United Parcel Service, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions (Detail) € in Millions, ₨ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, £ in Millions, SGD in Millions, MXN in Millions, CAD in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2017 SGD	Sep. 30, 2017 MXN	Sep. 30, 2017 INR (₨)	Sep. 30, 2017 CAD	Sep. 30, 2017 JPY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2016 SGD	Dec. 31, 2016 MXN	Dec. 31, 2016 INR (₨)	Dec. 31, 2016 CAD	Dec. 31, 2016 JPY (¥)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	€ 4,141		£ 1,758	SGD 15	MXN 166	₨ 0	CAD 1,244	¥ 3,363	€ 3,702		£ 1,380	SGD 32	MXN 0	₨ 76	CAD 1,053	¥ 3,972
Fixed to Floating Interest Rate Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 5,799								$ 5,799
Floating to Fixed Interest Rate Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		$ 778								$ 778
Investment market price contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €	€ 204								€ 76