Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 840,564	$ 764,522
Short-term investments	164,716	38,448
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $14,709 and $14,372, respectively)	389,262	455,527
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $14,491 and $13,323, respectively)	857,764	893,950
Inventories	121,478	92,726
Current income taxes	28,732	11,373
Other current assets and prepayments	89,061	68,637
Total current assets	2,491,577	2,325,183
Property, plant and equipment, net	327,140	314,603
Rental property and equipment, net	182,997	188,054
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $5,121 and $7,177, respectively)	662,384	673,207
Goodwill	1,604,320	1,571,335
Intangible assets, net	152,019	165,172
Noncurrent income taxes	75,105	74,806
Other assets	541,806	524,773
Total assets	6,037,348	5,837,133
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,339,287	1,378,822
Current income taxes	17,349	34,434
Current portion of long-term debt	985,291	614,485
Advance billings	291,180	299,878
Total current liabilities	2,633,107	2,327,619
Deferred taxes on income	214,287	204,289
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	51,112	61,276
Long-term debt	2,543,476	2,750,405
Other noncurrent liabilities	565,993	597,204
Total liabilities	6,007,975	5,940,793
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 12)
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Cumulative preferred stock, $50 par value, 4% convertible	1	1
Cumulative preference stock, no par value, $2.12 convertible	463	483
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	131,691	148,125
Retained earnings	5,152,241	5,107,734
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(859,315)	(940,133)
Treasury stock, at cost (136,967,821 and 137,669,194 shares, respectively)	(4,719,046)	(4,743,208)
Total Pitney Bowes Inc. stockholders’ equity (deficit)	29,373	(103,660)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$ 6,037,348	$ 5,837,133