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Pitney Bowes Inc
(NYSE:PBI) 

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Pitney Bowes Inc., a technology company, provides commerce solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Global Ecommerce, Presort Services, and SendTech Solutions segments. The Global Ecommerce segment provides domestic parcel services, cross-border solutions, and...

Founded: 1920
Full Time Employees: 11,000
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Business Equipment & Supplies

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      revenue:
                                                                                      
      services
    307,700,000 289,476,000 290,423,000 318,432,000                                                                               
      products
    90,927,000 89,712,000 90,880,000 93,190,000                                                                               
      financing and other
    78,998,000 80,487,000 80,606,000 81,798,000                                                                               
      total revenue
    477,625,000 459,675,000 461,909,000 493,420,000 516,121,000 499,463,000 793,170,000 830,509,000 871,578,000 783,751,000 776,481,000 834,538,000 908,691,000 830,914,000 871,495,000 926,942,000 983,712,000 875,449,000 899,203,000 915,197,000 1,028,417,000 891,898,000 837,492,000 796,268,000 831,343,000 790,125,000 860,779,000 868,402,000 947,140,000 832,856,000 861,436,000 983,182,000  821,371,000 836,640,000 887,069,000 839,031,000 835,886,000 844,589,000 936,947,000 869,541,000 880,891,000 890,681,000 983,913,000 941,644,000 958,450,000 937,497,000 1,031,187,000 938,786,000 1,158,207,000 1,166,956,000 1,186,864,000 1,215,677,000 1,245,818,000 1,255,656,000 1,340,707,000 1,299,724,000 1,314,474,000 1,323,069,000 1,434,042,000 1,345,742,000 1,297,237,000 1,348,233,000 1,454,305,000 1,356,820,000 1,378,462,000 1,379,584,000 1,552,589,000 1,547,673,000 1,588,086,000 1,573,957,000 1,664,247,000 1,508,277,000 1,543,034,000 1,414,237,000 1,545,832,000 1,433,331,000 1,389,210,000 1,317,788,000    
      yoy
    -7.46% -7.97% -41.76% -40.59% -40.78% -36.27% 2.15% -0.48% -4.08% -5.68% -10.90% -9.97% -7.63% -5.09% -3.08% 1.28% -4.35% -1.84% 7.37% 14.94% 23.71% 12.88% -2.71% -8.31% -12.23% -5.13% -0.08% -11.67%  1.40% 2.96% 10.83%  -1.74% -0.94% -5.32% -3.51% -5.11% -5.17% -4.77% -7.66% -8.09% -4.99% -4.58% 0.30% -17.25% -19.66% -13.12% -22.78% -7.03% -7.06% -11.47% -6.47% -5.22% -5.10% -6.51% -3.42% 1.33% -1.87% -1.39% -0.82% -5.89% -2.27% -6.33% -12.33% -13.20% -12.35% -6.71% 2.61% 2.92% 11.29% 7.66% 5.23% 11.07% 7.32%        
      qoq
    3.90% -0.48% -6.39% -4.40% 3.34% -37.03% -4.50% -4.71% 11.21% 0.94% -6.96% -8.16% 9.36% -4.66% -5.98% -5.77% 12.37% -2.64% -1.75% -11.01% 15.31% 6.50% 5.18% -4.22% 5.22% -8.21% -0.88% -8.31% 13.72% -3.32% -12.38%   -1.83% -5.68% 5.73% 0.38% -1.03% -9.86% 7.75% -1.29% -1.10% -9.48% 4.49% -1.75% 2.23% -9.09% 9.84% -18.94% -0.75% -1.68% -2.37% -2.42% -0.78% -6.34% 3.15% -1.12% -0.65% -7.74% 6.56% 3.74% -3.78% -7.29% 7.18% -1.57% -0.08% -11.14% 0.32% -2.54% 0.90% -5.43% 10.34% -2.25% 9.11% -8.51% 7.85% 3.18% 5.42%     
      costs and expenses:
                                                                                      
