	44,283	47,659
Cost of software		28,501	33,484	58,365	63,648
Cost of rentals		21,003	25,193	41,704	50,637
Financing interest expense		17,868	20,413	36,638	40,066
Cost of support services		81,507	96,722	165,106	195,703
Cost of business services		135,636	135,024	275,555	263,960
Selling, general and administrative		315,578	338,384	630,107	689,759
Research and development		28,492	28,649	54,540	54,841
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net		14,350	8,299	14,269	18,140
Interest expense, net		20,971	21,482	45,035	45,546
Other (income) expense, net		(93,135)	0	(93,135)	61,657
Total costs and expenses		671,438	819,973	1,426,523	1,702,968
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		209,453	138,477	345,049	192,979
Provision for income taxes		52,351	46,335	102,898	54,371
Income from continuing operations		157,102	92,142	242,151	138,608
Net income		156,363	98,859	241,569	148,126
Less: Preferred stock dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests		4,593	4,594	9,187	9,188
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.		151,770	94,265	232,382	138,938
Amounts attributable to common stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations		152,509	87,548	232,964	129,420
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax		(739)	6,717	(582)	9,518
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc.		$ 151,770	$ 94,265	$ 232,382	$ 138,938
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	$ 0.76	$ 0.43	$ 1.16	$ 0.64
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.05
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.75	0.47	1.15	0.69
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders (1):
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.75	0.43	1.15	0.63
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.00	0.03	0.00	0.05
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. (in dollars per share)	[1],[2]	0.75	0.46	1.15	0.68
Dividends declared per share of common stock		$ 0.1875	$ 0.1875000	$ 0.375000	$ 0.375000

[1] The sum of earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.

[2] The sum of earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.