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Income Taxes (Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal statutory provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,920 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | $ 134,389 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate | $ 179,119 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State and local income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,379)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | (1,733)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes | (2,071)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Impact of non-U.S. leveraged lease asset sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 pbi_IncomeTaxReconciliationNonU.S.LeveragedLeaseAssetSales | 0 pbi_IncomeTaxReconciliationNonU.S.LeveragedLeaseAssetSales | (30,367)pbi_IncomeTaxReconciliationNonU.S.LeveragedLeaseAssetSales
Other impact of foreign operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,668)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential | (28,238)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential | 23,025 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Tax exempt income/reimbursement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,327)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome | (1,672)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome | (1,992)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome
Federal income tax credits/incentives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,905)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits | (10,282)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits | (8,918)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits
Unrealized stock compensation benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,318 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost | 2,292 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost | 3,456 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseShareBasedCompensationCost
Resolution of U.S. tax examinations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,856)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements | (3,853)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements | (47,380)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements
Outside basis differences |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 pbi_IncomeTaxReconciliationOutsideBasisDifferences | (13,214)pbi_IncomeTaxReconciliationOutsideBasisDifferences | 0 pbi_IncomeTaxReconciliationOutsideBasisDifferences
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,288)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments | 278 us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments | (585)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Total provision for income taxes | $ 33,134 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 25,310 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 46,335 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 8,036 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 25,922 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 10,032 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 24,218 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 17,795 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 112,815 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 77,967 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $ 114,287 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit

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- Definition The sum of the differences between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to book and tax basis differences. + References No definition available. + Details
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