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Noncontrolling Interests (Preferred Stockholders' Equity in Subsidiaries) (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |
Preferred stock voting power percentage | 25.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByNoncontrollingOwners |
Common stock voting power percentage | 75.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent |
Dividends in arrears | $ 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockAmountOfPreferredDividendsInArrears | $ 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockAmountOfPreferredDividendsInArrears
Redeemable Preferred Stock Member |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |
Shares outstanding | 300,000 us-gaap_SharesOutstanding / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_RedeemablePreferredStockMember |
Value of shares outstanding | $ 300,000,000 us-gaap_MinorityInterestAmountRepresentedByPreferredStock / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_RedeemablePreferredStockMember |
Preferred stock, dividend rate | .06125 |
Dividend increase percentage each interval once shares become callable | 50.00%pbi_PreferredStockDividendRateIncreaseIfOutstandingOnceCallable / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_RedeemablePreferredStockMember |

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- Definition The amount of noncontrolling interest in subsidiary represented by preferred securities issued by the subsidiary. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 27 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Description of the rate or terms of the dividend requirements of preferred securities issued by the subsidiary and held by noncontrolling interest owners. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 27 -Article 5 + Details
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- Definition Aggregate amount of cumulative preferred dividends in arrears. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21488-112644 + Details
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