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Earnings per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Calculation of Numerator and Denominator in Earnings Per Share | The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are presented below. The sum of earnings per share amounts may not equal the totals due to rounding.
| Years Ended December 31,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts attributable to common stockholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income from continuing operations | $ | 300,006 |  |  | $ | 287,612 |  |  | $ | 379,107 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | 33,749 |  |  | (144,777 | ) |  | 66,056 |
Net income (numerator for diluted EPS) | 333,755 |  |  | 142,835 |  |  | 445,163 |
Less: Preference stock dividend | 44 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 51 |
Income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic EPS) | $ | 333,711 |  |  | $ | 142,789 |  |  | $ | 445,112 |
Denominator (in thousands): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average shares used in basic EPS | 201,992 |  |  | 201,614 |  |  | 200,389 |
Effect of dilutive shares: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Preference stock | 344 |  |  | 381 |  |  | 398 |
Stock plans | 1,624 |  |  | 960 |  |  | 577 |
Weighted-average shares used in diluted EPS | 203,961 |  |  | 202,957 |  |  | 201,366 |
Basic earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 1.49 |  |  | $ | 1.43 |  |  | $ | 1.89 |
Discontinued operations | 0.17 |  |  | (0.72 | ) |  | 0.33 |
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. | $ | 1.65 |  |  | $ | 0.71 |  |  | $ | 2.22 |
Diluted earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | $ | 1.47 |  |  | $ | 1.42 |  |  | $ | 1.88 |
Discontinued operations | 0.17 |  |  | (0.71 | ) |  | 0.33 |
Net income attributable to Pitney Bowes Inc. | $ | 1.64 |  |  | $ | 0.70 |  |  | $ | 2.21 |
Anti-dilutive options excluded from diluted earnings per share (in thousands): | 7,322 |  |  | 12,448 |  |  | 13,801 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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