Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 675,972	$ 650,557
Short-term investments	74,809	117,021
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $11,202 and $9,997, respectively)	431,580	476,583
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $13,714 and $15,480, respectively)	918,974	918,383
Inventories	110,960	88,824
Current income taxes	12,186	6,584
Other current assets and prepayments	61,039	67,400
Total current assets	2,285,520	2,325,352
Property, plant and equipment, net	309,491	330,088
Rental property and equipment, net	172,269	177,515
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $5,031 and $6,210, respectively)	693,589	760,657
Goodwill	1,752,714	1,745,957
Intangible assets, net	172,785	187,378
Non-current income taxes	66,942	70,294
Other assets	510,267	525,891
Total assets	5,963,577	6,123,132
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,345,653	1,448,321
Current income taxes	7,235	16,620
Current portion of long-term debt and notes payable	470,058	461,085
Advance billings	308,728	353,025
Total current liabilities	2,131,674	2,279,051
Deferred taxes on income	212,607	205,668
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	69,803	68,429
Long-term debt	2,623,764	2,489,583
Other non-current liabilities	550,546	605,310
Total liabilities	5,588,394	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	489	505
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	148,154	161,280
Retained earnings	5,196,194	5,155,537
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(840,427)	(888,635)
Treasury stock, at cost (137,762,931 and 127,816,704 shares, respectively)	(4,748,936)	(4,573,305)
Total Pitney Bowes, Inc. stockholders’ equity	78,813	178,721
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity	$ 5,963,577	$ 6,123,132