      cost of services
    148,391,000 146,394,000 144,240,000 155,873,000                                                                               
      cost of products
    52,666,000 54,294,000 54,487,000 50,919,000                                                                               
      cost of financing and other
    13,632,000 14,708,000 15,656,000 17,507,000                                                                               
      selling, general and administrative
    140,956,000 144,154,000 170,542,000 165,915,000 148,269,000 189,989,000 220,008,000 216,197,000 223,175,000 209,416,000 222,549,000 242,120,000 226,571,000 209,576,000 226,638,000 242,785,000 224,847,000 225,024,000 236,190,000  242,441,000 238,618,000 233,631,000 248,633,000 246,761,000 254,092,000 278,545,000 300,982,000 275,835,000 269,387,000 282,456,000 312,108,000  297,468,000 306,303,000 283,882,000 300,983,000 288,580,000 326,882,000 340,643,000 309,211,000 315,578,000 314,529,000 346,903,000 341,738,000 338,384,000 351,375,000 365,007,000 355,202,000 376,559,000 377,206,000 394,633,000 400,862,000 391,606,000 411,185,000 435,274,000 430,650,000 436,015,000 429,919,000 455,736,000 435,292,000 426,352,000 443,297,000 483,304,000 435,931,000 424,265,000 443,528,000 475,375,000 478,914,000 497,689,000 496,495,000 513,871,000 479,772,000 488,115,000 425,402,000 470,641,000 443,426,000 432,531,000 408,384,000    
      research and development
    3,505,000 3,409,000 3,601,000 4,763,000 9,492,000 7,580,000 9,108,000 9,481,000 10,276,000 10,362,000 10,274,000 10,493,000 11,257,000 9,812,000 11,254,000 11,334,000 13,781,000 10,621,000 11,059,000  9,546,000 9,255,000 7,467,000 12,116,000 12,837,000 12,272,000 22,630,000 21,774,000 31,433,000 32,760,000 31,073,000 32,784,000  32,958,000 31,856,000 31,545,000 28,680,000 34,513,000 26,568,000 26,463,000 29,153,000 28,492,000 26,048,000 29,030,000 26,060,000 28,649,000 26,192,000 29,061,000 24,769,000 31,501,000 33,335,000 32,390,000 36,669,000 33,776,000 34,073,000 40,873,000 35,573,000 37,441,000 34,758,000 38,884,000 38,454,000 38,168,000 40,865,000 43,568,000 45,052,000 46,622,000 46,949,000 49,444,000 53,008,000 53,168,000 50,000,000 47,301,000 47,691,000 47,104,000 43,569,000 40,959,000 41,893,000 40,980,000 41,549,000    
      restructuring charges
    41,618,000 1,836,000 13,806,000 1,400,000 12,056,000 30,694,000 31,843,000 4,315,000   22,443,000 3,599,000 6,043,000 4,264,000 4,224,000 4,184,000 2,858,500 3,701,000 4,844,000 -2,889,000    3,817,000    3,598,000    1,021,000       6,933,000    -81,000   8,299,000 9,841,000                             18,590,000 6,771,000 5,041,000     
      interest expense
    26,181,000 26,072,000 24,937,000 24,270,000 26,771,000 27,764,000 28,767,000 27,766,000 28,401,000 26,782,000 22,920,000 22,342,000 23,164,000 23,685,000 21,007,000 22,124,000 23,070,000 24,312,000 24,346,000 -37,044,000 26,249,000 27,175,000 26,446,000 25,883,000 26,585,000 28,704,000 28,019,000 27,602,000 24,941,000 25,483,000 29,623,000 30,853,000  27,600,000 25,676,000 26,576,000 22,294,000 20,799,000 19,301,000 22,383,000 20,165,000 20,971,000 24,064,000 27,587,000 22,158,000 21,482,000 24,064,000                    52,203,000                
      other components of net pension and postretirement cost
    2,097,000 1,645,000 1,947,000 1,854,000         1,079,000 1,427,000 958,000 844,000 302,000 46,000 312,000    386,000  -1,087,000 -882,000 -1,618,000 -638,000 28,495,000 -1,852,000 -2,499,000 -1,719,000                                                   
      other expense
    10,202,000 -981,000 -6,578,000 24,187,000 38,436,000 50,287,000       -1,319,000 -8,398,000  -11,901,000 633,000 3,193,000 -13,646,000  -1,636,000 -6,325,000 -17,375,000 33,487,000 5,956,000 667,000 -27,000 17,710,000  7,964,000        536,000  78,000 -1,781,000 -93,135,000  11,434,500 -15,919,000  61,657,000 7,518,000   25,121,000   4,372,000                             
      total costs and expenses
    439,248,000 391,531,000 422,638,000 446,688,000 564,318,000 543,343,000 831,834,000 820,835,000 1,099,439,000 800,455,000 927,431,000 845,525,000 901,274,000 820,785,000 874,185,000 901,918,000 982,241,000 868,479,000 873,412,000  1,012,818,000 880,571,000 820,773,000 1,024,845,000 822,962,000 809,675,000 826,402,000 861,530,000 894,661,000 787,727,000 807,972,000 910,090,000  767,518,000 740,091,000 927,194,000 745,438,000 742,648,000 744,925,000 807,723,000 732,989,000 671,438,000 755,085,000 887,233,000 800,107,000 819,973,000 882,995,000 919,437,000 846,145,000 1,127,619,000 1,065,245,000 1,005,046,000 1,108,061,000 1,089,330,000 1,096,965,000 1,319,621,000 1,199,879,000 1,155,298,000 1,188,895,000 1,306,184,000 1,202,798,000 1,193,470,000 1,188,225,000 1,286,813,000 1,188,851,000 1,199,196,000 1,201,135,000 1,425,502,000 1,371,385,000 1,381,564,000 1,370,677,000 1,681,911,000 1,300,903,000 1,303,069,000 1,183,201,000 1,290,716,000 1,207,886,000 1,168,637,000 1,090,019,000    
      income from continuing operations before taxes
    38,536,750 68,144,000 39,271,000 46,732,000 -1,032,500 -43,880,000       8,115,750 10,129,000 -2,690,000 25,024,000 -2,221,500 6,970,000 25,791,000  -50,132,750 11,327,000 16,719,000 -228,577,000 4,690,250 -19,550,000 34,377,000 6,872,000 39,970,500 45,129,000 53,464,000                                                    
      provision for income taxes
    11,040,000 16,181,000 9,296,000 11,310,000 -6,134,000 -166,466,000  12,559,000 -4,025,000 -4,185,000  -3,250,000 1,121,000 4,642,000 -7,026,000 4,203,000 -320,000 -1,525,000 4,915,000  -813,000 554,000 17,016,000 -10,030,000 344,000 -24,895,000 4,099,000 8,301,000 -8,362,000 -1,976,000 6,458,000 19,579,000  4,952,000 31,416,000 38,204,000 23,197,000 33,394,000 37,024,000 44,204,000 42,676,000 52,351,000 50,547,000 19,920,250 25,310,000 46,335,000 8,036,000 27,539,000 11,370,000 15,160,000 27,549,000 56,786,000 26,489,000 52,271,000 14,759,000 -32,734,000 -17,087,000 53,012,000 41,394,000 50,468,000 46,880,000 35,177,000 73,245,000 47,779,000 57,691,000 62,535,000 72,149,000 29,540,000 69,456,000 70,386,000 75,547,000 45,656,000 73,272,000 81,588,000 79,706,000 87,782,000 77,565,000 96,077,000 78,165,000    
      income from continuing operations
    27,337,000 51,963,000 29,975,000 35,422,000 -42,063,000 122,586,000       6,296,000 5,487,000 4,336,000 20,821,000 1,791,000 8,495,000 20,876,000  16,412,000 10,773,000 -297,000  8,037,000 5,345,000 30,278,000 -1,429,000 60,841,000 47,105,000 47,006,000   48,901,000  -78,329,000 70,396,000 59,844,000 62,640,000 85,020,000 93,876,000 157,102,000 85,049,000 63,546,000 116,227,000 92,142,000 46,466,000 84,211,000 81,271,000 15,428,000 74,162,000 125,032,000 81,127,000 104,217,000 143,932,000 53,820,000 116,932,000 106,164,000 92,780,000 77,390,000 96,064,000 68,590,000 86,763,000 119,713,000 110,278,000 116,731,000 106,300,000 92,926,000 100,292,000 131,340,000 122,935,000 -68,158,000 129,240,000 153,581,000 146,584,000 163,321,000 144,227,000 121,252,000     
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
        4,690,000 -261,058,000                              -487,750 -291,000 -1,660,000                                 -3,832,000            
      net income
    27,337,000 51,963,000 29,975,000 35,422,000 -37,373,000 -138,472,000 -24,867,000 -2,885,000 -223,836,000 -12,519,000 -141,535,000 -7,737,000 6,296,000 5,487,000 4,336,000 20,821,000 1,267,000 9,067,000 19,856,000 -31,541,000 18,879,000 11,389,000 -3,329,000 -208,483,000 176,696,000 -3,125,000 23,697,000 -2,659,000 44,985,000 76,953,000 48,214,000 53,513,000  48,901,000 65,133,000 -79,079,000 70,105,000 58,184,000 62,640,000 90,873,000 93,876,000 156,363,000 85,206,000 67,122,000 136,882,000 98,859,000 49,267,000            86,304,000 292,378,998.89 0.43 0.3 0.38 0.48 0.5 0.57 0.51 73,952,000 98,229,000 128,509,000 119,103,000 -57,929,000 127,675,000 152,239,000 144,796,000 159,273,000 148,620,000 -356,074,000 149,604,000    
      yoy
    -173.15% -137.53% -220.54% -1327.80% -83.30% 1006.09% -82.43% -62.71% -3655.21% -328.16% -3364.18% -137.16% 396.92% -39.48% -78.16% -166.01% -93.29% -20.39% -696.46% -84.87% -89.32% -464.45% -114.05% 7740.65% 292.79% -104.06% -50.85% -104.97%  57.36% -25.98% -167.67%  -15.95% 3.98% -187.02% -25.32% -62.79% -26.48% 35.38% -31.42% 58.17% 72.95%                22711578847.37% 60912291335.42% -14.00% -47.37% -25.49% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% -100.00% -227.66% -23.06% -15.59% -17.74% -136.37% -14.09% -142.75% -3.21%        
      qoq
    -47.39% 73.35% -15.38% -194.78% -73.01% 456.85% 761.94% -98.71% 1687.97% -91.15% 1729.33% -222.89% 14.74% 26.55% -79.17% 1543.33% -86.03% -54.34% -162.95% -267.07% 65.77% -442.11% -98.40% -217.99% -5754.27% -113.19% -991.20% -105.91% -41.54% 59.61% -9.90%   -24.92% -182.36% -212.80% 20.49% -7.11% -31.07% -3.20% -39.96% 83.51% 26.94% -50.96% 38.46% 100.66%             -70.48% 67995115920.93% 43.33% -21.05% -20.83% -4.00% -12.28% 11.76% -100.00% -24.71% -23.56% 7.90% -305.60% -145.37% -16.14% 5.14% -9.09% 7.17% -141.74% -338.01%     
      net income margin %
    5.72% 11.30% 6.49% 7.18% -7.24% -27.72% -3.14% -0.35% -25.68% -1.60% -18.23% -0.93% 0.69% 0.66% 0.50% 2.25% 0.13% 1.04% 2.21% -3.45% 1.84% 1.28% -0.40% -26.18% 21.25% -0.40% 2.75% -0.31% 4.75% 9.24% 5.60% 5.44% NaN% 5.95% 7.79% -8.91% 8.36% 6.96% 7.42% 9.70% 10.80% 17.75% 9.57% 6.82% 14.54% 10.31% 5.26% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6.52% 20.39% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 4.76% 6.35% 8.09% 7.57% -3.48% 8.46% 9.87% 10.24% 10.30% 10.37% -25.63% 11.35%    
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                      
      continuing operations
    0.18 0.31 0.17 0.19 -0.24 0.68       0.03 0.03 0.02 0.12 0.01 0.05 0.12 -0.16 0.09 0.06  -1.28 0.05 0.03 0.17 -0.01 0.33 0.25 0.25   0.26  -0.44 0.35 0.29 0.3 0.41 0.45 0.76 0.4 0.3 0.55 0.43 0.21 0.4 0.38 0.05 0.35 0.6 0.38 0.5 0.7 0.25 0.56 0.5 0.43 0.36 0.44 0.31 0.4 0.54 0.51 0.54 0.49 0.45 0.48 0.63 0.58 -0.31 0.59 0.7 0.67 0.74 0.65 0.55     
      discontinued operations
        0.03 -1.45           -0.01  -0.01 -0.02 0.02  -0.02 0.06 0.96 -0.05 -0.04 -0.01 -0.08 0.16 0.01       -0.01      0.02 0.1 0.03 0.01 0.05 -0.41 -0.1 -0.01 -0.05   0.1 1.03 0.3  -0.01 -0.05 -0.01 -0.01 -0.02 -0.07 -0.01 0.02 0.01    -0.02     -0.02 0.02 -2.15     
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                      
      business services
        234,652,000 221,791,000 506,666,000 535,597,000 564,094,000 483,987,000 473,497,000 523,491,000 582,674,000 518,405,000 551,478,000 597,384,000 645,814,000 551,384,000 567,022,000  666,983,000 550,954,000 528,990,000 444,379,000 467,192,000 419,101,000 417,985,000 406,523,000 443,580,000 363,528,000 367,876,000 386,538,000  217,903,000 224,519,000 219,959,000 200,911,000 201,460,000 205,346,000 210,800,000 191,645,000 193,578,000 205,807,000 201,769,000 198,164,000 193,306,000 185,488,000 173,231,000 160,131,000 325,862,000 372,031,000 288,769,000 405,257,000 406,811,000 414,107,000 417,760,000 425,258,000 418,112,000 423,108,000 440,633,000 439,784,000 421,754,000 441,645,000 460,407,000 447,756,000 442,008,000 454,729,000 471,264,000 482,199,000 487,957,000 482,822,000 480,378,000 442,414,000 429,512,000 412,289,000 412,006,000 397,273,000 391,050,000 349,103,000    
      support services
        93,270,000 90,956,000 94,012,000 96,333,000 100,280,000 101,855,000 103,315,000 105,284,000 112,572,000 107,642,000 107,625,000 110,352,000 113,622,000 113,413,000 115,156,000  119,972,000 117,519,000 113,786,000 122,015,000 123,609,000 126,274,000 127,683,000 128,621,000 74,102,000 74,117,000 72,171,000 118,463,000  115,299,000 118,847,000 129,188,000 123,954,000 131,418,000 128,260,000 139,149,000 136,820,000 139,237,000 139,558,000 154,372,000 154,321,000 158,190,000 158,252,000 172,516,000 166,785,000 163,178,000 165,486,000 173,243,000 171,652,000 171,254,000 173,518,000 175,798,000 175,286,000 176,807,000 178,614,000 180,343,000 175,844,000 175,298,000 180,034,000 183,229,000 177,607,000 179,246,000 174,347,000 188,428,000 193,516,000 194,955,000 194,460,000 196,318,000 185,520,000 192,773,000 186,304,000 187,157,000 182,294,000 176,339,000 194,934,000    
      financing
        66,077,000 68,614,000 67,539,000 67,663,000 68,874,000 68,572,000 66,702,000 67,049,000 67,424,000 67,757,000 67,298,000 72,029,000 71,217,000 71,936,000 73,453,000  80,276,000 86,218,000 85,462,000 89,078,000 88,051,000 90,577,000 92,419,000 97,043,000 81,274,000 76,730,000 76,671,000 80,103,000  83,653,000 85,745,000 89,632,000 87,883,000 91,609,000 97,423,000 103,043,000 99,925,000 101,437,000 105,630,000 107,330,000 107,835,000 107,644,000 110,050,000 114,140,000 113,955,000 115,929,000 116,762,000 121,435,000 123,999,000 122,948,000 126,748,000 148,531,000 150,038,000 149,955,000 154,230,000 161,236,000 157,333,000 156,604,000 162,775,000 165,910,000 171,228,000 174,508,000 182,798,000 180,877,000 195,632,000 197,263,000 198,939,000 203,463,000 201,241,000 194,837,000 190,580,000 186,992,000 185,547,000 174,447,000 157,275,000    
      equipment sales
        71,026,000 66,418,000 72,753,000 77,403,000 84,973,000 76,705,000 79,451,000 82,610,000 92,150,000 83,528,000 89,986,000 89,296,000 93,834,000 83,234,000 86,267,000  101,200,000 79,572,000 57,837,000 76,273,000 87,148,000 89,618,000 85,551,000 89,787,000 113,393,000 100,937,000 105,750,000 155,808,000  158,625,000 162,974,000 190,306,000 173,143,000 152,641,000 159,361,000 199,831,000 163,857,000 165,507,000 165,964,000 212,339,000 177,458,000 191,518,000 189,056,000 254,322,000 201,830,000 243,644,000 214,999,000 281,772,000 212,103,000 224,235,000 220,179,000 280,365,000 221,475,000 242,921,000 241,631,000 312,017,000 248,228,000 230,235,000 239,936,000 291,762,000 225,759,000 257,196,000 231,825,000 341,175,000 296,520,000 311,650,000 305,520,000 373,670,000 307,897,000 360,361,000 293,610,000 412,883,000 337,291,000 319,635,000     
      supplies
        35,587,000 35,428,000 35,509,000 36,721,000 36,674,000 35,695,000 36,505,000 38,835,000 37,425,000 37,455,000 38,245,000 41,061,000 40,348,000 38,211,000 38,655,000  41,165,000 39,635,000 32,773,000 45,709,000 45,026,000 44,818,000 46,490,000 50,953,000 52,451,000 50,403,000 55,457,000 65,374,000  63,228,000 66,818,000 64,051,000 61,306,000 65,274,000 72,051,000 72,925,000 71,174,000 70,636,000 73,368,000 71,691,000 72,548,000 76,284,000 79,517,000 73,554,000 69,696,000 72,337,000 74,287,000 69,815,000 66,902,000 70,522,000 76,365,000 72,246,000 74,271,000 78,587,000 82,870,000 78,795,000 77,304,000 77,054,000 85,277,000 82,773,000 83,464,000 81,973,000 88,029,000 86,664,000 96,864,000 101,286,000 107,600,000 101,281,000 95,497,000 96,398,000 100,302,000 89,182,000 84,728,000 82,873,000     
      rentals
        15,509,000 16,256,000 16,691,000 16,792,000 16,683,000 16,937,000 17,011,000 17,269,000 16,446,000 16,127,000 16,863,000 16,820,000 18,877,000 17,271,000 18,650,000  18,821,000 18,000,000 18,644,000 18,814,000 20,317,000 19,737,000 18,445,000 22,157,000 85,507,000 91,115,000 91,809,000 95,280,000  95,999,000 99,870,000 103,032,000 102,747,000 102,869,000 104,090,000 107,934,000 108,420,000 111,312,000 113,997,000 119,560,000 119,047,000 122,443,000 123,579,000 130,418,000 128,225,000 136,775,000 136,379,000 141,445,000 142,288,000 145,497,000 140,389,000 137,706,000 140,172,000 142,576,000 143,051,000 143,782,000 151,399,000 150,141,000 155,437,000 159,440,000 163,711,000 156,151,000 168,130,000 174,502,000 182,850,000 185,855,000 184,953,000 186,697,000 183,452,000 180,911,000 188,070,000 194,811,000 196,219,000 197,226,000 201,641,000    
      cost of business services
        129,002,000 128,573,000 429,756,000 446,367,000 479,802,000 419,859,000 410,638,000 446,317,000 500,732,000 452,715,000 477,544,000 503,215,000 579,913,000 472,216,000 482,814,000  592,137,000 482,965,000 454,311,000 374,665,000 386,086,000 338,519,000 337,918,000 327,046,000 363,555,000 291,650,000 293,480,000 297,399,000  153,063,000 150,843,000 151,152,000 140,989,000 140,830,000 135,538,000 140,642,000 130,004,000 135,636,000 139,919,000 138,257,000 142,512,000 135,024,000 128,936,000 126,962,000 112,447,000 248,715,000 291,648,000 208,469,000 315,830,000 313,553,000 318,976,000 318,362,000 326,415,000 325,250,000 333,567,000 333,524,000 335,588,000 337,652,000 330,472,000 348,468,000 335,406,000 352,306,000 359,907,000 369,849,000 375,949,000 383,009,000 379,291,000 371,894,000 345,024,000 339,972,000 323,651,000 324,941,000 307,378,000 303,583,000 288,842,000    
      cost of support services
        28,670,000 30,117,000 31,664,000 33,055,000 30,229,000 35,589,000 35,018,000 36,840,000 37,366,000 36,618,000 37,711,000 37,134,000 37,060,000 38,250,000 37,679,000  35,856,000 37,647,000 36,725,000 39,760,000 38,847,000 41,086,000 40,448,000 41,779,000 42,276,000 43,259,000 39,609,000 75,572,000  73,190,000 73,354,000 70,895,000 74,799,000 74,742,000 75,249,000 78,107,000 79,747,000 81,507,000 83,599,000 88,800,000 92,500,000 96,722,000 98,981,000 104,381,000 103,004,000 104,282,000 108,009,000 105,751,000 107,095,000 112,122,000 115,087,000 107,815,000 114,074,000 115,417,000 115,276,000 113,787,000 111,521,000 111,695,000 114,606,000 93,161,000 100,541,000 101,223,000 98,326,000 104,238,000 113,581,000 115,931,000 116,417,000 112,492,000 108,011,000 107,317,000 105,504,000 101,298,000 104,042,000 98,453,000 100,174,000    
      financing interest expense
        14,937,000 16,095,000 15,965,000 16,603,000 17,169,000 16,813,000 14,763,000 14,536,000 13,962,000 13,692,000 12,533,000 11,602,000 11,690,000 11,710,000 11,773,000  12,108,000 11,626,000 11,939,000 12,489,000 11,215,000 11,026,000 11,043,000 11,364,000 12,332,000 11,954,000 12,346,000 12,225,000  12,843,000 12,974,000 13,866,000 12,965,000 13,495,000 14,915,000 17,620,000 17,533,000 17,868,000 18,770,000 18,829,000 19,667,000 20,413,000 19,653,000 21,117,000 20,306,000 19,798,000 19,875,000 19,755,000 19,604,000 20,642,000 21,139,000 20,783,000 21,430,000 22,192,000 23,293,000 22,344,000 22,189,000 21,821,000 21,938,000 23,721,000 23,975,000 25,438,000                 
      cost of equipment sales
        51,665,000 49,075,000 50,314,000 52,559,000 57,454,000 52,952,000 56,180,000 57,171,000 65,662,000 60,595,000 63,815,000 63,771,000 66,292,000 62,221,000 61,561,000  71,671,000 59,766,000 47,920,000 57,359,000 62,116,000 59,859,000 58,570,000 63,665,000 49,253,000 39,353,000 47,106,000 78,751,000  77,189,000 69,562,000 96,201,000 86,147,000 78,055,000 71,539,000 98,363,000 78,650,000 79,043,000 75,013,000 103,388,000 90,984,000 88,818,000 82,534,000 131,213,000 92,307,000 128,426,000 109,337,000 149,861,000 105,556,000 106,718,000 96,916,000 132,782,000 97,559,000 104,385,000 114,753,000 151,270,000 115,721,000 102,997,000 106,402,000 142,330,000 124,819,000 139,770,000 123,085,000 178,442,000 157,593,000 166,282,000 160,937,000 215,027,000 164,659,000 168,958,000 148,256,000 207,707,000 173,068,000 159,780,000     
      cost of supplies
        9,981,000 10,051,000 10,358,000 10,195,000 10,740,000 10,498,000 10,884,000 11,225,000 10,704,000 10,529,000 11,028,000 11,517,000 11,597,000 10,705,000 10,467,000  10,928,000 10,132,000 8,379,000 12,240,000 12,349,000 12,225,000 11,758,000 13,550,000 14,308,000 13,967,000 15,738,000 21,147,000  19,909,000 21,471,000 20,758,000 20,348,000 19,624,000 20,690,000 22,890,000 21,629,000 21,624,000 22,659,000 23,546,000 22,470,000 23,505,000 24,154,000 23,361,000 21,840,000 22,692,000 23,262,000 22,141,000 20,694,000 20,863,000 23,871,000 23,089,000 22,611,000 25,562,000 26,192,000 23,791,000 23,843,000 24,173,000 25,365,000 25,165,000 23,785,000 21,369,000 23,341,000 23,197,000 26,382,000 26,419,000 27,872,000 28,793,000 27,061,000 24,725,000 26,123,000 23,560,000 26,071,000 19,796,000     
      cost of rentals
        4,265,000 4,079,000 4,433,000 4,684,000 4,755,000 4,289,000 5,142,000 5,428,000 6,053,000 6,270,000 7,473,000 5,309,000 5,487,000 6,480,000 6,013,000  7,145,000 6,055,000 6,022,000 6,378,000 8,307,000 5,090,000 8,418,000 9,715,000 19,371,000 21,827,000 21,078,000 24,596,000  21,576,000 20,662,000 21,089,000 16,041,000 18,415,000 20,495,000 21,061,000 21,423,000 21,003,000 20,701,000 23,065,000 23,636,000 25,193,000 25,444,000 25,672,000 25,612,000 26,424,000 27,755,000 28,099,000 25,182,000 31,850,000 30,225,000 27,336,000 32,581,000 32,809,000 32,599,000 33,807,000 36,277,000 34,310,000 37,071,000 44,509,000 40,508,000 38,013,000 35,851,000 39,604,000 36,252,000 39,671,000 38,304,000 42,879,000 42,630,000 43,261,000 42,421,000 43,421,000 42,231,000 42,300,000 42,317,000    
      goodwill impairment
            220,585,000  118,599,000             198,169,000                          97,787,000  4,578,750 18,315,000   84,500,000 45,650,000                          
      other components of net pension and postretirement income
        -432,500 -961,000 -382,000 -387,000                -151,000                                                           
      other income
            -766,000  -228,000 -2,836,000                                           -3,234,000 -9,200,000 -10,718,000                          
      loss before taxes
          -38,664,000                                                                            
      benefit for income taxes
          -13,797,000    -9,415,000         13,992,000                                                               
      basic net loss per share
          -0.14 -0.02                                                                           
      diluted net loss per share
          -0.14 -0.02                                                                           
      income before taxes
           9,674,000 -44,660,250 -16,704,000 -150,950,000 -10,987,000                                                                       
      restructuring charges and asset impairments
            10,655,000 16,578,000           8,207,000 3,766,000 4,922,000  12,990,000 47,017,000 7,279,000  7,438,000 7,232,000 11,503,000   26,927,000 2,082,000 13,793,000 16,494,000 26,076,000  11,477,000 36,000 14,350,000  61,894,000 4,526,000   30,404,000 34,909,000 19,955,000  12,057,000 9,986,000 1,074,000  84,177,000 32,956,000 4,994,000 26,024,000 79,235,000 33,805,000 48,512,000 20,722,000 35,901,000 12,845,000   115,117,000 49,229,000 18,815,000 17,093,000            
      other components of net pension and postretirement (income) cost
            -2,112,000 -2,683,000 -1,751,000 -1,710,000         -1,834,000 -109,000                                                             
      basic net earnings per share
            -0.23 -0.07 -0.81 -0.04                                                                       
      diluted net earnings per share
            -0.23 -0.07 -0.81 -0.04                                                                       
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                    -524,000 572,000 -1,020,000 -3,886,000 2,467,000 616,000 -3,032,000 10,064,000 168,659,000 -8,470,000 -6,581,000 -1,230,000 -15,856,000 29,848,000 1,208,000         5,853,000  -739,000 157,000 3,576,000 20,655,000 6,717,000 2,801,000 10,471,000 -82,204,000 -20,067,000 -2,062,000 -10,101,000   19,332,000                     -114,066,000 4,393,000 -477,326,000     
      basic earnings per share :
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings per share :
                                                                                      
      global ecommerce
                       413,086,000                                                               
      presort services
                       143,126,000                                                               
      sendtech solutions
                       358,985,000                                                               
      total segment ebit
                       107,145,000                                                               
      reconciliation of segment ebit to net loss:
                                                                                      
      unallocated corporate expenses
                       -57,465,000                                                               
      loss on debt refinancing
                       -51,394,000                                                               
      transaction costs
                                                                                      
      loss from continuing operations
                       -27,655,000    -218,547,000                                                           
      numerator:
                                                                                      
      denominator:
                                                                                      
      weighted-average shares used for eps calculation
                       172,856,000                                                               
      dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
                                                                                      
      basic loss per share :
                                                                                      
      diluted loss per share :
                                                                                      
      common stock equivalents excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share because their impact would be anti-dilutive:
                       6,440                                                               
      software
                              72,206,000 73,318,000 96,833,000 76,026,000 91,702,000 81,616,000  86,664,000 77,867,000 90,901,000 89,087,000 90,615,000 78,058,000 103,265,000 97,700,000 99,184,000 86,357,000 116,852,000 112,271,000 109,065,000 91,555,000 113,006,000 98,164,000 100,482,000 87,012,000 110,385,000 93,476,000 104,551,000 104,350,000 108,301,000 113,224,000 105,516,000 99,565,000 117,236,000 95,850,000 86,151,000 83,129,000 110,784,000 87,295,000 87,380,000 79,726,000 109,679,000 100,092,000 109,120,000 99,663,000 122,440,000 92,256,000 88,242,000 43,082,000 62,801,000 49,979,000 47,640,000     
      cost of software
                              23,419,000 23,383,000 25,424,000 24,743,000 26,459,000 25,353,000  24,795,000 25,308,000 26,345,000 25,698,000 26,983,000 26,815,000 27,996,000 27,219,000 28,501,000 29,864,000 30,337,000 29,775,000 33,484,000 30,164,000 30,560,000 29,698,000 21,435,000 20,706,000 24,427,000 22,784,000 24,404,000 21,093,000 25,566,000 23,431,000 24,898,000 25,212,000 25,095,000 21,191,000 19,282,000 20,591,000 21,761,000 19,413,000 21,570,000 19,497,000 21,250,000 25,917,000 26,453,000 25,491,000 27,724,000 21,749,000 21,076,000 11,548,000 10,625,000 11,044,000 11,103,000     
      amounts attributable to common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      dividends declared per share of common stock
                                0.141 0.188 0.188 0.188  0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188  0.188 0.188 0.188      0.278 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.274 0.365 0.365 0.365 0.27 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.263 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.248 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.24 0.32 0.32 0.31    
      income before income taxes
                                   73,092,000  53,853,000 96,549,000                                            227,769,000    
      earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      basic
                                   0.29   0.35                                                
      diluted
                                   0.28   0.35                                                
      less: preferred stock dividends attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                       3,445,250 4,593,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 3,445,250 4,594,000 4,593,000 4,594,000 3,445,250 4,593,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 3,445,500 4,594,000 4,594,000                                 
      net income attributable to pitney bowes inc.
                                     48,901,000 65,133,000 44,287,000 65,512,000 53,590,000 58,046,000 80,416,000 89,282,000 151,770,000 80,612,000 67,806,750 132,289,000 94,265,000 44,673,000                                    
      net income from continuing operations
                                     48,901,000  -83,593,000 65,803,000 55,250,000 58,046,000 80,426,000 89,282,000 152,509,000 80,455,000 58,952,000 111,634,000 87,548,000 41,872,000 79,618,000 76,677,000 10,834,000 69,568,000 120,438,000 76,533,000                              
      basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders :
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders :
                                                                                      
