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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue From Segments to Consolidated Statements | our reportable segments.
| Revenues
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America Mailing | $ | 1,491,927 |  |  | $ | 1,555,585 |  |  | $ | 1,643,855 |
International Mailing | 572,440 |  |  | 602,582 |  |  | 601,629 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions | 2,064,367 |  |  | 2,158,167 |  |  | 2,245,484 |
Production Mail | 462,199 |  |  | 511,544 |  |  | 480,718 |
Presort Services | 456,556 |  |  | 430,469 |  |  | 429,804 |
Enterprise Business Solutions | 918,755 |  |  | 942,013 |  |  | 910,522 |
Digital Commerce Solutions | 838,382 |  |  | 691,155 |  |  | 667,707 |
Total revenue | $ | 3,821,504 |  |  | $ | 3,791,335 |  |  | $ | 3,823,713 |
Geographic Data: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 2,743,957 |  |  | $ | 2,654,301 |  |  | $ | 2,669,074 |
Outside United States | 1,077,547 |  |  | 1,137,034 |  |  | 1,154,639 |
Total | $ | 3,821,504 |  |  | $ | 3,791,335 |  |  | $ | 3,823,713 |
Reconciliation of EBIT From Segments to Consolidated Statements |
| EBIT
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America Mailing | $ | 642,521 |  |  | $ | 640,830 |  |  | $ | 646,979 |
International Mailing | 88,710 |  |  | 71,516 |  |  | 75,844 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions | 731,231 |  |  | 712,346 |  |  | 722,823 |
Production Mail | 47,543 |  |  | 55,000 |  |  | 48,981 |
Presort Services | 98,230 |  |  | 83,259 |  |  | 106,170 |
Enterprise Business Solutions | 145,773 |  |  | 138,259 |  |  | 155,151 |
Digital Commerce Solutions | 83,725 |  |  | 54,777 |  |  | 53,242 |
Total EBIT | 960,729 |  |  | 905,382 |  |  | 931,216 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest, net | (169,450 | ) |  | (186,987 | ) |  | (184,675 | )
Unallocated corporate expenses | (229,785 | ) |  | (217,458 | ) |  | (216,457 | )
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net | (84,560 | ) |  | (84,344 | ) |  | (17,176 | )
Other expense, net | (45,738 | ) |  | (32,639 | ) |  | (1,138 | )
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 431,196 |  |  | $ | 383,954 |  |  | $ | 511,770 |
Reconciliation of Depreciation and Amortization from Segments to Consolidated |
| Depreciation and amortization
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America Mailing | $ | 68,291 |  |  | $ | 81,238 |  |  | $ | 104,957 |
International Mailing | 30,629 |  |  | 29,515 |  |  | 26,804 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions | 98,920 |  |  | 110,753 |  |  | 131,761 |
Production Mail | 7,740 |  |  | 15,740 |  |  | 12,227 |
Presort Services | 28,462 |  |  | 29,999 |  |  | 26,753 |
Enterprise Business Solutions | 36,202 |  |  | 45,739 |  |  | 38,980 |
Digital Commerce Solutions | 33,654 |  |  | 24,361 |  |  | 30,167 |
Total for reportable segments | 168,776 |  |  | 180,853 |  |  | 200,908 |
Reconciliation to consolidated amount: |  |  |  |  |
Unallocated amount | 29,312 |  |  | 14,052 |  |  | 16,785 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | 16,338 |  |  | 37,863 |
Consolidated depreciation and amortization | $ | 198,088 |  |  | $ | 211,243 |  |  | $ | 255,556 |
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated |
| Capital expenditures
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America Mailing | $ | 67,596 |  |  | $ | 57,973 |  |  | $ | 78,511 |
International Mailing | 13,966 |  |  | 25,386 |  |  | 29,642 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions | 81,562 |  |  | 83,359 |  |  | 108,153 |
Production Mail | 801 |  |  | 2,875 |  |  | 12,339 |
Presort Services | 17,457 |  |  | 12,512 |  |  | 17,220 |
Enterprise Business Solutions | 18,258 |  |  | 15,387 |  |  | 29,559 |
Digital Commerce Solutions | 12,467 |  |  | 25,562 |  |  | 4,794 |
Total for reportable segments | 112,287 |  |  | 124,308 |  |  | 142,506 |
Reconciliation to consolidated amount: |  |  |  |  |
Unallocated amount | 68,269 |  |  | 4,876 |  |  | 1,231 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | 8,328 |  |  | 32,849 |
Consolidated capital expenditures | $ | 180,556 |  |  | $ | 137,512 |  |  | $ | 176,586 |
Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated |
| Assets
| December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
North America Mailing | $ | 2,614,123 |  |  | $ | 2,767,743 |  |  | $ | 2,863,233 |
International Mailing | 687,233 |  |  | 856,073 |  |  | 866,620 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions | 3,301,356 |  |  | 3,623,816 |  |  | 3,729,853 |
Production Mail | 266,831 |  |  | 305,428 |  |  | 386,338 |
Presort Services | 346,850 |  |  | 343,206 |  |  | 369,405 |
Enterprise Business Solutions | 613,681 |  |  | 648,634 |  |  | 755,743 |
Digital Commerce Solutions | 1,212,105 |  |  | 1,242,013 |  |  | 1,291,670 |
Total for reportable segments | 5,127,142 |  |  | 5,514,463 |  |  | 5,777,266 |
Reconciliation to consolidated amount: |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,079,145 |  |  | 907,806 |  |  | 913,276 |
Short-term investments | 32,121 |  |  | 31,128 |  |  | 36,611 |
Other corporate assets | 247,285 |  |  | 217,913 |  |  | 278,731 |
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | 101,398 |  |  | 854,007 |
Consolidated assets | $ | 6,485,693 |  |  | $ | 6,772,708 |  |  | $ | 7,859,891 |
Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country |
Identifiable long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 391,311 |  |  | $ | 351,772 |  |  | $ | 483,422 |
Outside United States | 94,160 |  |  | 119,545 |  |  | 143,147 |
Total | $ | 485,471 |  |  | $ | 471,317 |  |  | $ | 626,569 |

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