Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 739,553	$ 764,522
Short-term investments	43,895	38,448
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $14,613 and $14,372, respectively)	389,990	455,527
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $13,844 and $13,323, respectively)	853,390	893,950
Inventories	115,638	92,726
Current income taxes	11,919	11,373
Other current assets and prepayments	78,749	68,637
Total current assets	2,233,134	2,325,183
Property, plant and equipment, net	319,899	314,603
Rental property and equipment, net	178,281	188,054
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $5,986 and $7,177, respectively)	664,630	673,207
Goodwill	1,583,302	1,571,335
Intangible assets, net	159,200	165,172
Noncurrent income taxes	78,946	74,806
Other assets	529,779	524,773
Total assets	5,747,171	5,837,133
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,317,532	1,378,822
Current income taxes	49,933	34,434
Current portion of long-term debt	785,287	614,485
Advance billings	295,688	299,878
Total current liabilities	2,448,440	2,327,619
Deferred taxes on income	210,604	204,289
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	61,195	61,276
Long-term debt	2,499,025	2,750,405
Other noncurrent liabilities	574,245	597,204
Total liabilities	5,793,509	5,940,793
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 12)
Stockholders’ deficit:
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	1
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	478	483
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	126,564	148,125
Retained earnings	5,138,300	5,107,734
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(913,831)	(940,133)
Treasury stock, at cost (137,029,999 and 137,669,194 shares, respectively)	(4,721,188)	(4,743,208)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders’ deficit	(46,338)	(103,660)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 5,747,171	$ 5,837,133