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                       -40,125,000 93,593,000 93,238,000 99,664,000 129,224,000 136,552,000 209,453,000 135,596,000 96,680,000 141,537,000 138,477,000 54,502,000 111,750,000 92,641,000 30,588,000 101,711,000 181,818,000 107,616,000 156,488,000 158,691,000 21,086,000 99,845,000 159,176,000 134,174,000 127,858,000 142,944,000 103,767,000 160,008,000 167,492,000 167,969,000 179,266,000 178,449,000                
      basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      other interest expense
                                                   25,146,000 27,508,000 31,347,000 30,739,000 27,967,000 27,541,000 30,353,000 29,367,000 29,357,000 28,932,000 28,550,000 28,524,000 29,447,000 29,310,000 29,204,000 27,658,000 26,721,000 27,244,000 29,553,000                 
      interest income
                                                   -965,000 -1,457,000 -1,302,000 -1,748,000 -2,189,000 -2,057,000 -2,003,000 -1,733,000 -1,093,000 -1,265,000 -2,215,000 -1,222,000 -736,000 -393,000 -696,000 -762,000 -1,796,000 -668,000 -933,000 -1,552,000                
      net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests
                                                   94,682,000 -933,000 -4,639,000 72,100,000 114,931,000 81,127,000 104,217,000 163,264,000 262,068,000 177,360,000 105,529,000 90,898,000 67,618,000 93,528,000 65,924,000 83,633,000 106,308,000 107,849,000 121,833,000 108,923,000                
      net income - pitney bowes inc.
                                                   90,089,000 -5,527,000 -9,233,000 67,506,000 110,337,000 76,533,000 99,623,000 158,670,000 257,474,000 172,767,000 100,935,000                         
      less: preferred stock dividends of subsidiaries attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                      4,594,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 4,593,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 4,594,000 4,593,000 4,543,000 4,594,000 7,754,000 4,622,000 4,571,000 4,521,000                
      income from discontinued operations
                                                          19,332,000                            
      gain from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                           208,248,000 60,428,000                          
      gain from discontinued operations
                                                           208,248,000 60,428,000   -2,083,000 -2,536,000 -2,666,000 -3,130,000 -13,405,000 -2,429,000 5,102,000 2,623,000                
      loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                             -635,000 -1,882,000                        
      loss from discontinued operations
                                                             -635,000 -1,882,000                        
      gain from discontinued operations, net of income tax
                                                               -2,083,000 -2,536,000 -2,666,000 -3,130,000 -13,405,000 -2,429,000 5,102,000 2,623,000                
      pitney bowes inc. net income
                                                               57,338,750 88,935,000 61,381,000 79,039,000 98,554,000 103,227,000 117,262,000 104,402,000                
      amounts attributable to pitney bowes inc.:
                                                                                      
      basic earnings per share attributable to pitney bowes inc. common stockholders :
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings per share attributable to pitney bowes inc. common stockholders :
                                                                                      
      amounts attributable to pitney bowes inc. common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      basic earnings per share of common stock attributable to pitney bowes inc. common stockholders :
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings per share of common stock attributable to pitney bowes inc. common stockholders :
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings per share of common stock attributable to pitney bowes inc. common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      interest
                                                                       41,866,000 54,560,000 54,127,000 58,777,000 44,913,500 60,386,000 62,541,000 56,727,000 40,150,000 51,962,000 55,070,000 46,816,000    
      income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest
                                                                       127,087,000 176,288,000  203,280,000    231,036,000 255,116,000 225,445,000      
      minority interest (preferred stock dividends of
                                                                                      
      subsidiaries)
                                                                       4,033,500 6,540,000 4,796,000             
      basic earnings per share of common stock:
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings per share of common stock:
                                                                                      
      income from continuing operations before income
                                                                                      
      taxes and minority interest (preferred stock dividends
                                                                                      
      of subsidiaries)
                                                                         206,522,000             
      minority interest
                                                                          4,798,000 4,838,000 4,862,000 4,796,000 4,746,000 4,013,000 3,653,000 3,244,000     
      basic earnings per share of common stock
                                                                                      
      prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
                                                                                      
      see notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
                                                                                      
      other
                                                                           980,000 3,920,000          
      taxes and minority interest
                                                                           169,593,750 207,374,000          
      of tax
                                                                                      
      and minority interest
                                                                             239,965,000    220,573,000     
      net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                      
      charitable contribution
                                                                                  10,000,000    
      basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock:
                                                                                      
      diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock:
                                                                                      
      revenue from:
                                                                                      
      sales
                                                                                  381,427,000    
      capital services
                                                                                  33,408,000    
      cost of sales
                                                                                  167,777,000    
      restructuring
                                                                                  -15,840,000    
      basic earnings per share
                                                                                  0.65    
      diluted earnings per share
                                                                                  0.64    
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        assets
                                                                                        
        current assets:
                                                                                        
        cash and cash equivalents
      284,887,000 320,994,000 285,177,000 323,787,000 469,726,000 561,538,000 590,147,000 516,092,000 601,053,000 557,696,000 541,704,000 511,761,000 669,981,000 596,647,000 570,697,000 622,575,000 732,480,000 729,149,000 799,470,000 680,727,000 921,450,000 799,177,000 862,897,000 663,072,000 924,442,000 514,851,000 771,042,000 838,905,000 867,262,000 759,231,000 689,870,000 719,875,000 1,009,021,000 840,564,000 739,553,000 764,522,000 992,089,000 675,972,000 612,987,000 650,557,000 715,976,000 754,171,000 871,687,000 1,079,145,000 923,676,000 1,005,901,000 903,342,000 907,806,000 759,636,000 608,568,000 909,664,000 913,276,000 424,789,000 499,772,000 915,553,000 856,238,000 715,194,000 578,448,000 652,069,000 484,363,000 386,046,000 459,451,000 476,940,000 412,737,000 441,128,000 445,262,000 423,217,000 376,671,000 458,786,000 429,412,000 397,786,000 377,176,000 338,763,000 251,967,000 232,245,000 239,102,000 202,865,000 196,315,000 322,544,000 316,217,000 293,812,000 315,156,000 
        short-term investments
      12,232,000 14,978,000 15,606,000 16,175,000 16,374,000 13,972,000 21,852,000 21,859,000 22,166,000 21,732,000 18,972,000 15,614,000 11,172,000 10,014,000 11,519,000 11,383,000 14,440,000 14,060,000   18,974,000 21,185,000 153,221,000  115,879,000 137,032,000 59,516,000 65,405,000 59,391,000 55,929,000 55,699,000 55,603,000 48,988,000 164,716,000 43,895,000 38,448,000 24,259,000 74,809,000 122,147,000 117,021,000 34,318,000 46,256,000 41,741,000 32,121,000 35,348,000 23,976,000 27,060,000 31,128,000 20,471,000 22,898,000 37,712,000 36,611,000 36,238,000 38,549,000 35,863,000 12,971,000 53,866,000 45,667,000 28,398,000 30,609,000 21,351,000 21,839,000 19,211,000 14,682,000 17,660,000 23,399,000 19,717,000 21,551,000 22,597,000 26,842,000 68,112,000 63,279,000 98,101,000 97,842,000 63,770,000 62,512,000 830,711,000 81,504,000     
        accounts and other receivables
      168,099,000 161,696,000 155,317,000 160,284,000 159,951,000 188,794,000 266,172,000 307,201,000 342,236,000 288,592,000 272,963,000 271,496,000 343,557,000 287,751,000 268,722,000 297,713,000 334,630,000 313,765,000 309,177,000 327,755,000 389,240,000 348,565,000 391,748,000 342,823,000 373,471,000 365,522,000 419,776,000                                                        
        short-term finance receivables
      496,446,000 497,573,000 506,989,000 526,411,000 535,608,000 530,698,000 541,957,000 547,235,000 563,536,000 550,152,000 559,979,000 551,348,000 564,972,000 551,476,000 557,571,000 564,835,000 560,680,000 556,985,000 552,858,000 551,061,000 568,050,000 559,148,000 555,196,000 597,805,000 629,643,000 617,178,000 682,828,000 684,436,000 789,661,000 787,121,000 812,055,000 792,802,000 828,003,000 857,764,000 853,390,000 893,950,000 870,256,000 918,974,000 912,755,000 935,170,000 940,624,000 952,890,000 962,073,000 1,000,304,000    1,102,921,000    1,188,292,000                               
        inventories
      66,241,000 75,699,000 79,001,000 65,103,000 59,836,000 71,642,000 76,500,000 78,683,000 70,053,000 83,781,000 92,783,000 94,016,000 83,720,000 89,946,000 82,797,000 87,661,000 78,588,000 69,496,000 67,538,000 63,680,000 65,845,000 66,974,000 73,653,000 71,848,000 68,251,000 76,339,000 73,347,000 68,876,000 41,964,000 48,199,000 49,051,000 96,224,000 89,679,000 121,478,000 115,638,000 92,726,000 108,766,000 110,960,000 100,353,000 88,824,000 103,195,000 101,072,000 95,029,000 84,827,000 94,879,000 101,252,000 100,956,000 103,580,000 134,266,000 141,061,000 167,469,000 179,678,000 187,082,000 187,562,000 179,321,000 178,599,000 178,553,000 177,504,000 180,292,000 168,967,000 187,875,000 182,974,000 162,070,000 156,502,000 176,626,000 171,267,000 170,228,000 161,321,000 204,606,000 214,110,000 218,036,000 197,962,000 257,086,000 248,588,000 248,617,000 237,817,000 244,523,000 243,225,000 224,095,000 206,697,000 209,527,000 210,888,000 
        current income taxes
      3,143,000 4,313,000 1,300,000 984,000 10,429,000 19,730,000 7,850,000 987,000 564,000 6,392,000 11,159,000 19,318,000 8,790,000 27,442,000 15,875,000 12,778,000 13,894,000 32,290,000 37,384,000 44,288,000 23,219,000 11,477,000 1,893,000 16,356,000 5,565,000 25,598,000 22,474,000 21,897,000 5,947,000 11,395,000 39,100,000 42,274,000 58,439,000 28,732,000 11,919,000 11,373,000 13,060,000 12,186,000 11,494,000 6,584,000 33,057,000 37,035,000 36,743,000 40,542,000 29,815,000 31,580,000 30,006,000 28,934,000 28,419,000 30,578,000 49,082,000 51,836,000 22,044,000 20,107,000 116,247,000 102,556,000 67,263,000 70,890,000 66,678,000 103,542,000 112,719,000 146,859,000 82,095,000 101,248,000 73,386,000 91,465,000 53,018,000 59,594,000 76,633,000 92,392,000 89,409,000 83,227,000           
        other current assets and prepayments
      69,451,000 74,290,000 82,600,000 92,145,000 66,030,000 99,778,000 101,263,000 110,041,000 92,309,000 109,189,000 117,132,000 125,746,000 115,824,000 146,636,000 151,090,000 145,167,000 157,341,000 127,513,000 117,425,000 124,394,000 120,145,000 115,981,000 121,924,000 111,104,000 101,601,000 101,829,000 132,878,000 134,929,000 99,332,000 92,916,000 102,104,000 94,227,000 77,954,000 89,061,000 78,749,000 68,637,000 65,622,000 61,039,000 70,609,000 64,325,000 71,454,000 72,079,000 67,881,000 57,173,000 135,973,000 125,540,000 125,065,000 147,067,000 173,068,000 158,812,000 113,142,000 114,184,000 144,987,000 124,922,000 128,244,000 134,774,000 118,191,000 113,052,000 115,683,000 107,029,000 102,838,000 99,856,000 101,014,000 98,297,000 98,736,000 102,911,000 79,458,000 138,063,000 256,346,000 263,806,000 268,401,000 258,411,000 257,670,000 246,650,000 228,745,000 231,096,000 239,940,000 225,588,000 201,748,000 197,874,000 192,011,000 172,264,000 
        total current assets
      1,100,499,000 1,149,543,000 1,125,990,000 1,184,889,000 1,317,954,000 1,486,152,000 1,605,741,000 1,582,098,000 1,691,917,000 1,617,534,000 1,614,692,000 1,589,299,000 1,798,016,000 1,709,912,000 1,766,948,000 1,742,112,000 1,892,053,000 1,843,258,000 1,898,756,000 1,808,105,000 2,106,923,000 1,922,507,000 2,160,532,000 1,870,188,000 2,236,081,000 2,406,762,000 2,161,861,000 2,227,109,000 2,324,218,000 2,151,100,000 2,469,938,000 2,289,033,000 2,636,508,000 2,491,577,000 2,233,134,000 2,325,183,000 2,501,608,000 2,285,520,000 2,214,184,000 2,319,808,000 2,297,748,000 2,363,547,000 2,498,482,000 2,760,120,000 2,692,102,000 2,793,302,000 2,815,292,000 2,838,212,000 3,204,604,000 2,754,027,000 3,061,778,000 3,212,127,000 2,674,072,000 2,721,316,000 3,294,259,000 3,259,858,000 3,069,675,000 2,990,969,000 3,082,013,000 3,008,241,000 2,845,317,000 2,949,998,000 2,942,796,000 2,971,236,000 2,945,244,000 2,995,611,000 2,925,567,000 3,032,613,000 3,299,912,000 3,388,638,000 3,379,322,000 3,319,613,000 3,270,686,000 3,094,311,000 2,913,902,000 2,918,670,000 3,518,070,000 3,911,066,000 2,716,434,000 2,693,086,000 2,513,175,000  
        property, plant and equipment
      185,913,000 184,043,000 193,264,000 204,380,000 218,657,000 228,826,000 359,452,000 370,110,000 383,628,000 391,649,000 401,905,000 411,793,000 420,672,000 427,958,000 427,438,000 430,498,000 429,162,000 467,396,000 429,785,000 405,226,000 391,280,000 367,466,000 375,465,000 371,464,000 376,177,000 371,666,000 416,512,000 412,727,000 410,114,000 399,347,000 398,909,000 386,977,000 379,044,000 327,140,000 319,899,000 314,603,000 312,597,000 309,491,000 335,760,000 330,088,000 317,005,000 304,990,000 288,680,000 285,091,000 266,520,000 242,742,000 237,901,000 245,171,000 240,609,000 351,606,000 377,246,000 385,377,000 382,850,000 391,651,000 403,657,000 404,146,000 414,342,000 429,737,000 420,385,000 426,501,000 458,766,000 463,993,000 488,245,000 514,904,000 529,079,000 546,805,000 555,963,000 574,260,000 591,940,000 610,080,000 613,590,000 627,918,000 664,592,000 626,576,000 605,962,000 612,640,000 614,817,000 621,627,000 638,811,000 644,495,000 653,661,000 622,244,000 
        rental property and equipment
      24,054,000 22,605,000 23,004,000 24,275,000 24,587,000 23,664,000 22,334,000 22,580,000 23,583,000 24,652,000 25,936,000 26,955,000 27,487,000 28,451,000 30,889,000 33,849,000 34,774,000 36,461,000 38,814,000 37,708,000 38,435,000 40,352,000 40,875,000 40,264,000 41,225,000 39,400,000 36,917,000 41,862,000 178,099,000 179,058,000 180,585,000 182,727,000 185,741,000 182,997,000 178,281,000 188,054,000 179,554,000 172,269,000 178,877,000 180,662,000 188,485,000 193,939,000 193,369,000 200,380,000 206,394,000 215,793,000 219,512,000 226,146,000 230,098,000 230,759,000 236,026,000 241,192,000 249,310,000 251,495,000 261,388,000 258,711,000 267,189,000 282,976,000 290,013,000 300,170,000 315,489,000 322,110,000 344,363,000 360,207,000 374,021,000 365,852,000 385,680,000 397,949,000 407,220,000 430,255,000 434,624,000 435,927,000 506,062,000 504,213,000 502,095,000 503,911,000 491,777,000 480,942,000     
        long-term finance receivables
      605,129,000 624,496,000 638,625,000 624,400,000 610,316,000 622,378,000 625,734,000 638,380,000 653,085,000 641,251,000 640,097,000 636,518,000 627,124,000 597,198,000 592,928,000 588,040,000 587,427,000 582,352,000 588,602,000 597,012,000 605,292,000 587,548,000 583,839,000 601,547,000 625,487,000 616,746,000 554,075,000 545,360,000 592,165,000 600,129,000 597,302,000 640,987,000 652,087,000 662,384,000 664,630,000 673,207,000 704,294,000 693,589,000 741,138,000 763,054,000 768,139,000 780,968,000 775,223,000 819,721,000    962,363,000    1,026,489,000                               
        goodwill
      746,687,000 746,525,000 748,530,000 729,687,000 721,003,000 737,281,000 727,613,000 729,291,000 734,409,000 945,418,000 952,302,000 1,069,660,000 1,066,951,000 1,045,940,000 1,060,452,000 1,129,027,000 1,135,103,000 1,124,705,000 1,130,164,000 1,144,064,000 1,152,285,000 1,142,144,000 1,132,785,000 1,125,035,000 1,324,179,000 1,317,037,000 1,754,610,000 1,754,259,000 1,766,511,000 1,765,083,000 1,767,848,000 1,965,984,000 1,952,444,000 1,604,320,000 1,583,302,000 1,571,335,000 1,766,418,000 1,752,714,000 1,765,002,000 1,745,957,000 1,753,888,000 1,747,950,000 1,635,171,000 1,672,721,000 1,694,987,000 1,728,385,000 1,726,596,000 1,734,871,000 1,729,178,000 2,012,752,000 2,115,450,000 2,136,138,000 2,127,114,000 2,133,559,000 2,162,689,000 2,147,088,000 2,248,942,000 2,336,796,000 2,331,022,000 2,306,793,000 2,312,304,000 2,211,544,000 2,254,115,000 2,286,904,000 2,294,594,000 2,276,151,000 2,209,599,000 2,251,830,000 2,311,588,000 2,393,229,000 2,343,049,000 2,299,858,000 2,197,015,000 2,140,810,000 1,812,022,000 1,791,157,000 1,788,081,000 1,753,812,000 1,437,679,000 1,411,381,000 956,284,000 827,241,000 
        intangible assets
      14,741,000 16,019,000 16,767,000 17,924,000 15,780,000 17,014,000 54,339,000 58,277,000 62,250,000 66,111,000 70,062,000 74,028,000 77,944,000 79,399,000 82,770,000 124,739,000 132,442,000 137,118,000 144,692,000 152,265,000 159,839,000 167,493,000 175,460,000 181,624,000 190,640,000 199,715,000 212,596,000 223,005,000 227,137,000 238,167,000 249,125,000 261,318,000 272,186,000 152,019,000 159,200,000 165,172,000 174,221,000 172,785,000 184,047,000 187,378,000 192,318,000 223,320,000 72,172,000 82,173,000 91,797,000 102,760,000 110,878,000 120,387,000 128,588,000 143,451,000 153,440,000 166,214,000 175,995,000 188,657,000 201,891,000 212,603,000 243,349,000 273,830,000 286,686,000 297,443,000 304,186,000 280,829,000 294,014,000 316,417,000 319,040,000 341,612,000 353,603,000 375,822,000 411,086,000 439,405,000 444,120,000 457,188,000 479,767,000 492,795,000 363,511,000 365,192,000 378,279,000 375,826,000 315,593,000 323,737,000 203,606,000  
        operating lease assets
      106,996,000 107,457,000 113,136,000 113,433,000 113,357,000 121,533,000 297,638,000 304,939,000 309,958,000 309,995,000 284,783,000 287,703,000 296,129,000 259,248,000 242,452,000 236,477,000 208,428,000 212,028,000 205,584,000 196,843,000 201,916,000 213,490,000 199,162,000 193,635,000 200,752,000 172,617,000 180,983,000 152,139,000                                                       
        noncurrent income taxes
      95,412,000 101,738,000 103,767,000 101,350,000 99,773,000 90,832,000 58,063,000 58,884,000 60,995,000 55,378,000 44,859,000 44,595,000 46,613,000 56,339,000 62,849,000 66,208,000 68,398,000 67,049,000 69,150,000 68,732,000 72,653,000 69,305,000 68,449,000 73,186,000 71,903,000 80,561,000 63,013,000 61,700,000 61,420,000 54,114,000 54,099,000 61,367,000 59,909,000 75,105,000 78,946,000 74,806,000    70,294,000                                           
        other assets
      289,520,000 302,785,000 275,755,000 269,365,000 276,089,000 320,036,000 327,488,000 338,488,000 352,360,000 370,716,000 388,728,000 390,298,000 380,419,000 388,704,000 410,865,000 436,114,000 471,084,000 484,247,000 507,748,000 531,226,000 491,514,000 533,726,000 379,611,000 436,487,000 400,456,000 392,720,000 377,420,000 388,104,000 413,239,000 526,937,000 528,945,000 531,225,000 540,796,000 541,806,000 529,779,000 524,773,000 553,635,000 510,267,000 518,377,000 544,221,000 553,467,000 560,677,000 561,087,000 569,110,000 544,091,000 538,073,000 543,620,000 537,397,000 538,255,000 563,027,000 564,503,000 563,374,000 555,661,000 528,614,000 538,172,000 530,644,000 541,253,000 484,166,000 486,211,000 478,769,000 484,376,000 481,404,000 386,457,000 387,182,000 414,215,000 389,188,000 425,769,000 417,685,000 611,678,000 610,884,000 621,897,000 598,377,000 575,835,000 548,341,000 547,845,000 543,326,000 849,333,000 799,506,000 872,924,000 863,132,000 958,808,000 1,059,430,000 
        total assets
      3,168,951,000 3,255,211,000 3,238,838,000 3,269,703,000 3,397,516,000 3,647,716,000 4,078,402,000 4,103,047,000 4,272,185,000 4,422,704,000 4,423,364,000 4,530,849,000 4,741,355,000 4,593,149,000 4,677,591,000 4,787,064,000 4,958,871,000 4,954,614,000 5,013,295,000 4,941,181,000 5,220,137,000 5,044,031,000 5,116,178,000 4,893,430,000 5,466,900,000 5,597,224,000 5,757,987,000 5,806,265,000 5,972,903,000 5,913,935,000 6,246,751,000 6,319,618,000 6,678,715,000 6,037,348,000 5,747,171,000 5,837,133,000 6,258,874,000 5,963,577,000 6,005,822,000 6,141,462,000 6,141,781,000 6,254,157,000 6,109,443,000 6,485,693,000 6,424,037,000 6,596,083,000 6,631,336,000 6,772,708,000 7,149,932,000 7,133,202,000 7,616,106,000 7,859,891,000 7,274,166,000 7,344,997,000 8,062,258,000 8,147,104,000 8,163,067,000 8,368,954,000 8,496,854,000 8,444,023,000 8,315,907,000 8,277,067,000 8,368,349,000 8,533,911,000 8,544,021,000 8,568,179,000 8,485,122,000 8,736,431,000 9,374,378,000 9,653,639,000 9,629,550,000 9,549,943,000 9,516,879,000 9,190,875,000 8,474,503,000 8,480,420,000 9,420,939,000 9,712,621,000 9,818,720,000 9,820,580,000 8,891,388,000 8,732,314,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                                        
        current liabilities:
                                                                                        
