Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue From Segments to Consolidated Statements

The following tables provide information about our reportable segments and reconciliation of segment EBIT to net income.

	Revenues
	Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Global Ecommerce	$	1,022,862	$	552,242	$	339,320
Presort Services	515,795		497,901		475,582
Commerce Services	1,538,657		1,050,143		814,902
North America Mailing	1,275,025		1,357,405		1,429,027
International Mailing	367,843		384,097		412,244
SMB Solutions	1,642,868		1,741,502		1,841,271
Software Solutions	340,855		331,627		325,150
Total Revenue	$	3,522,380	$	3,123,272	$	2,981,323
Geographic data:
United States	$	2,865,228	$	2,466,403	$	2,299,607
Outside United States	657,152		656,869		681,716
Total	$	3,522,380	$	3,123,272	$	2,981,323

Reconciliation of EBIT From Segments to Consolidated Statements

	EBIT
	Years Ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Global Ecommerce	$	(32,379	)	$	(17,899	)	$	3,043
Presort Services	73,768			97,506			95,258
Commerce Services	41,389			79,607			98,301
North America Mailing	470,268			498,571			594,723
International Mailing	63,820			48,531			45,408
SMB Solutions	534,088			547,102			640,131
Software Solutions	47,094			33,818			22,119
Total segment EBIT	622,571			660,527			760,551
Reconciling items:
Interest, net	(159,757		)	(164,162		)	(144,211		)
Unallocated corporate expenses	(180,481		)	(214,072		)	(199,954		)
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net	(27,077		)	(56,223		)	(60,295		)
Goodwill impairment	—			—			(148,181		)
Pension settlement	(31,329		)	—			—
Gain on sale of technology	—			6,085			—
Transaction costs	(3,602		)	(6,384		)	(6,121		)
Other expense	(7,964		)	(3,856		)	—
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	212,361			221,915			201,789
Provision for income taxes	12,383			553			106,975
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	23,687			39,978			17,036
Net income	$	223,665		$	261,340		$	111,850

Reconciliation of Depreciation and Amortization from Segments to Consolidated

	Depreciation and amortization
	Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017			2016
Global Ecommerce	$	61,046	$	36,662		$	30,607
Presort Services	26,838		26,541			27,929
Commerce Services	87,884		63,203			58,536
North America Mailing	68,250		64,803			60,066
International Mailing	16,142		18,562			19,431
SMB Solutions	84,392		83,365			79,497
Software Solutions	9,540		8,978			14,621
Total for reportable segments	181,816		155,546			152,654
Unallocated amounts	21,477		24,104			21,411
Total depreciation and amortization	$	203,293	$	179,650	—	$	174,065

Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated

	Capital expenditures
	Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Global Ecommerce	$	46,117	$	26,810	$	15,647
Presort Services	42,532		20,860		17,537
Commerce Services	88,649		47,670		33,184
North America Mailing	61,458		69,131		83,547
International Mailing	10,701		11,982		3,163
SMB Solutions	72,159		81,113		86,710
Software Solutions	4,251		9,181		4,617
Total for reportable segments	165,059		137,964		124,511
Unallocated amount	26,385		30,133		34,721
Total capital expenditures	$	191,444	$	168,097	$	159,232

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	Assets
	December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Global Ecommerce	$	1,023,732	$	1,016,045	$	449,363
Presort Services	431,512		387,701		373,443
Commerce Services	1,455,244		1,403,746		822,806
North America Mailing	1,859,355		1,965,198		2,073,344
International Mailing	502,370		550,306		521,003
SMB Solutions	2,361,725		2,515,504		2,594,347
Software Solutions	593,050		583,549		569,414
Total for reportable segments	4,410,019		4,502,799		3,986,567
Cash and cash equivalents	867,262		1,009,021		764,522
Short-term investments	59,391		48,988		38,448
Assets of discontinued operations	4,854		334,848		317,333
Other corporate assets	631,377		791,764		730,263
Consolidated assets	$	5,972,903	$	6,687,420	$	5,837,133

Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country

Identifiable long-lived assets:
United States	$	543,118	$	501,251	$	436,795
Outside United States	45,095		56,208		58,339
Total	$	588,213	$	557,459	$	495,134