QUARTERLY INFORMATION (unaudited) - Quarterly Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Revenue | $ 19,848 | $ 17,444 | $ 17,456 | $ 17,113 | $ 18,975 | $ 16,173 | $ 15,927 | $ 15,510 | $ 71,861 | $ 66,585 | $ 61,610 |
| Operating profit (loss) | 2,004 | 1,727 | 1,773 | 1,520 | 2,063 | 1,812 | 2,037 | 1,617 | 7,024 | 7,529 | 7,688 |
| Nonoperating Income (Expense) | (1,461) | 162 | 153 | 141 | (692) | 125 | 82 | 93 | (1,005) | (392) | (2,567) |
| Net Income | $ 453 | $ 1,508 | $ 1,485 | $ 1,345 | $ 1,096 | $ 1,259 | $ 1,384 | $ 1,166 | $ 4,791 | $ 4,905 | $ 3,422 |
| Basic | $ 0.52 | $ 1.74 | $ 1.71 | $ 1.55 | $ 1.26 | $ 1.45 | $ 1.59 | $ 1.33 | $ 5.53 | $ 5.63 | $ 3.88 |
| Diluted | $ 0.52 | $ 1.73 | $ 1.71 | $ 1.55 | $ 1.26 | $ 1.44 | $ 1.58 | $ 1.33 | $ 5.51 | $ 5.61 | $ 3.86 |
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| Revenue | $ 12,575 | $ 10,437 | $ 10,354 | $ 10,227 | $ 11,833 | $ 9,651 | $ 9,741 | $ 9,536 | |||
| Operating profit (loss) | 999 | 949 | 939 | 756 | 1,087 | 1,011 | 1,255 | 950 | |||
| International Package | |||||||||||
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| Revenue | 3,829 | 3,478 | 3,602 | 3,533 | 3,721 | 3,376 | 3,171 | 3,074 | |||
| Operating profit (loss) | 781 | 536 | 618 | 594 | 735 | 606 | 570 | 518 | |||
| Supply Chain & Freight | |||||||||||
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| Revenue | 3,444 | 3,529 | 3,500 | 3,353 | 3,421 | 3,146 | 3,015 | 2,900 | |||
| Operating profit (loss) | $ 224 | $ 242 | $ 216 | $ 170 | $ 241 | $ 195 | $ 212 | $ 149 | |||
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