Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Revenue by Product Type (Detail)

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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Revenue by Product Type (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue $ 16,931 $ 14,928 $ 14,629 $ 14,418 $ 16,054 $ 14,237 $ 14,095 $ 13,977 $ 60,906 $ 58,363 $ 58,232
U.S. Domestic Package                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 38,301 36,747 35,851
U.S. Domestic Package | Next Day Air                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 6,752 6,570 6,581
U.S. Domestic Package | Deferred                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 4,082 3,903 3,672
U.S. Domestic Package | Ground                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 27,467 26,274 25,598
International Package                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 12,350 12,149 12,988
International Package | Domestic                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 2,441 2,425 2,784
International Package | Export                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 9,374 9,092 9,586
International Package | Cargo                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 535 632 618
Supply Chain & Freight                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 10,255 9,467 9,393
Supply Chain & Freight | Forwarding and Logistics                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 6,793 5,900 5,758
Supply Chain & Freight | Freight                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 2,736 2,881 3,048
Supply Chain & Freight | Other                      
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 $ 726 $ 686 $ 587