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
      845,378,000 698,686,000 742,804,000 743,846,000 873,626,000 852,566,000 843,148,000 784,020,000 875,476,000 793,609,000 812,474,000 800,050,000 907,083,000 766,170,000 827,639,000 876,645,000 922,543,000 871,798,000 820,065,000 820,286,000 880,616,000 760,363,000 732,048,000 653,539,000 1,384,808,000 1,337,214,000 1,295,712,000 1,313,440,000 1,401,635,000 1,342,097,000 1,349,344,000 1,375,166,000 1,486,741,000 1,339,287,000 1,317,532,000 1,378,822,000 1,307,808,000 1,345,653,000 1,311,486,000 1,448,321,000 1,379,337,000 1,420,283,000 1,354,876,000 1,558,731,000 1,428,690,000 1,504,887,000 1,484,250,000 1,644,582,000 1,501,189,000 1,563,069,000 1,586,957,000 1,809,226,000 1,643,395,000 1,701,135,000 1,675,152,000 1,840,465,000 1,664,217,000 1,748,628,000 1,757,372,000 1,825,261,000 1,694,745,000 1,661,401,000 1,661,467,000 1,748,254,000 1,693,697,000 1,722,404,000 1,684,080,000 1,922,399,000 1,876,174,000 1,915,896,000 1,893,884,000 1,965,567,000 1,748,183,000 1,613,887,000 1,534,864,000 1,677,501,000 1,568,610,000 1,478,114,000 1,419,783,000 1,475,107,000 1,392,597,000 1,248,337,000 
        customer deposits at pitney bowes bank
      582,630,000 602,189,000 608,937,000 625,095,000 645,860,000 670,678,000 628,711,000 599,976,000  642,556,000 639,425,000 594,546,000  663,420,000 616,150,000 619,103,000  642,712,000 632,833,000 589,406,000  610,582,000 613,449,000 590,230,000                                                           
        current operating lease liabilities
      28,396,000 27,030,000 27,276,000 27,322,000 26,912,000 29,218,000 61,143,000 60,087,000 60,069,000 58,270,000 53,984,000 53,848,000 52,576,000 45,761,000 42,253,000 41,600,000 40,299,000 41,347,000 41,835,000 39,587,000 39,182,000 38,007,000 35,432,000 36,085,000 36,060,000 34,091,000 34,612,000 35,219,000                                                       
        current portion of long-term debt
      17,150,000 16,150,000 15,150,000 14,150,000 53,250,000 56,466,000 57,290,000 58,111,000 58,931,000 56,533,000 264,980,000 262,439,000 32,764,000 27,133,000 24,752,000 24,746,000 24,739,000 24,733,000 97,015,000 19,972,000 216,032,000 63,509,000 163,257,000 62,952,000 20,108,000 501,728,000 214,927,000 207,231,000 199,535,000 192,649,000 334,999,000 327,429,000  985,291,000 785,287,000          274,879,000 274,879,000 274,879,000                                    
        advance billings
      69,075,000 72,766,000 76,231,000 75,060,000 70,131,000 74,153,000 86,339,000 89,014,000 89,087,000 87,739,000 82,828,000 86,802,000 105,207,000 94,100,000 96,573,000 102,289,000 99,280,000 104,094,000 119,645,000 118,166,000 114,550,000 102,919,000 122,606,000 96,641,000 101,920,000 106,968,000 211,061,000 213,171,000 237,529,000 224,141,000 237,709,000 292,174,000 288,372,000 291,180,000 295,688,000 299,878,000 303,153,000 308,728,000 356,412,000 353,025,000 353,467,000 372,783,000 409,381,000 386,846,000 399,016,000 439,038,000 466,410,000 425,833,000 418,231,000 448,129,000 466,677,000 452,130,000 449,051,000 466,926,000 494,068,000 458,425,000 450,874,000 481,239,000 508,160,000 481,900,000 461,573,000 465,972,000 482,849,000 447,786,000 452,380,000 491,073,000 482,215,000 441,556,000 547,401,000 593,666,000 597,935,000 540,254,000 541,988,000 556,004,000 527,881,000 465,862,000 466,511,000 491,856,000 466,329,000 421,819,000 370,915,000 355,737,000 
        total current liabilities
      1,547,839,000 1,421,730,000 1,488,906,000 1,489,001,000 1,672,727,000 1,684,552,000 1,678,187,000 1,625,420,000 1,730,409,000 1,640,526,000 1,856,620,000 1,798,666,000 1,727,803,000 1,598,635,000 1,628,932,000 1,667,247,000 1,727,940,000 1,688,762,000 1,717,237,000 1,594,256,000 1,870,460,000 1,577,907,000 1,678,515,000 1,442,517,000 1,569,692,000 2,145,560,000 1,762,323,000 1,774,758,000 1,857,140,000 1,809,351,000 2,011,957,000 2,004,226,000 2,054,993,000 2,633,107,000 2,448,440,000 2,327,619,000 2,165,420,000 2,131,674,000 1,965,101,000 2,279,051,000 2,333,584,000 2,406,972,000 2,387,518,000 2,360,623,000 2,256,394,000 2,410,491,000 2,389,735,000 2,227,755,000 2,629,097,000 2,286,737,000 2,635,715,000 2,877,037,000 2,687,682,000 2,773,303,000 3,042,333,000 3,091,862,000 2,458,381,000 2,464,326,000 2,517,116,000 2,553,579,000 2,422,106,000 2,416,048,000 2,403,720,000 2,566,447,000 2,429,768,000 2,609,388,000 2,689,572,000 3,243,118,000 3,568,710,000 3,489,063,000 3,451,198,000 3,556,439,000 3,522,588,000 3,457,908,000 2,731,482,000 2,746,833,000 4,050,533,000 4,345,644,000 2,893,277,000 3,294,477,000 2,646,969,000  
        long-term debt
      1,975,888,000 2,087,966,000 1,881,565,000 1,899,002,000 1,866,458,000 2,052,298,000 2,065,034,000 2,076,054,000 2,087,101,000 2,101,595,000 1,884,798,000 1,910,529,000 2,172,502,000 2,189,566,000 2,194,767,000 2,199,833,000 2,299,099,000 2,314,151,000 2,330,698,000 2,418,885,000 2,348,361,000 2,531,712,000 2,553,490,000 2,567,010,000 2,719,614,000 2,567,363,000 3,029,246,000 3,047,661,000 3,066,073,000 3,076,968,000 3,237,810,000 3,248,713,000 3,559,278,000 2,543,476,000 2,499,025,000 2,750,405,000 2,831,767,000 2,623,764,000 2,775,213,000 2,507,912,000 2,471,055,000 2,473,087,000 2,554,317,000 2,927,127,000 2,962,997,000 2,964,843,000 3,066,690,000 3,346,295,000 3,351,020,000 3,654,032,000 3,657,634,000 3,642,375,000 3,305,504,000 3,306,473,000 3,682,798,000 3,683,909,000 4,243,547,000 4,239,965,000 4,236,437,000 4,239,248,000 4,242,845,000 4,233,469,000 4,215,728,000 4,213,640,000 4,218,646,000 4,209,129,000 4,227,697,000 3,934,865,000 3,872,580,000 4,013,910,000 4,047,013,000 3,802,075,000 3,793,974,000 3,636,998,000 3,738,074,000 3,847,617,000 3,348,990,000 3,363,665,000 3,176,025,000 2,798,894,000 2,840,943,000 2,316,844,000 
        deferred taxes on income
      72,665,000 70,165,000 41,063,000 50,298,000 49,187,000 56,563,000 193,835,000 199,769,000 211,477,000 238,391,000 236,859,000 268,193,000 263,131,000 273,455,000 268,416,000 286,536,000 286,445,000 283,395,000 286,338,000 282,192,000 279,451,000 279,526,000 270,376,000 275,815,000 274,435,000 253,151,000 264,191,000 257,639,000 295,808,000 230,663,000 234,190,000 239,472,000 234,643,000 214,287,000 210,604,000 204,289,000 229,998,000 212,607,000 216,648,000 205,668,000 131,416,000 119,634,000 66,775,000 64,839,000 57,830,000 39,509,000 58,975,000 60,667,000 19,192,000 44,460,000 94,883,000 69,222,000 25,017,000 30,472,000 107,175,000 175,944,000 151,539,000 294,656,000 273,379,000 261,118,000 304,765,000 320,100,000 313,991,000 293,459,000 366,721,000 320,842,000 270,630,000 254,353,000 470,506,000 495,828,000 473,342,000 472,240,000 523,976,000 507,671,000 517,302,000 356,310,000 487,657,000 527,538,000 1,756,189,000 1,771,825,000 1,659,226,000 1,535,618,000 
        tax uncertainties and other income tax liabilities
      278,000 724,000 12,538,000 14,560,000 13,770,000 12,898,000 14,538,000 19,054,000 19,091,000 21,386,000 24,745,000 23,778,000 23,841,000 31,566,000 31,643,000 31,358,000 31,935,000 35,380,000 37,155,000 37,936,000 38,163,000 40,642,000 35,928,000 36,096,000 38,834,000 45,179,000 45,586,000 51,950,000 39,548,000 101,362,000 105,803,000 112,520,000 116,551,000 51,112,000 61,195,000 61,276,000 57,423,000 69,803,000 67,502,000 68,429,000 94,822,000 85,191,000 88,381,000 86,127,000 148,119,000 166,920,000 187,423,000 186,452,000 157,102,000 144,260,000 144,739,000 145,881,000 193,867,000 223,603,000 198,853,000 194,840,000 564,981,000 557,081,000 546,881,000 536,531,000 546,314,000 541,332,000 533,775,000 525,253,000 293,476,000                  
        noncurrent operating lease liabilities
      99,757,000 94,260,000 100,244,000 100,754,000 100,804,000 117,812,000 263,758,000 272,024,000 277,981,000 279,920,000 254,051,000 256,158,000 265,696,000 239,788,000 227,238,000 220,614,000 192,092,000 193,861,000 182,746,000 174,798,000 180,292,000 192,789,000 177,901,000 171,079,000 177,711,000 148,125,000 154,648,000 124,873,000                                                       
        noncurrent customer deposits at pitney bowes bank
      71,000,000 46,000,000 51,977,000 51,977,000 57,977,000 58,977,000                                                                             
        other noncurrent liabilities
      203,884,000 195,904,000 199,354,000 199,995,000 215,026,000 183,495,000 290,939,000 303,081,000 314,702,000 265,995,000 241,778,000 213,561,000 227,729,000 268,415,000 282,441,000 288,594,000 308,728,000 390,402,000 405,751,000 413,951,000 437,015,000 342,330,000 355,388,000 371,483,000 400,518,000 412,434,000 449,021,000 463,028,000 474,862,000 443,925,000 461,074,000 499,794,000 524,689,000 565,993,000 574,245,000 597,204,000    605,310,000                                 454,971,000 436,090,000 436,980,000  266,631,000 270,901,000 360,657,000 355,303,000 346,888,000  
        total liabilities
      3,971,311,000 3,916,749,000 3,775,647,000 3,805,587,000 3,975,949,000 4,166,595,000 4,506,291,000 4,495,402,000 4,640,761,000 4,547,813,000 4,498,851,000 4,470,885,000 4,680,702,000 4,601,425,000 4,633,437,000 4,694,182,000 4,846,239,000 4,905,951,000 4,959,925,000 4,922,018,000 5,153,742,000 4,964,906,000 5,071,598,000 4,864,000,000 5,180,804,000 5,571,812,000 5,705,015,000 5,719,909,000 5,733,431,000 5,662,269,000 6,050,834,000 6,104,725,000 6,490,154,000 6,007,975,000 5,793,509,000 5,940,793,000 5,832,052,000 5,588,394,000 5,586,184,000 5,666,370,000 5,703,384,000 5,766,423,000 5,758,138,000 6,112,064,000 5,849,321,000 6,017,957,000 6,145,188,000 6,287,935,000 6,842,325,000 6,814,491,000 7,246,549,000 7,452,890,000 6,853,163,000 6,967,361,000 7,674,845,000 7,889,720,000 7,911,980,000 8,073,753,000 8,225,574,000 8,244,234,000 8,089,477,000 8,101,378,000 8,077,638,000 8,223,878,000 8,092,361,000 8,224,314,000 8,313,286,000 8,550,145,000 8,624,500,000 8,725,756,000 8,691,751,000 8,522,475,000 8,295,509,000 8,038,667,000 7,423,838,000 7,397,066,000 8,153,811,000 8,507,748,000 8,186,148,000 8,220,499,000 7,494,026,000  
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                        
        stockholders' deficit:
                                                                                        
