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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 936,947 | $ 869,541 | $ 880,891 | $ 890,681 | $ 983,913 | $ 941,644 | $ 958,450 | $ 937,497 | $ 3,578,060 | $ 3,821,504 | $ 3,791,335 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 929,221 | 964,070 | 905,382 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (159,374) | (169,450) | (186,987) |
Unallocated corporate expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (213,095) | (233,126) | (217,458) |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25,782) | (84,560) | (84,344) |
Acquisition/disposition related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14,983) | 0 | 0 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 94,838 | (45,738) | (32,639) |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 129,224 | $ 136,552 | $ 209,453 | $ 135,596 | 96,680 | $ 141,537 | $ 138,477 | $ 54,502 | 610,825 | 431,196 | 383,954 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 173,312 | 198,088 | 211,243 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 166,329 | 180,556 | 137,512 |
Assets | 6,141,462 |  |  |  | 6,499,702 |  |  |  | 6,141,462 | 6,499,702 | 6,777,436 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 650,557 |  |  |  | 1,054,118 |  |  |  | 650,557 | 1,054,118 | 886,788 | $ 901,843
Short-term investments | 117,021 |  |  |  | 49,135 |  |  |  | 117,021 | 49,135 | 52,146 |
Identifiable long-lived assets: | 510,750 |  |  |  | 485,471 |  |  |  | 510,750 | 485,471 | 471,317 |
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,681,285 | 2,743,957 | 2,654,301 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable long-lived assets: | 437,704 |  |  |  | 391,311 |  |  |  | 437,704 | 391,311 | 351,772 |
Outside United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 896,775 | 1,077,547 | 1,137,034 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Identifiable long-lived assets: | 73,046 |  |  |  | 94,160 |  |  |  | 73,046 | 94,160 | 119,545 |
North America Mailing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,435,140 | 1,491,927 | 1,555,585 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 646,913 | 642,521 | 640,830 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,141 | 68,291 | 81,238 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,204 | 67,596 | 57,973 |
Assets | 2,421,095 |  |  |  | 2,614,123 |  |  |  | 2,421,095 | 2,614,123 | 2,767,743 |
International Mailing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 445,328 | 572,440 | 602,582 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51,070 | 88,710 | 71,516 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,262 | 30,629 | 29,515 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,196 | 13,966 | 25,386 |
Assets | 594,540 |  |  |  | 687,233 |  |  |  | 594,540 | 687,233 | 856,073 |
Small & Medium Business Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,880,468 | 2,064,367 | 2,158,167 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 697,983 | 731,231 | 712,346 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 81,403 | 98,920 | 110,753 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,400 | 81,562 | 83,359 |
Assets | 3,015,635 |  |  |  | 3,301,356 |  |  |  | 3,015,635 | 3,301,356 | 3,623,816 |
Production Mail |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 421,178 | 462,199 | 511,544 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,254 | 47,543 | 55,000 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,075 | 7,740 | 15,740 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,418 | 801 | 2,875 |
Assets | 244,156 |  |  |  | 266,831 |  |  |  | 244,156 | 266,831 | 305,428 |
Presort Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 473,612 | 456,556 | 430,469 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,655 | 98,230 | 83,259 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,305 | 28,462 | 29,999 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,096 | 17,457 | 12,512 |
Assets | 374,647 |  |  |  | 346,850 |  |  |  | 374,647 | 346,850 | 343,206 |
Enterprise Business Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 894,790 | 918,755 | 942,013 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,909 | 145,773 | 138,259 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,380 | 36,202 | 45,739 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,514 | 18,258 | 15,387 |
Assets | 618,803 |  |  |  | 613,681 |  |  |  | 618,803 | 613,681 | 648,634 |
Software Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 385,908 | 428,662 | 395,038 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,531 | 51,193 | 47,707 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,151 | 20,653 | 16,237 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,688 | 3,573 | 3,406 |
Assets | 858,308 |  |  |  | 884,190 |  |  |  | 858,308 | 884,190 | 866,319 |
Global Ecommerce |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 362,087 | 281,643 | 169,908 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,229 | 16,633 | 1,214 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,025 | 8,073 | 3,592 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,321 | 6,356 | 19,111 |
Assets | 580,662 |  |  |  | 117,744 |  |  |  | 580,662 | 117,744 | 154,402 |
Digital Commerce Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 747,995 | 710,305 | 564,946 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,760 | 67,826 | 48,921 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,176 | 28,726 | 19,829 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,009 | 9,929 | 22,517 |
Assets | 1,438,970 |  |  |  | 1,001,934 |  |  |  | 1,438,970 | 1,001,934 | 1,020,721 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,807 | 128,077 | 126,209 |
EBIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,569 | 19,240 | 5,856 |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,057 | 4,928 | 4,532 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 857 | 2,538 | 3,045 |
Assets | 0 |  |  |  | 210,171 |  |  |  | 0 | 210,171 | 221,292 |
Total Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 154,016 | 168,776 | 180,853 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 111,780 | 112,287 | 124,308 |
Assets | 5,073,408 |  |  |  | 5,127,142 |  |  |  | 5,073,408 | 5,127,142 | 5,514,463 |
Unallocated amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,296 | 29,312 | 14,052 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,549 | 68,269 | 4,876 |
Other corporate assets | 300,476 |  |  |  | 261,294 |  |  |  | 300,476 | 261,294 | 222,641 |
Discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reconciling items: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 16,338 |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 8,328 |
Assets | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 101,398 |

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