Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 729,149	$ 921,450
Short-term investments (includes $3,334 and $18,974, respectively, reported at fair value)	14,060	18,974
Accounts and other receivables (net of allowance of $11,807 and $18,899, respectively)	313,765	389,240
Short-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $14,078 and $18,012, respectively)	556,985	568,050
Inventories	69,496	65,845
Current income taxes	32,290	23,219
Other current assets and prepayments	127,513	120,145
Total current assets	1,843,258	2,106,923
Property, plant and equipment, net	467,396	391,280
Rental property and equipment, net	36,461	38,435
Long-term finance receivables (net of allowance of $15,829 and $17,857 respectively)	582,352	605,292
Goodwill	1,124,705	1,152,285
Intangible assets, net	137,118	159,839
Operating lease assets	212,028	201,916
Noncurrent income taxes	67,049	72,653
Other assets (includes $337,577 and $355,799, respectively, reported at fair value)	484,247	491,514
Total assets	4,954,614	5,220,137
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	871,798	880,616
Customer deposits at Pitney Bowes Bank	642,712	617,200
Current operating lease liabilities	41,347	39,182
Current portion of long-term debt	24,733	216,032
Advance billings	104,094	114,550
Current income taxes	4,078	2,880
Total current liabilities	1,688,762	1,870,460
Long-term debt	2,314,151	2,348,361
Deferred taxes on income	283,395	279,451
Tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities	35,380	38,163
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	193,861	180,292
Other noncurrent liabilities	390,402	437,015
Total liabilities	4,905,951	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	2,463	68,502
Retained earnings	5,172,527	5,201,195
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(841,230)	(839,131)
Treasury stock, at cost (148,809,481 and 151,362,724 shares, respectively)	(4,608,435)	(4,687,509)
Total stockholders’ equity	48,663	66,395
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 4,954,614	$ 5,220,137