        common stock
      270,338,000 270,338,000 270,338,000 270,338,000 270,338,000 270,338,000 270,338,000 270,338,000 270,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000  323,338,000  323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000  323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 323,338,000 
        retained earnings
      2,655,703,000 2,657,001,000 2,669,992,000 2,651,715,000 2,671,868,000 2,748,407,000 2,948,959,000 3,027,030,000 3,077,988,000 4,872,439,000 4,908,641,000 5,060,852,000 5,125,677,000 5,128,030,000 5,137,248,000 5,141,636,000 5,169,270,000 5,172,527,000 5,172,185,000 5,161,029,000 5,201,195,000 5,190,914,000 5,188,119,000 5,200,024,000 5,438,930,000 5,270,741,000 5,282,374,000 5,267,615,000 5,416,777,000 5,290,761,000 5,248,991,000 5,235,874,000 5,229,584,000 5,152,241,000 5,138,300,000 5,107,734,000 5,226,894,000 5,196,194,000 5,177,573,000 5,155,537,000 5,106,214,000 5,054,442,000 4,940,505,000 4,897,708,000 4,872,875,000 4,778,506,000 4,705,475,000 4,698,791,000 4,646,593,000 4,689,969,000 4,736,961,000 4,744,802,000 4,709,761,000 4,708,485,000 4,683,949,000 4,600,217,000 4,416,646,000 4,318,692,000 4,293,198,000 4,282,316,000 4,293,549,000 4,280,409,000 4,309,185,000 4,305,794,000 4,380,513,000 4,351,845,000 4,308,909,000 4,278,804,000 4,260,150,000 4,234,666,000 4,178,725,000 4,133,756,000 4,263,276,000 4,207,572,000 4,127,834,000 4,140,128,000 4,056,278,000 3,978,614,000 4,316,613,000 4,243,404,000 4,057,654,000 3,848,562,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -789,132,000 -765,354,000 -764,276,000 -811,575,000 -839,171,000 -820,870,000 -865,523,000 -863,811,000 -851,245,000 -838,071,000 -807,993,000 -819,978,000 -835,564,000 -905,453,000 -850,053,000 -800,330,000 -780,312,000 -841,230,000 -831,303,000 -847,538,000 -839,131,000 -813,572,000 -836,262,000 -857,874,000 -840,143,000 -926,452,000 -907,678,000 -918,072,000 -948,426,000 -804,609,000 -810,251,000 -771,995,000 -792,173,000 -859,315,000 -913,831,000 -940,133,000 -825,962,000 -840,427,000 -839,842,000 -888,635,000 -900,852,000 -892,506,000 -908,647,000 -846,156,000 -614,741,000 -559,351,000 -573,333,000 -574,556,000 -696,593,000 -723,523,000 -711,974,000 -681,213,000 -625,868,000 -657,658,000 -617,106,000 -661,645,000 -477,431,000 -379,162,000 -414,496,000 -473,806,000 -451,880,000 -583,181,000 -483,232,000 -457,378,000 -461,550,000 -533,571,000 -644,905,000                
        treasury stock
      -2,939,269,000 -2,823,523,000 -2,712,863,000 -2,646,362,000 -2,681,468,000 -2,716,754,000 -2,781,663,000 -2,825,912,000 -2,865,657,000 -4,482,815,000 -4,499,473,000 -4,504,248,000 -4,552,798,000 -4,554,191,000 -4,566,379,000 -4,571,762,000 -4,602,149,000 -4,608,435,000 -4,616,753,000 -4,632,935,000 -4,687,509,000 -4,689,067,000 -4,699,113,000 -4,705,611,000 -4,734,777,000 -4,743,866,000 -4,750,403,000 -4,696,080,000 -4,674,089,000 -4,676,146,000 -4,689,309,000 -4,692,394,000 -4,710,997,000 -4,719,046,000 -4,721,188,000 -4,743,208,000 -4,744,305,000 -4,748,936,000 -4,684,049,000 -4,573,305,000 -4,543,388,000 -4,449,804,000 -4,453,674,000 -4,477,032,000 -4,478,469,000 -4,433,866,000 -4,436,304,000 -4,456,742,000 -4,464,356,000 -4,466,998,000 -4,479,244,000 -4,500,795,000 -4,505,875,000 -4,520,692,000 -4,525,664,000 -4,542,143,000 -4,546,877,000 -4,500,286,000 -4,464,508,000 -4,480,113,000 -4,483,555,000 -4,386,737,000 -4,402,717,000 -4,415,096,000 -4,416,959,000 -4,422,200,000 -4,446,185,000 -4,453,969,000 -4,455,640,000  -4,326,578,000 -4,155,642,000   -3,909,114,000 -3,869,166,000 -3,814,438,000 -3,819,467,000 -3,440,171,000 -3,413,458,000 -3,313,027,000 -3,198,414,000 
        total stockholders’ deficit
      -802,360,000 -661,538,000 -536,809,000 -535,884,000 -578,433,000 -518,879,000 -427,889,000 -392,355,000                                                                           
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
      3,168,951,000 3,255,211,000 3,238,838,000 3,269,703,000 3,397,516,000 3,647,716,000 4,078,402,000 4,103,047,000                           5,747,171,000                               8,568,179,000 8,485,122,000                
        stockholders’ deficit:
                                                                                        
        assets of discontinued operations
                              17,229,000 568,413,000   4,854,000 18,273,000 313,356,000                                               1,218,435,000     
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                              9,713,000 157,034,000   3,276,000 10,446,000 84,219,000                                               1,448,121,000     
        liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                                        
        customer deposits at the bank
              640,323,000    628,072,000    632,062,000    617,200,000                                                              
        stockholders' (deficit) equity:
                                                                                        
        total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
              -368,576,000 -125,109,000 -75,487,000   -8,276,000                                                      -187,879,000               
        total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
              4,272,185,000 4,422,704,000 4,423,364,000   4,593,149,000                                                      8,736,431,000               
        stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
                                                                                        
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                        
        total stockholders’ equity
                 59,964,000 60,653,000  44,154,000 92,882,000 112,632,000 48,663,000 53,370,000 19,163,000 66,395,000 79,125,000 44,580,000 29,430,000 286,096,000 25,412,000 52,972,000 86,356,000 239,472,000 251,666,000 195,917,000 214,893,000         142,027,000 191,364,000 54,935,000  278,346,000 281,756,000 189,778,000                      375,713,000 543,718,000 553,634,000 643,303,000 837,205,000 768,043,000 666,500,000 699,189,000 957,128,000 894,873,000 1,322,572,000 1,290,081,000 1,087,362,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                 4,530,849,000 4,741,355,000  4,677,591,000 4,787,064,000 4,958,871,000 4,954,614,000 5,013,295,000 4,941,181,000 5,220,137,000 5,044,031,000 5,116,178,000 4,893,430,000 5,466,900,000 5,597,224,000 5,757,987,000 5,806,265,000 5,972,903,000 5,913,935,000 6,246,751,000 6,319,618,000 6,678,715,000 6,037,348,000                                   9,374,378,000 9,653,639,000 9,629,550,000 9,549,943,000 9,516,879,000 9,190,875,000 8,474,503,000 8,480,420,000 9,420,939,000 9,712,621,000 9,818,720,000 9,820,580,000 8,891,388,000 8,732,314,000 
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                                        
        additional paid-in capital
                      2,485,000 2,463,000 5,903,000 15,269,000 68,502,000 67,512,000 68,498,000 69,553,000 98,748,000 101,651,000 105,341,000 109,166,000 121,475,000 117,918,000 122,732,000 119,647,000 138,367,000 131,691,000 126,564,000 148,125,000 149,997,000 148,154,000 145,755,000 161,280,000 156,195,000 155,371,000 152,869,000 178,852,000 174,783,000 172,565,000 170,038,000 196,977,000 201,643,000 198,938,000 203,454,000 223,847,000 222,620,000 227,136,000 225,869,000 240,584,000 238,313,000 235,504,000 236,633,000 250,928,000 247,800,000 244,662,000 246,922,000 256,133,000 251,273,000 249,312,000 255,535,000 259,306,000               
        assets held for sale
                    108,677,000                            43,750,000 52,271,000 55,118,000 46,976,000 127,038,000 46,976,000 550,641,000 71,052,000                                 
        liabilities held for sale
                    18,700,000                                                                    
        short-term investments, reported at fair value
                        14,904,000 16,200,000    67,180,000                                                           
        cumulative preferred stock, 50 par value, 4% convertible
                                 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 12,000 17,000 17,000 19,000 19,000 24,000 
        cumulative preference stock, no par value, 2.12 convertible
                                 388,000 396,000 403,000 415,000 422,000 441,000 463,000 478,000 483,000 489,000 489,000 492,000 505,000 519,000 522,000 543,000 548,000 559,000 563,000 563,000 591,000 608,000 613,000 648,000 648,000 653,000 653,000 653,000 659,000 724,000 741,000 741,000 752,000 804,000 824,000 841,000 868,000 876,000 969,000 972,000 976,000 977,000 983,000 987,000 1,003,000 1,026,000 1,043,000 1,059,000 1,068,000 1,092,000 1,105,000 1,235,000 1,252,000 1,315,000 1,432,000 
        accounts receivable
                                 412,661,000 455,807,000 378,036,000 408,703,000 488,028,000 524,424,000 389,262,000 389,990,000 455,527,000 427,556,000 431,580,000 383,839,000 457,327,000 399,124,000 400,044,000 379,578,000 413,737,000 399,051,000 409,514,000 430,249,000 469,800,000 418,035,000 588,540,000 647,618,000 728,250,000 667,220,000 661,099,000 694,329,000                            
        current portion of long-term obligations
                                      271,057,000   614,485,000    461,085,000    324,879,000        375,000,000                               
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                        
        total pitney bowes inc. stockholders’ equity
                                      188,561,000 29,373,000   130,452,000   178,721,000    77,259,000    188,403,000 11,237,000 22,341,000 73,187,000 110,631,000 124,633,000 81,266,000 91,043,000         13,663,000 77,495,000                  
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        total pitney bowes inc. stockholders’ deficit
                                        -46,338,000                     -38,986,000 -45,283,000 -1,169,000 -25,090,000 -96,581,000 -69,940,000 -120,681,000    -30,300,000 -202,329,000                
        liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                                                                        
        noncontrolling interests
                                          296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 296,370,000 374,165,000 374,165,000 374,165,000                
        total pitney bowes inc. stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                         -103,660,000                           -5,659,000                    
        total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
                                         5,837,133,000                           8,368,349,000                    
        non-current income taxes
                                          66,547,000 66,942,000 68,437,000  70,731,000 78,766,000 85,259,000 96,377,000 65,092,000 66,598,000 69,008,000 73,751,000 96,714,000 93,318,000 93,391,000 94,434,000 45,615,000 44,299,000 85,410,000 89,992,000 127,986,000 134,569,000 134,564,000 130,601,000 108,546,000 107,963,000 108,023,000 108,260,000 66,280,000 58,044,000 62,283,000 64,387,000 43,580,000 31,659,000 31,014,000 28,098,000           
        liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        current portion of long-term debt and notes payable
                                          535,289,000 470,058,000 269,732,000  521,091,000 521,103,000 520,914,000                                        
        other non-current liabilities
                                          547,444,000 550,546,000 561,720,000  672,507,000 681,539,000 661,147,000 673,348,000 423,981,000 436,194,000 442,365,000 466,766,000 685,914,000 685,002,000 713,578,000 718,375,000 641,093,000 633,510,000 643,686,000 743,165,000 493,532,000 517,725,000 651,761,000 653,758,000 573,447,000 590,429,000 610,424,000 625,079,000 783,750,000 788,244,000 820,310,000 823,322,000 408,823,000 427,993,000 428,339,000 406,216,000    446,306,000      366,216,000 
        total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ equity
                                          6,258,874,000 5,963,577,000 6,005,822,000 6,141,461,000 6,141,781,000 6,254,157,000 6,109,443,000 6,485,693,000 6,424,037,000 6,596,083,000 6,631,336,000 6,772,708,000 7,149,932,000 7,133,202,000 7,616,106,000 7,859,891,000 7,274,166,000 7,344,997,000 8,062,258,000         8,533,911,000 8,544,021,000                  
        total pitney bowes, inc. stockholders’ equity
                                           78,813,000 123,268,000                                            
        finance receivables
                                                  1,018,242,000 1,048,563,000 1,071,576,000  1,120,068,000 1,132,518,000 1,160,865,000  1,218,080,000 1,221,086,000 1,263,826,000 1,296,673,000 1,312,858,000 1,328,180,000 1,336,881,000 1,370,305,000 1,357,187,000 1,375,195,000 1,380,606,000 1,417,708,000 1,408,964,000 1,408,002,000 1,428,249,000 1,501,678,000               
        investment in leveraged leases
                                                  32,465,000 33,431,000 33,690,000 34,410,000 34,858,000 33,606,000 34,236,000 34,546,000 34,373,000 32,725,000 32,977,000 138,271,000 133,995,000 262,052,000 258,905,000 251,006,000 241,125,000 232,820,000 242,666,000 233,359,000 231,088,000 212,235,000 195,340,000 201,921,000 237,417,000 242,853,000 239,847,000 249,191,000 248,850,000 226,824,000 210,684,000 215,371,000 255,993,000 255,724,000 1,551,035,000 1,585,030,000 1,534,864,000 1,559,915,000 
        liabilities related to assets held for sale
                                                    1,116,000  118,177,000 67,476,000                                 
        notes payable and current portion of long-term obligations
                                                      299,570,000  375,000,000  375,000,000 375,000,000 577,830,000 550,000,000 1,941,000 2,477,000 45,450,000 53,494,000 135,674,000 149,082,000 103,533,000 226,022,000 170,783,000 292,869,000 384,382,000 770,501,000 985,196,000 866,862,000 818,503,000 953,767,000 1,102,053,000 1,180,815,000 577,361,000 490,540,000 1,007,712,000 707,050,000 747,268,000 1,178,946,000 728,658,000 1,647,338,000 
        accounts receivable, gross
                                                        663,357,000  695,575,000 691,332,000 725,446,000                            
        allowance for doubtful accounts receivables
                                                        -15,739,000  -28,355,000 -30,233,000 -31,117,000 -31,855,000 -32,123,000 -31,367,000 -30,073,000 -31,880,000 -34,865,000 -34,565,000 -39,491,000 -42,781,000 -46,312,000 -46,647,000 -42,336,000 -45,264,000               
        allowance for credit losses
                                                        -23,774,000  -26,368,000 -31,781,000 -39,124,000 -45,583,000 -51,247,000 -47,603,000 -47,981,000 -48,709,000 -48,366,000 -46,195,000 -44,578,000 -46,790,000 -43,333,000 -42,814,000 -43,592,000 -45,932,000               
        accounts receivables, gross
                                                             755,485,000 707,120,000 756,198,000 780,066,000 824,015,000 760,532,000 744,584,000 804,929,000 859,633,000 818,389,000 842,766,000 837,608,000 864,931,000               
        accounts receivables
                                                             723,630,000 674,997,000 724,831,000 749,993,000 792,135,000 725,667,000 710,019,000 765,438,000 816,852,000 772,077,000 796,119,000 795,272,000 819,667,000               
        liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                                        
        total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and stockholders’ deficit
                                                             8,147,104,000 8,163,067,000 8,368,954,000 8,496,854,000 8,444,023,000 8,315,907,000 8,277,067,000                     
        fin 48 uncertainties and other income tax liabilities
                                                                       296,711,000 305,077,000 294,487,000 303,881,000 298,962,000 291,859,000 285,505,000           
        preferred stockholders’ equity in subsidiaries
                                                                         374,165,000 374,165,000 384,165,000 384,165,000 384,165,000   384,165,000 384,165,000       
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                         -596,341,000 -7,112,000 134,629,000 130,163,000 88,656,000 43,416,000  -117,773,000 -131,744,000 163,406,000 181,521,000 121,540,000 135,526,000 18,063,000 -121,615,000 
        accounts receivables, less allowances of 47,871 and 49,324 at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                          829,963,000              
        finance receivables, less allowances of 42,227 and 45,859 at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                          1,450,981,000              
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 26,189 and 32,512 at
                                                                                        
        september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                          1,459,957,000              
        capital in excess of par value
                                                                          253,993,000 248,681,000 246,992,000 252,185,000 250,079,000 244,700,000 241,149,000 235,558,000 227,440,000 229,745,000     
        accounts receivables, less allowances of 51,406 and 49,324 at june 30, 2008
                                                                                        
        and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                           880,918,000             
        finance receivables, less allowances of 43,985 and 45,859 at june 30, 2008
                                                                                        
