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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation Of E B I T From Segments To Consolidated [Table Text Block] |
| EBIT
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America Mailing | $ | 167,433 |  |  | $ | 168,934 |  |  | $ | 488,301 |  |  | $ | 514,975 |
International Mailing | 15,456 |  |  | 11,206 |  |  | 52,967 |  |  | 51,670 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions | 182,889 |  |  | 180,140 |  |  | 541,268 |  |  | 566,645 |
Production Mail | 10,620 |  |  | 10,125 |  |  | 34,239 |  |  | 28,439 |
Presort Services | 20,398 |  |  | 19,167 |  |  | 65,132 |  |  | 82,728 |
Enterprise Business Solutions | 31,018 |  |  | 29,292 |  |  | 99,371 |  |  | 111,167 |
Digital Commerce Solutions | 10,196 |  |  | 2,971 |  |  | 20,134 |  |  | 23,674 |
Total EBIT | 224,103 |  |  | 212,403 |  |  | 660,773 |  |  | 701,486 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest, net (1) | (46,357 | ) |  | (45,088 | ) |  | (145,066 | ) |  | (142,853 | )
Unallocated corporate and other expenses | (50,196 | ) |  | (44,185 | ) |  | (170,340 | ) |  | (151,154 | )
Restructuring charges and asset impairments | (34,909 | ) |  | — |  |  | (53,940 | ) |  | 980 |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 92,641 |  |  | $ | 123,130 |  |  | $ | 291,427 |  |  | $ | 408,459 |
(1) Includes financing interest expense, other interest expense and interest income.
Reconciliation of Revenue From Segments to Consolidated Statements |
| Revenues
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America Mailing | $ | 422,821 |  |  | $ | 447,920 |  |  | $ | 1,286,085 |  |  | $ | 1,362,709 |
International Mailing | 142,443 |  |  | 141,630 |  |  | 448,684 |  |  | 449,583 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions | 565,264 |  |  | 589,550 |  |  | 1,734,769 |  |  | 1,812,292 |
Production Mail | 116,477 |  |  | 114,889 |  |  | 360,352 |  |  | 337,582 |
Presort Services | 105,093 |  |  | 105,909 |  |  | 322,954 |  |  | 322,401 |
Enterprise Business Solutions | 221,570 |  |  | 220,798 |  |  | 683,306 |  |  | 659,983 |
Digital Commerce Solutions | 151,952 |  |  | 139,441 |  |  | 420,139 |  |  | 427,273 |
Total revenue | $ | 938,786 |  |  | $ | 949,789 |  |  | $ | 2,838,214 |  |  | $ | 2,899,548 |

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