Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 680,727	$ 921,450
Short-term investments, reported at fair value	16,200	18,974
Accounts and other receivables (net of allowance of $20,480 and $18,899, respectively)	327,755	389,240
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $17,866 and $18,012, respectively)	551,061	568,050
Inventories	63,680	65,845
Current income taxes	44,288	23,219
Other current assets and prepayments	124,394	120,145
Total current assets	1,808,105	2,106,923
Property, plant and equipment, net	405,226	391,280
Rental property and equipment, net	37,708	38,435
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $17,608 and $17,857 respectively)	597,012	605,292
Goodwill	1,144,064	1,152,285
Intangible assets, net	152,265	159,839
Operating lease assets	196,843	201,916
Noncurrent income taxes	68,732	72,653
Other assets (includes $383,214 and $355,799, respectively, reported at fair value)	531,226	491,514
Total assets	4,941,181	5,220,137
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	820,286	880,616
Customer deposits at Pitney Bowes Bank	589,406	617,200
Current operating lease liabilities	39,587	39,182
Current portion of long-term debt	19,972	216,032
Advance billings	118,166	114,550
Current income taxes	6,839	2,880
Total current liabilities	1,594,256	1,870,460
Long-term debt	2,418,885	2,348,361
Deferred taxes on income	282,192	279,451
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	37,936	38,163
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	174,798	180,292
Other noncurrent liabilities	413,951	437,015
Total liabilities	4,922,018	5,153,742
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 14)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $1 par value (480,000,000 shares authorized; 323,337,912 shares issued)	323,338	323,338
Additional paid-in capital	15,269	68,502
Retained earnings	5,161,029	5,201,195
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(847,538)	(839,131)
Treasury stock, at cost (149,600,577 and 151,362,724 shares, respectively)	(4,632,935)	(4,687,509)
Total stockholders’ equity	19,163	66,395
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,941,181	$ 5,220,137