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 28,803 and 32,512 at
                                                                                        
        june 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007, respectively
                                                                           1,506,636,000             
        issued)
                                                                           323,338,000             
        accounts receivable, less allowances
                                                                            853,236,000 841,072,000   747,533,000 744,073,000    567,772,000   
        finance receivables, less allowances of 44,017 and 45,859, respectively
                                                                            1,484,342,000            
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 30,932 and 32,512, respectively
                                                                            1,522,087,000            
        see notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
                                                                                        
        finance receivables, less allowances of 45,859 and 45,643, respectively
                                                                             1,498,486,000           
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 32,512 and 36,856, respectively
                                                                             1,533,773,000           
        323,337,912 shares issued)
                                                                             323,338,000    323,338,000       
        accounts receivables, less allowances of 46,532 and 50,052 at september 30, 2007 and
                                                                                        
        december 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                              826,917,000          
        finance receivables, less allowances of 44,220 and 45,643 at september 30, 2007 and
                                                                                        
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 33,476 and 36,856 at september 30, 2007
                                                                                        
        and december 31, 2006, respectively
                                                                              1,574,072,000 795,873,000         
        income taxes payable
                                                                              130,364,000 107,202,000 91,376,000 112,930,000 1,007,700,000 220,503,000 259,897,000 218,605,000 154,799,000 98,897,000 
        preferred stockholders’ equity in a subsidiary company
                                                                              384,165,000 384,165,000   310,000,000 310,000,000 310,000,000 310,000,000 310,000,000 310,000,000 
        december 31, 2006, respectively)
                                                                                        
        accounts receivables, less allowances of 46,736 and 50,052 at june 30, 2007
                                                                                        
        finance receivables, less allowances of 40,923 and 45,643 at june 30, 2007
                                                                                        
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 33,179 and 36,856 at june 30, 2007
                                                                                        
        and december 31, 2006, respectively)
                                                                                        
        finance receivables, less allowances of 41,748 and 45,643, respectively
                                                                                1,392,992,000        
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 34,826 and 36,856, respectively
                                                                                1,518,482,000        
        finance receivables, less allowances of 45,643 and 52,622, respectively
                                                                                 1,404,070,000       
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 36,856 and 76,240,
                                                                                        
        respectively
                                                                                 1,530,153,000       
        accounts receivables, less allowances of 46,470 and 46,261, respectively
                                                                                  674,267,000      
        finance receivables, less allowances of 44,693 and 52,622, respectively
                                                                                  1,325,764,000      
        property leased under capital leases
                                                                                  2,427,000 2,396,000 2,897,000 3,081,000 2,230,000 1,974,000 
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 39,140 and 76,240, respectively
                                                                                  1,522,162,000      
        accounts receivables, less allowances of 46,856 and 46,261, respectively
                                                                                   660,092,000     
        finance receivables, less allowances of 46,435 and 52,622, respectively
                                                                                   1,285,907,000     
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances of 37,540 and 76,240, respectively
                                                                                   1,511,722,000     
        short-term investments, at cost which approximates market
                                                                                    13,706,000 3,933,000   
        3/05, 49,353; 12/04, 50,254
                                                                                    596,435,000    
        finance receivables, less allowances:
                                                                                        
        3/05, 69,260; 12/04, 71,001
                                                                                    1,357,906,000    
        rental equipment and related inventories
                                                                                    487,703,000 475,905,000 414,341,000 422,717,000 
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances:
                                                                                        
        3/05, 93,240; 12/04, 102,074
                                                                                    1,795,644,000    
        finance receivables, less allowances: 2004, 71,001; 2003, 62,269
                                                                                     1,400,593,000   
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances: 2004, 102,074; 2003, 78,915
                                                                                     1,820,733,000   
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances: 2003, 78,915; 2002, 82,635
                                                                                      1,654,419,000  
        long-term finance receivables, less allowances: 2002, 82,635; 2001, 65,967
                                                                                       1,686,168,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2005-03-31 
                                                                                      
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          net income
        27,337,000 51,963,000 29,975,000 35,422,000     -223,836,000 -12,519,000 -141,535,000 -7,737,000 6,296,000 5,487,000 4,336,000 20,821,000     18,879,000 11,389,000   176,696,000 -3,125,000 23,697,000 -2,659,000 44,985,000 76,953,000 48,214,000 53,513,000 48,901,000 65,133,000 -79,079,000 70,105,000 58,184,000 62,640,000 90,873,000 93,876,000 156,363,000 85,206,000 67,122,000                        73,952,000 98,229,000 128,509,000 119,103,000 -57,929,000 127,675,000 152,239,000 144,796,000 159,273,000 148,620,000 -352,150,000 149,604,000 
          loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
            -4,690,000            524,000 -572,000 1,020,000 3,886,000  -616,000 3,032,000 -10,064,000  6,388,000 6,581,000 1,230,000                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income or loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          depreciation and amortization
        27,072,000 27,417,000 28,762,000 28,324,000 28,588,000 4,284,000 40,734,000 40,879,000 40,398,000 40,262,000 39,873,000 39,897,000 39,064,000 39,280,000 43,470,000 42,002,000 41,634,000 41,809,000 39,822,000 39,594,000 40,222,000 38,616,000 41,068,000 40,719,000 40,628,000 35,701,000 43,448,000 39,365,000 51,112,000 50,319,000 51,042,000 50,820,000 43,865,000 44,295,000 38,261,000 50,687,000 45,238,000 44,300,000 45,826,000 42,333,000 42,657,000 42,496,000 54,728,000 49,643,000 49,122,000 44,595,000 43,866,000 53,675,000 56,475,000 57,227,000 64,049,000 59,900,000 67,237,000 64,370,000 67,141,000 67,366,000 68,317,000 69,318,000 72,048,000 74,774,000 77,130,000 79,701,000 76,212,000 87,443,000 87,854,000 87,386,000 90,528,000 94,607,000 96,455,000 97,527,000 97,819,000 96,439,000 97,558,000 91,325,000 91,210,000 93,076,000 96,434,000 82,538,000 
          allowance for credit losses
        3,852,000 4,221,000 3,183,000 1,978,000 3,794,000 301,000 4,422,000 4,665,000 5,294,000 4,229,000 2,856,000 4,308,000 2,582,000 -737,000 5,068,000 2,024,000 1,426,000 1,394,000 996,000 3,992,000 6,793,000 7,459,000 12,015,000 15,926,000                                                       
          (reduction) allowance for dip facility
                                                                                      
          stock-based compensation
        -887,000 2,751,000 9,604,000 2,683,000 6,203,000 3,754,000 4,177,000 2,390,000 2,316,000 1,206,000 2,830,000 3,245,000 1,392,000 5,371,000 5,371,000 4,495,000 5,414,000 3,170,000 7,057,000 5,221,000 2,240,000 8,286,000 5,429,000 1,521,000 7,282,000 6,702,000 2,381,000 6,784,000 5,271,000 6,618,000 5,880,000 3,273,000 6,893,000 5,638,000 -1,132,000 6,503,000 3,208,000 6,303,000 6,128,000 3,854,000 6,031,000 5,036,000 4,788,000 4,682,000 4,090,000 3,886,000 2,860,000 4,820,000 3,537,000 3,704,000 4,722,000 4,653,000 4,475,000 4,377,000 5,299,000 4,737,000 4,738,000 3,918,000 4,245,000 5,081,000 5,730,000 5,055,000 5,559,000 5,332,000 6,362,000 5,270,000 6,839,000 6,809,000 6,795,000 5,959,000 5,649,000 6,144,000 5,338,000 7,000,000 6,853,000 6,729,000   
          amortization of debt fees
        1,907,000 1,720,000 1,447,000 2,152,000 3,445,000 3,295,000 3,099,000 3,068,000 3,094,000 3,191,000 2,295,000 2,118,000 1,937,000 3,752,000 1,506,000 1,479,000 1,469,000 1,591,000 1,459,000 2,644,000 2,909,000 2,908,000 2,754,000 2,300,000                                                       
          loss on debt redemption/refinancing
        -10,374,000 82,000 -282,000 24,646,000     -228,000 -2,836,000  4,993,000                                                               
          restructuring charges
        41,350,000 1,836,000 13,806,000 1,400,000 12,056,000 28,701,000 31,843,000 4,315,000   22,443,000 3,599,000 6,043,000 4,264,000 4,224,000 4,184,000  3,701,000 4,844,000 2,889,000    3,817,000    3,598,000    1,021,000      6,933,000   14,350,000 -81,000                                     
          restructuring payments
        -10,495,000 -9,325,000 -8,412,000 -13,106,000 -32,105,000 -27,222,000 -11,708,000 -14,989,000 -9,291,000 -12,269,000 -8,242,000 -4,641,000 -3,645,000 -3,506,000 -4,970,000 -3,285,000 -7,143,000 -6,022,000 -4,870,000 -3,955,000 -4,145,000 -4,504,000 -5,318,000 -6,047,000 -8,303,000 -4,562,000 -6,139,000 -8,144,000 -13,874,000 -11,572,000 -11,826,000 -15,702,000 -6,600,000 -12,416,000 -13,769,000 -17,295,000 -12,210,000 -21,656,000 -16,030,000 -15,281,000 -8,901,000 -21,874,000 -14,011,000 -8,621,000 -14,593,000 -18,937,000 -18,167,000 -14,098,000 -10,980,000 -16,275,000 -13,972,000 -12,871,000 -21,630,000 -26,245,000 -28,623,000 -26,411,000 -22,223,000 -29,745,000 -28,852,000 -23,958,000 -39,035,000 -27,720,000 -38,333,000 -17,647,000 -16,409,000 -32,701,000             
          pension contributions and retiree medical payments
        -3,852,000 -3,950,000 -5,458,000 -12,671,000 -3,634,000 -3,973,000 -5,533,000 -11,767,000 -3,076,000 -5,543,000 -5,258,000 -19,938,000 -3,358,000 -4,852,000 -5,042,000 -13,517,000                                                               
          pension settlement charges
                                                                                      
          loss on disposal of fixed assets
                                                                                      
          loss on revaluation of intercompany loans
        710,000 -3,390,000 17,029,000 7,595,000 -23,722,000                                                                          
          impairment charges
                                                                                     
          deferred taxes
                                                                                      
          other
        1,037,000 631,000 1,794,000 4,779,000 -8,269,000 -10,243,000 7,106,000 -1,548,000 1,326,000 -2,850,000 3,392,000 4,172,000 -1,403,000 -2,795,000 13,426,000 4,769,000 -24,091,000 20,316,000 9,436,000 3,518,000 -5,585,000 -3,240,000 13,785,000 -18,658,000 -7,389,000 -4,016,000 -861,000 -993,000 -5,805,000 -7,288,000 -13,203,000 -11,409,000 9,754,000 -21,459,000 5,233,000 720,000 17,601,000 -7,077,000 21,016,000 22,242,000 -9,340,000 9,425,000 13,037,000 23,899,000                        17,823,000 -9,857,000 10,086,000 -7,178,000   -12,916,000 -19,534,000 -12,697,000 17,910,000 -4,290,000 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions/divestitures:
                                                                                      
          accounts and other receivables
        -9,499,000 -9,320,000 4,951,000 -131,000 25,019,000 -61,958,000 38,869,000 30,053,000 -54,941,000 -18,592,000 -2,335,000 69,841,000 -54,198,000 -25,445,000 17,254,000 33,086,000 -25,034,000 -10,254,000 15,149,000 57,642,000                                                           
          finance receivables
        12,498,000 23,523,000 36,616,000 34,586,000 3,104,000 14,826,000 14,696,000 27,716,000 -10,790,000 4,307,000 -11,759,000 15,596,000 -11,466,000 -2,385,000 1,432,000 -172,000 -10,959,000 1,273,000 2,906,000 27,714,000                                                           
          inventories
        9,259,000 2,880,000 -12,898,000 -4,807,000 10,869,000 -1,541,000 1,937,000 -9,005,000 14,239,000 9,119,000 1,161,000 -10,226,000 7,291,000 -8,155,000 3,858,000 -7,936,000 -3,704,000 -2,420,000 -3,784,000 1,900,000                                                  -17,682,000 12,233,000   -8,920,000 6,735,000 3,105,000 2,117,000 -12,099,000 
          other current assets and prepayments
        6,749,000 -576,000 -1,030,000 -4,326,000 26,407,000 -12,509,000 6,569,000 -19,471,000 25,602,000 6,800,000 6,819,000 -8,380,000 24,961,000 11,599,000 -8,407,000 -25,426,000 7,716,000 -10,467,000 8,720,000 -7,153,000                                                  -10,006,000 -879,000 647,000 2,279,000 -1,141,000 -2,173,000 -12,024,000 8,011,000 -5,174,000 
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        109,637,000 -29,337,000 -1,046,000 -141,282,000 45,826,000 50,858,000 34,062,000 -83,398,000 74,266,000 -8,540,000 -4,846,000 -103,990,000 139,570,000 -48,892,000 -33,454,000 -38,647,000   -2,016,000 -54,022,000                                                  -85,485,000 89,299,000   -131,431,000 52,578,000 64,812,000 -31,963,000 -43,196,000 
          current and noncurrent income taxes
        -21,472,000 5,960,000 324,000 8,382,000 157,109,000 -159,037,000 -50,039,000 16,897,000 41,723,000 -6,916,000 -21,833,000 -6,070,000 169,000 -564,000 -10,233,000 -3,836,000 17,265,000 -2,487,000 5,484,000 -17,291,000                                                           
          advance billings
        -3,665,000 -3,128,000 -816,000 4,130,000 -2,356,000 -568,000 -2,513,000 555,000 -1,138,000 6,842,000 -4,276,000 -18,672,000 9,116,000 -489,000 -2,707,000 2,422,000 -4,627,000 -14,673,000 1,004,000 4,267,000                                                           
          net cash from operating activities: continuing operations
                                                                                      
          net cash from operating activities: discontinued operations
                                                                                      
          net cash from operating activities
        221,700,000 66,848,000 111,388,000 -16,679,000 134,479,000 14,362,000 92,854,000 -12,525,000 93,921,000 25,305,000 -44,000 -39,714,000 166,754,000 -36,465,000 35,132,000 10,562,000 85,341,000 71,445,000 78,805,000 65,924,000 111,348,000 103,815,000 153,093,000 -66,284,000 69,923,000 95,502,000 17,054,000 69,728,000 101,636,000 115,592,000 92,362,000 82,672,000 30,641,000 154,006,000 199,763,000 137,342,000 95,221,000 58,366,000 163,924,000 150,384,000 96,444,000 103,887,000 258,094,000 116,985,000 174,831,000 105,616,000 131,264,000 214,525,000 146,875,000 132,160,000 220,555,000 69,466,000 274,172,000 95,995,000 169,737,000 301,055,000 152,640,000 296,761,000 285,224,000 243,085,000 117,654,000 306,148,000 91,644,000   276,471,000 248,735,000 280,848,000 212,517,000 248,337,000 363,697,000 289,792,000 186,751,000 220,225,000 -622,364,000 -60,555,000 203,986,000 192,359,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                      
          capital expenditures
        -20,251,000 -15,797,000 -13,343,000 -16,887,000 -22,182,000 -9,128,000 -21,136,000 -19,957,000 -25,280,000 -22,952,000 -25,980,000 -28,666,000 -27,307,000 -33,359,000 -31,619,000 -32,555,000 -43,135,000 -57,204,000 -40,375,000 -43,328,000 -24,200,000 -20,833,000 -34,176,000 -25,778,000 -42,032,000 -33,894,000 -32,573,000 -28,754,000 -50,911,000 -40,511,000 -57,099,000 -42,923,000 -40,701,000 -35,920,000 -45,299,000 -44,173,000 -30,855,000 -40,504,000 -36,686,000 -40,708,000 -45,027,000 -43,908,000 -59,286,000 -48,920,000 -42,207,000 -30,143,000 -34,120,000 -29,951,000 -34,602,000 -38,839,000 -48,770,000 -39,065,000 -38,722,000 -50,029,000 -32,951,000 -35,012,000 -53,341,000 -34,676,000 -29,591,000 -31,538,000 -30,272,000 -28,367,000 -40,219,000   -47,776,000 -56,933,000 -62,643,000 -67,571,000 -84,019,000 -81,430,000 -82,889,000 -79,539,000 
          free cash flows
        201,449,000 51,051,000 98,045,000 -33,566,000 112,297,000 5,234,000 71,718,000 -32,482,000 68,641,000 2,353,000 -26,024,000 -68,380,000 139,447,000 -69,824,000 3,513,000 -21,993,000 42,206,000 14,241,000 38,430,000 22,596,000 87,148,000 82,982,000 118,917,000 -92,062,000 27,891,000 61,608,000 -15,519,000 40,974,000 50,725,000 75,081,000 35,263,000 39,749,000 -10,060,000 118,086,000 154,464,000 93,169,000 64,366,000 17,862,000 127,238,000 109,676,000 51,417,000 59,979,000 198,808,000 68,065,000 132,624,000 75,473,000 97,144,000 184,574,000 112,273,000 93,321,000 171,785,000 30,401,000 235,450,000 45,966,000 136,786,000 266,043,000 99,299,000 262,085,000 255,633,000 211,547,000 87,382,000 277,781,000 51,425,000   228,695,000 248,735,000 280,848,000 212,517,000 191,404,000 301,054,000 289,792,000 186,751,000 152,654,000 -706,383,000 -141,985,000 121,097,000 112,820,000 
          purchases of investment securities
        -4,733,000 -22,436,000 -3,693,000 -3,910,000 -1,739,000 -8,451,000 -5,712,000 -14,197,000 -7,639,000 -1,275,000 -4,793,000 -5,180,000 -3,141,000 -1,734,000 -3,988,000 -4,027,000 -2,753,000 -3,670,000 -64,473,000                                                           
          proceeds from sales/maturities of investment securities
        4,501,000 5,314,000 5,185,000 13,345,000 27,844,000 12,342,000 12,753,000 23,624,000 9,290,000 4,012,000 6,112,000 5,976,000 3,889,000 6,234,000 7,581,000 11,020,000 18,417,000 20,071,000 30,862,000 28,008,000                                                           
          net investment in loan receivables
        5,536,000 -5,086,000 -24,227,000 -37,423,000 -10,342,000 4,767,000 -1,777,000 -2,115,000 -12,715,000 -2,204,000 -1,956,000 -12,879,000 -22,013,000 -8,564,000 -11,307,000 -11,230,000 339,000 -3,663,000 4,352,000 -7,316,000                                                           
          dip facility net reimbursement
                                                                                      
