Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 612,987	$ 650,557
Short-term investments	122,147	117,021
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $10,056 and $9,262, respectively)	383,839	457,327
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $14,196 and $15,514, respectively)	912,755	935,170
Inventories	100,353	88,824
Current income taxes	11,494	6,584
Other current assets and prepayments	70,609	64,325
Total current assets	2,214,184	2,319,808
Property, plant and equipment, net	335,760	330,088
Rental property and equipment, net	178,877	180,662
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $5,584 and $6,249, respectively)	741,138	763,054
Goodwill	1,765,002	1,745,957
Intangible assets, net	184,047	187,378
Non-current income taxes	68,437	70,294
Other assets	518,377	525,891
Total assets	6,005,822	6,123,132
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,311,486	1,448,321
Current income taxes	27,471	16,620
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	269,732	461,085
Advance billings	356,412	353,025
Total current liabilities	1,965,101	2,279,051
Deferred taxes on income	216,648	205,668
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	67,502	68,429
Long-term debt	2,775,213	2,489,583
Other non-current liabilities	561,720	605,310
Total liabilities	$ 5,586,184	$ 5,648,041
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests (Preferred stockholders’ equity in subsidiaries)	$ 296,370	$ 296,370
Stockholders’ equity:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	1
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	492	505
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	145,755	161,280
Retained earnings	5,177,573	5,155,537
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(839,842)	(888,635)
Treasury stock, at cost (131,097,268 and 127,816,704 shares, respectively)	(4,684,049)	(4,573,305)
Total Pitney Bowes, Inc. stockholders’ equity	123,268	178,721
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity	$ 6,005,822	$ 6,123,132