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Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated Statements | The following tables provide information about our reportable segments and reconciliation of segment EBIT to net income (loss).
| Revenue
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Global Ecommerce | $ | 409,981 |  |  | $ | 278,995 |  |  | $ | 1,100,757 |  |  | $ | 827,568 |
Presort Services | 127,705 |  |  | 131,483 |  |  | 386,552 |  |  | 394,468 |
Commerce Services | 537,686 |  |  | 410,478 |  |  | 1,487,309 |  |  | 1,222,036 |
SendTech Solutions | 354,212 |  |  | 379,647 |  |  | 1,038,349 |  |  | 1,151,746 |
Total revenue | $ | 891,898 |  |  | $ | 790,125 |  |  | $ | 2,525,658 |  |  | $ | 2,373,782 |
Reconciliation of EBIT from Segments to Consolidated |
| EBIT
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Global Ecommerce | $ | (19,757) |  |  | $ | (21,793) |  |  | $ | (68,126) |  |  | $ | (51,969) |
Presort Services | 14,481 |  |  | 17,687 |  |  | 42,758 |  |  | 48,215 |
Commerce Services | (5,276) |  |  | (4,106) |  |  | (25,368) |  |  | (3,754) |
SendTech Solutions | 112,599 |  |  | 130,954 |  |  | 323,429 |  |  | 378,095 |
Total segment EBIT | 107,323 |  |  | 126,848 |  |  | 298,061 |  |  | 374,341 |
Reconciliation of Segment EBIT to net income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unallocated corporate expenses | (53,429) |  |  | (58,277) |  |  | (146,640) |  |  | (160,283) |
Restructuring charges and asset impairments | (3,766) |  |  | (47,017) |  |  | (12,505) |  |  | (56,616) |
Interest expense, net | (38,801) |  |  | (39,730) |  |  | (115,558) |  |  | (117,758) |
Gain on sale of equity investment | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,908 |  |  | — |
Goodwill impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (198,169) |  |  | — |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | — |  |  | (667) |  |  | (36,987) |  |  | (667) |
Loss on dispositions | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17,683) |
Transaction costs | — |  |  | (707) |  |  | (641) |  |  | (2,573) |
(Provision) benefit for income taxes | (554) |  |  | 24,895 |  |  | (7,540) |  |  | 13,351 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations | 10,773 |  |  | 5,345 |  |  | (208,071) |  |  | 32,112 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 616 |  |  | (8,470) |  |  | 7,648 |  |  | (14,199) |
Net income (loss) | $ | 11,389 |  |  | $ | (3,125) |  |  | $ | (200,423) |  |  | $ | 17,913 |

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