          acquisition
        -2,200,000                                                                           
          settlement of derivative contracts
                7,415,000 -13,173,000   21,327,000                                                                  
          other investing activities
        381,000 691,000   9,404,000 761,000 804,000 1,533,000 852,000 1,149,000 -664,000 -11,697,000 25,431,000 -14,470,000 5,000,000     6,147,000 -626,000 -655,000 -230,000 -750,000 -750,000 -750,000 -7,841,000 -1,750,000 -1,250,000 -1,250,000 2,803,000 -5,803,000 512,000 -2,940,000 -81,000 -4,399,000 4,428,000 -5,975,000 6,933,000 1,953,000 954,000                                    
          net cash from investing activities: continuing operations
                                                                                      
          net cash from investing activities: discontinued operations
                                                                                      
          net cash from investing activities
        -14,566,000 -36,431,000 -28,564,000 -45,536,000 17,292,000 -38,635,000 -15,872,000 -11,841,000 -27,396,000 -34,740,000 -19,283,000 -41,413,000 -40,660,000 43,909,000 -55,547,000 28,029,000 -43,565,000 -43,652,000 19,075,000 -87,109,000 20,043,000 -41,190,000 -29,087,000 -25,458,000 691,248,000 -165,530,000 -1,264,000 -34,887,000 57,559,000 303,511,000 -63,084,000 -38,242,000 -155,921,000 -68,870,000 -40,689,000 -58,357,000 43,472,000 -59,979,000 -99,391,000 -44,494,000 -94,763,000 -64,440,000 -61,612,000 -93,656,000 71,095,000 -59,088,000 367,915,000 -31,156,000 -21,489,000 -64,529,000 9,340,000 -80,731,000 -11,370,000 -3,971,000 51,877,000 -31,202,000 -55,922,000 -53,375,000 -25,202,000 -140,224,000 -95,321,000 -40,746,000 -18,393,000 -64,057,000 -27,230,000 -62,290,000    -71,359,000 13,359,000   -96,510,000   167,529,000 -23,014,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                      
          proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of discount
           775,000,000            1,195,500,000                                                           
          principal payments of debt
        -114,054,000 -15,820,000 -17,255,000 -787,187,000 -191,529,000 -14,135,000 -14,134,000 -14,132,000     -11,136,000 -6,186,000 -6,184,000 -100,595,000 -16,131,000 -90,035,000 -12,253,000 -1,327,315,000                                                           
          premiums and fees to redeem/refinance debt
                                                                                      
          dividends paid to stockholders
        -14,154,000 -13,299,000 -12,626,000 -10,980,000 -9,110,000 -9,061,000 -8,953,000 -8,832,000 -8,885,000 -8,805,000 -8,800,000 -8,725,000 -8,705,000 -8,700,000 -8,625,000 -8,688,000 -8,750,000 -8,725,000 -8,700,000 -8,625,000 -8,598,000 -8,594,000 -8,576,000 -8,523,000 -8,507,000 -8,508,000 -8,938,000 -9,408,000 -35,202,000 -35,183,000 -35,097,000 -35,016,000 -34,960,000 -34,567,000 -34,817,000 -34,812,000 -34,969,000 -36,010,000 -36,956,000 -37,521,000 -37,833,000 -37,804,000 -37,648,000 -37,963,000 -38,025,000 -37,975,000 -37,891,000 -37,849,000 -37,759,000 -75,347,000 -75,296,000 -75,257,000 -75,087,000 -74,938,000           -74,326,000 -74,297,000             
          customer deposits at pitney bowes bank
        5,440,000 -12,725,000 -16,157,000 -26,766,000  15,971,000 28,735,000 -29,347,000  36,108,000 85,874,000 -33,526,000  47,271,000 -2,953,000 -12,959,000  9,879,000                                                             
          capped call payment
                                                                                     
          common stock repurchases
        -126,587,000 -161,500,000 -75,274,000 -15,000,000         -13,446,000         -5,000,000 -60,858,000 -39,142,000       -2,491,000 -66,325,000 -128,451,000 -31,719,000                                        
          other financing activities
        -5,472,000 12,680,000 -2,114,000 465,000 -2,228,000 11,804,000 -8,022,000 -6,122,000 -3,958,000 -2,540,000 -2,936,000 -6,173,000 -2,937,000 -2,061,000 -2,884,000 -5,411,000 -2,358,000 -751,000 -679,000 -5,648,000 -2,093,000 -144,000 -802,000 -2,372,000 -13,378,000 10,639,000 -436,000 -2,901,000 -256,000 -5,879,000 650,000 -50,256,000 107,000 -5,658,000                                             
          net cash from financing activities: continuing operations
                                                                                      
          net cash from financing activities: discontinued operations
                                                                                      
          net cash from financing activities
        -242,971,000 6,105,000 -123,426,000 -85,066,000 -237,434,000 -7,214,000 -2,374,000 -58,433,000 -29,207,000 30,494,000 46,889,000 -79,442,000 -61,903,000 30,324,000 -20,646,000 -145,858,000 -38,522,000 -92,825,000 19,276,000 -218,300,000 -17,999,000 -132,774,000 74,998,000 -159,596,000 -359,448,000 -180,422,000 -82,778,000 -63,992,000 -40,497,000 -346,104,000 -39,501,000 -340,317,000 210,874,000 -119,503,000 -345,590,000 237,511,000 -60,157,000 -55,863,000 -98,908,000 -134,618,000 -125,229,000 -211,970,000 -29,516,000 -86,124,000 -146,285,000 -49,919,000 -346,394,000 -34,971,000 -420,202,000 -66,495,000 257,841,000 -72,542,000 -659,890,000 -45,049,000 -80,592,000 -121,546,000 -173,256,000 -79,623,000 -162,271,000 -185,274,000 -33,178,000 -199,245,000 -100,002,000 -194,672,000 -167,511,000 -163,676,000    -159,469,000 -341,810,000 -101,189,000 369,884,000 -131,253,000 -74,684,000 200,235,000 -402,007,000 -163,241,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -270,000 -705,000 1,992,000 1,342,000 -6,149,000 3,876,000 -552,000 -2,162,000 6,039,000 -5,067,000 2,381,000 2,349,000 9,143,000 -11,818,000 -10,817,000 -2,638,000 77,000 -5,289,000 1,587,000 -1,238,000 8,881,000 6,429,000 821,000 -10,032,000 7,868,000 -5,741,000 -875,000 794,000 -9,728,000 -2,612,000 -19,782,000 6,741,000 15,417,000 9,398,000 -30,684,000 -379,000 -15,551,000 19,906,000 -6,017,000 -9,467,000 6,032,000 -34,935,000 -11,497,000 -19,430,000 2,918,000 -1,073,000 -4,615,000 2,670,000 -6,280,000 -4,748,000 751,000 8,824,000 -18,693,000 12,340,000 22,000 -11,561,000 2,917,000 3,943,000 566,000 9,008,000 -6,644,000 -1,954,000 -1,640,000 5,558,000 9,870,000 -3,959,000             
          change in cash and cash equivalents
        -36,107,000 35,817,000 -38,610,000 -145,939,000 -91,812,000 -27,611,000 74,056,000 -84,961,000 43,357,000 15,992,000 29,943,000 -158,220,000 73,334,000 25,950,000 -51,878,000 -109,905,000 3,331,000 -70,321,000 118,743,000 -240,723,000  -63,720,000 199,825,000 -261,370,000  -256,191,000 -67,863,000 -28,357,000                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        469,726,000 -998,000 -1,000 601,053,000 669,981,000 732,480,000 921,450,000 924,442,000 867,262,000 1,009,021,000 764,522,000 -10,367,000 650,557,000 -25,027,000 1,079,145,000 907,806,000 913,276,000 856,238,000 484,363,000 412,737,000 376,671,000  377,176,000  239,102,000    
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        -36,107,000 35,817,000 -38,610,000 323,787,000 -91,812,000 -28,609,000 74,055,000 516,092,000 43,357,000 15,992,000 29,943,000 511,761,000 73,334,000 25,950,000 -51,878,000 622,575,000 3,331,000 -70,321,000 118,743,000 680,727,000 122,273,000 -63,720,000 199,825,000 663,072,000 409,591,000 -256,191,000 -67,863,000 838,905,000 108,970,000 70,387,000 -30,005,000 719,875,000 101,011,000 739,553,000 -227,567,000 316,117,000 62,985,000 612,987,000 -65,419,000 -38,195,000 -117,516,000 871,687,000 155,469,000 -82,225,000 102,559,000 903,342,000 148,170,000 151,068,000 -301,096,000 909,664,000 488,487,000 -74,983,000 -415,781,000 915,553,000 141,044,000 136,746,000 -73,621,000 652,069,000 98,317,000 -73,405,000 -17,489,000 476,940,000 -28,391,000 -4,134,000 22,045,000 423,217,000  29,374,000 31,626,000 397,786,000  86,796,000 19,722,000 232,245,000  6,550,000 -126,229,000 322,544,000 
          change in allowance for dip facility
                                                                                      
          loss on sale of assets
         3,773,000 324,000 5,106,000                                                                           
          net cash from operating activities - continuing operations
         66,848,000 111,388,000 -16,679,000              71,445,000 78,805,000 65,924,000  103,815,000 153,711,000 -28,479,000  72,763,000 20,321,000 73,342,000  113,164,000                                                 
          net cash from operating activities - discontinued operations
                             -618,000 -37,805,000  22,739,000 -3,267,000 -3,614,000  2,428,000                                                 
          dip facility reimbursement
         883,000 6,485,000 1,539,000                                                                           
          net cash from investing activities - continuing operations
         -36,431,000 -28,564,000 -45,536,000          43,909,000    -43,549,000 20,582,000 -87,109,000  -41,190,000 -29,087,000 -22,956,000  -146,958,000 -1,264,000 -34,887,000  -36,856,000                                                 
          net cash from investing activities - discontinued operations
                         -103,000    -2,502,000      340,367,000                                                 
          proceeds from the issuance of debt
         230,000,000                                                                             
          premiums and fees paid to redeem/refinance debt
         -8,529,000 -20,598,000      -6,067,000    -4,759,000                                                               
          net cash from financing activities - continuing operations
         6,105,000 -123,426,000 -85,066,000                                                                           
          net cash from financing activities - discontinued operations
                                                                                      
          reduction in allowance for dip facility
                                                                                      
          allowance for dip facility
           -1,539,000 -9,938,000                                                                          
          gain on sale of businesses, including transaction costs
                                                                                      
          gain on sale of assets
                    -14,372,000                                                               
          dip facility net disbursement
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold
                                                                                     
          proceeds from asset sales
                    50,766,000                                                               
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                            -5,327,000 -1,281,000 -17,218,000 -4,882,000                               -2,037,000 -65,150,000          -5,100,000 -34,203,000   -15,992,000 -5,433,000 -67,211,000 -132,984,000 -25,000,000 
          premiums and fees to refinance debt
                                                                                      
          customer deposits at the bank
                                                                                      
          net loss
             -138,472,000 -24,867,000 -2,885,000          9,067,000 19,856,000 -31,541,000    -208,483,000                                                       
          loss on debt refinancing
                        633,000 3,193,000 989,000 51,394,000                                                           
          dip facility disbursement
                                                                                      
          premiums and fees paid to redeem debt
                                                                                      
          gain on debt redemption
                                                                                      
          goodwill impairment
                220,585,000           198,169,000                       3,628,000                              
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          restructuring charges and asset impairments
                            8,207,000 3,766,000   12,990,000 45,739,000   7,438,000 7,232,000   26,927,000 2,082,000 13,793,000 16,494,000   11,477,000    61,894,000 3,432,000 8,299,000 9,841,000 30,404,000 35,816,000   22,291,000 9,986,000                           
          gain on sale of businesses
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of businesses
                                                                                      
          acquisitions
                                                                                      
          repayments of debt
                 -254,952,000 -22,785,000 -31,018,000                                                                   
          gain on sale of business
                      -2,522,000                                                              
          proceeds from sale of business
                      -5,732,000 9,016,000                                                               
          loss on sale of assets/businesses
                                                                                      
          deferred tax provision
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of assets/businesses, net of cash sold
                                                                                      
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          gain on asset sales
                                                                                      
          accounts payable
                                                                                      
          accrued liabilities
                                                                                      
          pension and retiree medical liabilities
                         -15,880,000 -17,632,000 -24,775,000                                                           
          premiums and fees paid to refinance debt
                         -3,193,000 -2,519,000 -44,418,000                                                           
          gain on sale of equity investment
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of other investments
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                                      
          increase in short-term borrowings
                                            50,325,000 179,550,000                                         
          decrease in customer deposits at pitney bowes bank
                           -27,794,000                                                           
          income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                      
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                            36,987,000                                                       
          gain on sale of investments
                                                                                     
          loss on sale of businesses
                                                                                      
          pension plan settlement
                                                                                      
          increase in accounts and other receivables
                                                                                      
          decrease in finance receivables
                            -15,088,000 1,251,000 65,499,000 18,843,000 -9,036,000 -7,070,000 -13,471,000 55,215,000 -440,000 19,795,000 11,213,000 49,350,000 14,487,000 63,390,000 6,703,000 39,684,000 18,633,000 54,863,000 3,927,000 15,452,000 12,642,000 64,590,000 12,641,000 24,430,000 29,740,000 52,857,000 -5,225,000 31,884,000 20,300,000 76,628,000 2,723,000 31,408,000 49,108,000 63,926,000         3,235,000 38,446,000 62,894,000 102,248,000             
          decrease in inventories
                            2,094,000       -6,232,000           13,229,000     2,706,000 -1,405,000 -447,000 30,221,000 7,104,000 21,056,000 8,807,000 7,021,000 1,808,000 -10,353,000 925,000         19,031,000 -2,106,000 6,761,000 -11,499,000             
          increase in other current assets and prepayments
                            -1,181,000 5,667,000 -16,098,000 -7,969,000 3,450,000 4,779,000 901,000 -36,226,000  8,605,000 -10,358,000 -22,683,000  -9,746,000    -7,978,000  -753,000 -2,709,000 -13,392,000 20,808,000 -22,545,000 -4,349,000 -4,020,000                                 
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                            95,898,000                           -18,894,000 -4,187,000 -169,292,000 77,536,000 -37,091,000 45,701,000 -133,169,000         68,586,000 -28,260,000 -26,040,000 -141,542,000             
          increase in current and noncurrent income taxes
                            -13,060,000 -8,277,000 19,162,000 10,797,000                                                       
          increase in advance billings
                            10,322,000 -20,715,000 25,550,000 -4,148,000          -9,194,000   -46,699,000 1,289,000   -15,121,000 30,971,000   -25,322,000 36,523,000 6,729,000 -29,230,000 -17,050,000 23,101,000 5,318,000 -18,729,000 -25,988,000 43,166,000         -3,746,000 -41,889,000 -1,301,000 44,192,000             
          decrease in pension and retiree medical liabilities
                            -10,914,000 -931,000                                                         
          sale of other investments
                                                                                    
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                                      
          principal payments of long-term debt
                            -33,390,000 -124,036,000 -15,624,000 -932,600,000 -727,549,000 -177,553,000 -12,546,000 -12,541,000  -305,042,000 -5,054,000 -255,045,000 -150,045,000 -79,278,000  -55,000 -370,952,000  -50,043,000 -80,030,000 -274,879,000  -100,000,000 -499,850,000                                 
          premiums and fees to extinguish debt
                                                                                      
          increase in customer deposits at the bank
                                                                                      
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                    108,970,000 70,387,000     -217,200,000 316,117,000   -40,392,000 -38,195,000   155,469,000 -82,225,000      -3,612,000 488,487,000 -74,983,000 -415,781,000 59,315,000   -73,621,000 167,706,000 98,317,000 -73,405,000 -17,489,000 64,203,000 -28,391,000 -4,134,000 22,045,000 46,546,000 -82,115,000 29,374,000 31,626,000 20,610,000 38,413,000 86,796,000      6,327,000 
          less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations
                                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period
                                409,591,000    108,031,000                                                  
          cash interest paid
                            36,714,000 32,411,000 37,841,000 44,891,000 46,766,000 32,663,000 44,887,000 33,393,000 43,496,000 38,285,000 42,341,000 46,998,000 29,416,000 52,989,000 18,208,000 54,048,000 18,745,000 59,566,000 18,449,000 59,950,000 18,701,000 68,187,000 18,622,000 68,011,000 19,243,000 74,374,000 36,567,000 67,147,000 23,141,000 72,650,000 20,773,000 70,642,000 21,905,000 77,572,000 24,477,000 77,551,000 22,573,000 77,558,000 22,838,000 74,174,000 22,080,000 72,788,000 26,037,000 70,116,000 26,354,000 72,749,000             
          cash income tax payments, net of refunds
                            324,000 7,685,000 -1,094,000 13,270,000 1,582,000 8,179,000 7,277,000 10,071,000 8,738,000 -2,076,000 14,684,000 4,560,000 60,138,000 18,511,000 31,812,000 11,262,000 58,640,000 25,585,000 43,107,000 19,831,000 54,742,000 21,197,000 86,511,000 44,941,000 66,092,000 5,649,000 114,036,000 -922,000 74,447,000 36,871,000                             
          loss on sale of business
                                                                                      
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                                                      
          purchases of available-for-sale securities
                             -276,862,000 -48,253,000 -67,312,000 -12,016,000 -38,787,000   -7,257,000 -25,967,000 -18,381,000 -29,922,000 -36,097,000 -34,308,000 -49,676,000 -85,949,000 -45,524,000 -31,661,000 -62,693,000 -36,132,000 -41,134,000 -65,297,000  -26,275,000                                   
          proceeds from sales/maturities of available-for-sale securities
                             147,499,000 70,323,000 24,102,000 30,524,000 23,060,000 23,560,000 31,404,000 108,466,000 31,197,000 21,113,000 15,044,000 27,517,000 34,396,000  82,570,000 38,645,000 46,209,000  37,443,000 46,582,000 65,411,000  3,805,000                                   
          net activity from short-term and other investments
                             112,499,000 -92,466,000 48,431,000  -90,810,000 170,000 -1,778,000  -2,480,000 -5,603,000 16,562,000                                               
          increase in customer deposits at pitney bowes bank
                             -2,867,000                                                         
          proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt
                             100,000,000 816,544,000            594,744,000 300,000,000                                         
          premiums and fees paid to extinguish debt
                             -32,645,000                                                       
          loss on disposition of businesses
                                 -27,000 17,710,000                                                   
          decrease in accounts receivable
                              -56,585,000 7,182,000  -39,212,000 -7,850,000 59,571,000 -79,470,000 29,582,000 -23,202,000 37,525,000 10,514,000 67,765,000 -7,831,000 5,025,000 -29,731,000 76,559,000  -5,684,000 7,378,000 25,406,000  1,362,000 26,643,000 40,135,000 -52,569,000 44,129,000 -3,981,000 71,401,000 -61,203,000 -2,041,000 25,378,000 34,798,000                         
          increase in inventories
                              -1,491,000 -4,815,000 8,971,000 -3,678,000    547,000 -2,883,000 -3,823,000 -4,617,000 -22,195,000  2,112,000 -11,112,000 -11,489,000   -5,385,000 -12,029,000                                     
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                              79,388,000 -104,556,000  57,342,000 -37,608,000 -37,260,000 73,668,000 -29,730,000 23,358,000 -70,476,000 -38,954,000 -32,829,000 60,368,000 -45,209,000 34,990,000 -115,029,000 26,528,000 -8,381,000 12,857,000 -142,957,000 69,249,000 -31,762,000 25,760,000 -114,327,000                                 
          change in customer deposits at pitney bowes bank
                               -888,000                                                       
          decrease in accounts and other receivables
                                                                                      
          decrease in current and noncurrent income taxes
                                                                                      
          decrease in advance billings
                                -6,559,000 8,909,000 3,508,000 -16,219,000 12,803,000 -11,666,000 -20,537,000 -2,106,000                                               
          change in net operating lease assets and liabilities
                                                                                      
          net change in short-term and other investments
                                          13,398,000                                            
          reserve account deposits
                                                    11,803,000 -15,159,000 -3,142,000 9,227,000 1,138,000 -27,327,000 17,009,000 -17,707,000 28,008,000 -25,674,000 49,882,000 -32,616,000 24,083,000 -5,995,000 4,994,000 -14,062,000 30,688,000 -11,221,000 7,900,000 -7,768,000 23,207,000 -21,675,000 16,742,000 -1,835,000 25,685,000 -7,233,000 36,160,000 17,002,000 20,456,000 -10,952,000 18,390,000   -18,700,000 
          change in reserve account deposits
                                 11,441,000 14,720,000 -23,036,000  905,000 -695,000 6,654,000 21,860,000 -19,346,000  8,956,000 9,110,000 -16,253,000  -4,166,000 -1,387,000 -20,077,000                                     
          less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations
                                                                                      
          increase in current and non-current income taxes
                                  3,131,000 -2,398,000 -25,030,000 -4,347,000 -8,799,000 13,369,000  13,542,000 -2,578,000 12,344,000 -24,181,000 13,380,000 -47,327,000 44,634,000 -6,009,000 30,269,000 -76,298,000 16,561,000 2,163,000 5,494,000 -5,539,000 101,339,000 -78,006,000 -11,472,000 77,252,000 -47,794,000 33,468,000 53,087,000         12,175,000 57,008,000 -42,112,000 58,561,000             
          income from discontinued operations
                                                                                      
          special pension plan contribution
                                                                                     
          gain on sale of technology
                                                                                      
          gain on debt forgiveness
                                          -10,000,000                                         
          decrease in other current assets and prepayments
                                           -3,894,000           16,760,000 -8,778,000 -414,000 -4,396,000 14,887,000 -21,179,000 138,000 3,023,000                         
          principal payments of long-term obligations
                                                      -299,570,000 -375,000,000 -404,637,000 -400,000,000 -150,000,000                         
          decrease in short-term borrowings
                                                                                      
          dividends paid to noncontrolling interests
                                          -9,340,000   -9,187,000   -9,187,000   -9,187,000   -9,188,000   -9,187,000   -9,188,000 -816,000 -4,543,000 -4,594,000 -5,771,000 -4,622,000 -4,571,000 -4,521,000             
          redemption of noncontrolling interests
                                                                                      
          acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                     -2,407,000 -7,889,000  -24,525,000 -46,000 -13,371,000  4,140,000                                       
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                       -289,146,000  -24,969,000    -37,570,000    -207,458,000    -4,464,000  151,068,000                          -6,857,000 10,749,000 6,684,000   
          net tax payments from other investments
                                                                                      
          gain on sale of leveraged lease assets, net of tax
                                                          -12,886,000                         
          proceeds from sale of businesses, net of cash transferred
                                                                                      
          special pension plan contributions
                                           -36,731,000             -95,000,000                         
          loss on disposal of businesses
                                           1,839,000 40,000 2,059,000    821,000  -2,952,000 -26,691,000 539,000                                 
          proceeds from sale of buildings
                                                                                     
          divestiture of businesses, net of cash transferred
                                               904,000                                       
          net change in short-term borrowings
                                                                                      
          net tax (payments) receipts from other investments
                                                                                      
          reserve account deposits and other
                                                                                      
          tax payments related to other investments
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from short-term and other investments
                                                                                      
          tax and other payments on sale of businesses and leveraged lease assets
                                                                                      
          proceeds from settlement of derivative instruments
                                                      3,221,000 4,838,000                             
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                      
          decrease in accounts receivable, net of acquisitions/divestitures
                                                                                      
          purchases of held-to-maturity investments
                                                                                      
          gain on disposal of businesses
                                               -1,521,000                                       
          proceeds from sale of former corporate world headquarters building
                                                                                     
          proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of fees and discounts of 7,475 in 2014
                                                                                     
          increase in notes payable
                                               50,000,000 100,000,000            177,830,000         55,794,000   -384,650,000 -218,309,000 319,550,000   -148,569,000   -16,099,000 -514,289,000 303,400,000   
          proceeds from the issuance of common stock under employee stock-based compensation plans
                                               2,946,000 872,000 713,000  1,842,000 928,000 3,099,000  2,878,000 1,745,000 1,876,000                             
          purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest
                                                  -7,718,000                                 
          net payments for divested businesses
                                                 -2,522,000                                     
          net tax receipts from other investments
                                                                                      
          (gain) loss on sale of businesses
                                                                                      
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                      
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                                      
          purchases of available-for-sale investment securities
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sales/maturities of available-for-sale investment securities
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of leveraged lease assets
                                                          105,506,000                         
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                          2,325,000 2,715,000 2,215,000 2,059,000 2,498,000 3,266,000 3,670,000 3,500,000 2,736,000 3,232,000 2,463,000 2,992,000 2,978,000 3,884,000 2,821,000 2,279,000             
          net proceeds from the sale of businesses
                                                   -275,000                                   
          proceeds from the issuance of debt, net of fees and discounts of 7,475 and 13,387, respectively
                                                   492,525,000                                 
          stock repurchases
                                                              -49,999,000             -179,997,000 -120,000,000   -89,996,000 -88,240,000 -19,086,000 -228,949,000 -63,725,000 
          net income before attribution of noncontrolling interests
                                                    98,859,000 49,267,000 94,682,000 -933,000 -4,639,000 72,100,000 114,931,000 81,127,000 104,217,000 163,264,000 262,068,000 177,360,000 105,529,000 90,898,000 67,618,000 93,528,000 65,924,000 83,633,000 106,308,000 107,849,000 121,833,000 108,923,000             
          short-term and other investments
                                                    18,701,000 -12,650,000 12,685,000 -12,471,000 12,490,000 2,143,000  -27,289,000 1,983,000 -32,949,000 32,482,000 -64,032,000 -25,092,000 -11,144,000 -9,562,000 -28,998,000 -84,146,000 242,000 11,254,000 -19,110,000 -6,903,000 6,397,000 13,970,000 -6,475,000 34,924,000 -6,767,000         
          net investment in external financing
                                                    1,435,000 -597,000 -547,000 -588,000 -515,000 -506,000 -1,533,000 3,330,000 -2,639,000 -825,000 1,781,000 -1,326,000 -1,572,000 -1,560,000 -1,601,000 -476,000 -1,241,000 -1,400,000 2,672,000 -860,000 -1,120,000 764,000    4,674,000 2,797,000   -1,604,000     
          increase in other operating capital
                                                     210,000 -10,329,000 499,000 15,271,000 15,789,000 12,878,000 16,319,000 17,018,000 1,592,000         -5,009,000 -7,056,000 -1,083,000 5,686,000             
          net payments related to sale of businesses
                                                     -539,000                                 
          proceeds from sale of facility
                                                                                      
          decrease in notes payable
                                                              -42,300,000 -7,700,000  -11,897,000 44,659,000 -121,994,000        -37,349,000        -22,357,000 
          tax payments related to sale of leveraged lease assets
                                                          -14,879,000 -14,345,000 -15,671,000 -69,233,000                         
          net proceeds from sale of businesses
                                                                                      
          proceeds from the issuance of long-term obligations, net of fees and discounts of 13,387
                                                       411,613,000                             
          estimated loss on disposal of business
                                                                                      
          increase in commercial paper borrowings
                                                                                      
          cash income tax payments (refund)
                                                           81,092,000 35,850,000 28,148,000                         
          proceeds for settlement of derivative instruments
                                                                                      
          gain on sale of leveraged lease asset, after tax
                                                                                      
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions:
                                                                                      
          decrease in accounts receivables
                                                                      -50,607,000 35,752,000 26,269,000 72,768,000             
          decrease in prepaid, deferred expense and other assets
                                                                      -249,000 5,865,000 -18,112,000 -2,540,000             
          proceeds from the sale a facility
                                                                                      
          proceeds from sale of leveraged lease asset
                                                                                      
          proceeds from long-term obligations
                                                                      297,513,000 245,582,000 150,000,000       398,029,000 
          principal payments on long-term obligations
                                                                            -119,679,000 -160,147,000   -6,361,000 -4,838,000 -34,432,000 78,301,000 -435,786,000 
          payments to redeem preferred stock issued by a subsidiary
                                                                                      
          proceeds from issuance of preferred stock by a subsidiary
                                                                                      
          cash income taxes paid
                                                                  45,471,000 47,853,000 113,406,000 24,820,000 64,117,000 14,676,000 109,758,000 9,374,000             
          restructuring charges and asset impairments, net of tax
                                                               22,170,000 3,563,000 17,306,000 55,866,000 21,630,000                   
          goodwill impairment, net of tax
                                                                                      
          (increase) decrease in accounts receivables
                                                                 51,868,000    60,369,000                 
          (increase) decrease in finance receivables
                                                                 89,611,000    74,205,000                 
          (increase) decrease in inventories
                                                                 -11,410,000    -7,152,000                 
          (increase) decrease in prepaid, deferred expense and other assets
                                                                 -835,000    -5,151,000                 
          increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                 -79,362,000    -56,894,000                 
          increase (decrease) in current and non-current income taxes
                                                                 66,915,000    57,312,000                 
          increase (decrease) in advance billings
                                                                 22,100,000    21,694,000                 
          increase (decrease) in other operating capital
                                                                 6,179,000    7,569,000                 
          dividends paid to common stockholders
                                                               -74,813,000 -75,440,000 -75,423,000  -75,793,000 -75,757,000 -75,649,000 -74,373,000                
          increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                      
          cash income tax (refund) payments
                                                               -60,800,000 11,644,000 -19,503,000                     
          proceeds (payments) for settlement of derivative instruments
                                                                                      
          increase in accounts receivables
                                                                                      
          increase in finance receivables
                                                                                      
          increase in prepaid, deferred expense and other assets
                                                                                      
          proceeds from the sale of a facility
                                                                                      
          payments for settlement of derivative instruments
                                                                       -20,281,000             
          restructuring charges, net of tax
                                                                     13,527,000                 
          gain on sale of a facility, net of tax
                                                                                      
          proceeds from the sale of facilities
                                                                                      
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                                      
          increase (decrease) in notes payable
                                                                                      
          net gain on sale of businesses, net of tax
                                                                                      
          non-cash expense from fsc tax law change
                                                                                      
          non-cash expense related to irs settlement and sale of a business
                                                                                      
          tax and bond payments related to irs settlement and capital services sale
                                                                                  -802,200,000    
          gain on interest rate swap
                                                                                      
          loss on redemption of preferred stock issued by a subsidiary
                                                                                     
          proceeds from divestiture of businesses
                                                                                      
          advance against coli cash surrender value
                                                                                    
          proceeds from issuance of preferred stock in a subsidiary
                                                                                      
          dividends paid
                                                                             -74,134,000 -71,591,000   -72,727,000 -70,804,000 -46,261,000 -96,463,000 -71,523,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                      
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                      
          restructuring and other charges, net of tax
                                                                           39,118,000 12,393,000 10,353,000 221,014,000    11,900,000 4,332,000   
          restructuring and other payments
                                                                             -12,398,000 -7,123,000   -12,246,000 -10,583,000 -13,046,000   
          accounts receivable
                                                                             -3,772,000 -8,768,000 16,541,000 -5,653,000 33,733,000 -69,146,000 -6,789,000 53,891,000 -24,579,000 
          net investment in internal finance receivables
                                                                           22,045,000 21,416,000 30,827,000 -9,872,000   23,184,000 -98,903,000 -79,959,000 -68,660,000 10,650,000 
          current and non-current income taxes
                                                                           44,627,000 -387,000 49,231,000         
          advanced billings
                                                                           -32,823,000 -5,512,000 54,594,000  -25,164,000 1,747,000 31,775,000  -24,369,000 -27,915,000 46,205,000 
          net investment in leveraged leases
                                                                                      
          proceeds from issuance of stock
                                                                           5,114,000 5,339,000 6,108,000 8,497,000 19,118,000 25,972,000 53,930,000 36,037,000 -3,386,000 36,677,000 32,121,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                            -270,000 3,101,000 3,167,000 2,216,000 2,252,000 681,000 45,000 -202,000 2,325,000 223,000 
          interest paid
                                                                           88,724,000 30,743,000 90,134,000  86,931,000 52,851,000 55,699,000  55,768,000 57,512,000 52,548,000 
          income taxes paid
                                                                           31,581,000 71,397,000 22,767,000  49,395,000 68,771,000 20,870,000  278,154,000 123,034,000 37,232,000 
          see notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
                                                                                      
          loss on sale of capital services, net of tax
                                                                                  2,945,000   
          gain on sale of imagistics, net of tax
                                                                                  576,000   
          non-cash charge from fsc tax law change
                                                                                    
          non-cash tax charge
                                                                                    
          pension plan contributions
                                                                                      
          short-term investments
                                                                              41,640,000 -8,328,000 9,446,000 -391,000 777,249,000 -755,242,000 -13,523,000 -9,779,000 
          net proceeds from sale of imagistics lease portfolio
                                                                                    
          net proceeds from sale of capital services
                                                                                      
          cash included in the sale of capital services
                                                                                      
          deferred taxes on income and income taxes payable
                                                                               21,151,000 9,751,000 55,066,000 51,576,000 2,634,000   
          proceeds from sale of capital services
                                                                                      
          cash included in assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                   -134,000   
          adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                      
          proceeds from notes payable
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from sale of main plant
                                                                                     30,238,000 
          cash from consolidation of pbg capital partners llc
                                                                                      
          supplemental disclosure
                                                                                      
          cash payments for:
                                                                                      
          interest
                                                                                      
          income taxes
                                                                                      
          net investment in capital services
                                                                                   13,802,000 -11,571,000 79,766,000 
          net cash from (used in) investing activities
                                                                                      
          bond posted with the internal revenue service
                                                                                      
          nonrecurring (gains) charges, net of taxes
                                                                                     -3,131,000 
          nonrecurring payments
                                                                                     -31,292,000 
          increase in deferred taxes on income
                                                                                     -10,962,000 
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                                                      
          income taxes payable
                                                                                     38,085,000 
          cash and equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                                     316,217,000 
          nonrecurring charges
                                                                                      
          pension plan investment
                                                                                      
          investment in leveraged leases
                                                                                      
          net cash used in investing activities
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from the spin-off of imagistics international inc.
                                                                                      
          net cash used in financing activities
                                                                                      
          (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                      
          net investment in fixed assets
                                                                                      
          net investment in finance receivables
                                                                                      
          proceeds and cash receipts from the sale of amic
                                                                                      
          net proceeds from the sale of credit card portfolio
                                                                                      
          net investment in insurance contracts