Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)

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DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)
£ in Millions, $ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Aug. 16, 2019
USD ($)
Nov. 09, 2017
Nov. 08, 2017
EUR (€)
May 18, 2017
CAD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Tranches
Credit_Agreements
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2019
GBP (£)
Credit_Agreements
Dec. 31, 2019
EUR (€)
Credit_Agreements
Apr. 01, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 15, 2019
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 26,388,000,000              
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 25,238,000,000 $ 22,736,000,000            
Number of tranches in debt instrument | Tranches         2              
Rent expense related to operating leases           959,000,000 $ 804,000,000          
Outstanding letters of credit         $ 1,267,000,000              
Surety bonds written         $ 1,327,000,000              
Number of credit agreements | Credit_Agreements         2     2 2      
Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, to percentage of net tangible assets         10.00%     10.00% 10.00%      
Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, net tangible assets amount         $ 3,646,000,000              
Long-term debt fair value         26,949,000,000 $ 23,293,000,000            
Long-term Debt         24,891,000,000              
U.S. Commercial Paper Program                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Commercial paper program, authorized to borrow         $ 10,000,000,000.0              
Foreign Commercial Paper Program                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Commercial paper program, authorized to borrow | €                 € 5,000,000,000.0      
8.375% Debentures                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         837.50%     837.50% 837.50%      
8.375% debentures Due 2030                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Original debt amount         $ 276,000,000              
Debt instrument redemption price         100.00%     100.00% 100.00%      
8.375% debentures Due 2030 | Until April 1, 2020                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         8.375%     8.375% 8.375%      
8.375% debentures Due 2030 | After April 1, 2020 for the Final 10 Years                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         7.62%     7.62% 7.62%      
Debt instrument, period that interest rate is reduced to 7.62%         10 years              
8.375% debentures Due 2020                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt not subject to early redemption         $ 424,000,000              
Derivative, average swaption interest rate         7.20% 6.93%   7.20% 7.20%      
Facility Notes and Bonds Worldport Louisville                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Average interest rate         1.49% 1.43%            
Principal Balance         $ 149,000,000              
Facility Notes and Bonds Airfreight Louisville                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Average interest rate         1.49% 1.39%            
Principal Balance         $ 42,000,000              
Facility Notes and Bonds International Airport Dallas Fort Worth                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Principal Balance         $ 29,000,000              
Fixed interest rate         5.11%     5.11% 5.11%      
Facility Notes and Bonds, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, Due September 2045                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Average interest rate         1.48% 1.35%            
Principal Balance                       $ 100,000,000
5.50% Pound Sterling Notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Number of tranches in debt instrument | Tranches         2              
Pound Sterling notes not exchanged | £               £ 66        
5.50% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         5.50%     5.50% 5.50%      
5.13% Pound Sterling Notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Average interest rate         5.125%              
Pound Sterling notes not exchanged | £               £ 455        
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Revolving credit facilities         $ 2,000,000,000.0              
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         1.00%              
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Revolving credit facilities         $ 2,500,000,000              
Maturity         Dec. 11, 2023              
Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR         1.00%              
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Federal funds effective rate                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.50%              
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         1.00%              
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR         0.00%              
Federal funds effective rate | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.50%              
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Maximum                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         1.00%              
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Minimum                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Credit Default Swap Spread, Term         1 year              
Applicable margin rates         0.25%              
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.10%              
Citibank base rate [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Maximum                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         1.00%              
Citibank base rate [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Minimum                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.00%              
Citibank base rate [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.75%              
Canadian Senior Notes | 2.125% canadian senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount       $ 750                
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage       2.125%                
Canadian Senior Notes | 2.125% canadian senior notes | Government of Canada Yield                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates       0.215%                
Euro Senior Notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage     100.00%                  
Euro Senior Notes | 0.375% Euro Senior Notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount     € 700,000,000   $ 783,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage     0.375%   0.375%     0.375% 0.375%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 779,000,000 $ 797,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2023              
Euro Senior Notes | 0.375% Euro Senior Notes | Euro Government Yield                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates     0.01%                  
Euro Senior Notes | 1.500% euro senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount     € 500,000,000   $ 560,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage     1.50%   1.50%     1.50% 1.50%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 556,000,000 569,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2032              
Euro Senior Notes | 1.500% euro senior notes | Euro Government Yield                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates     0.02%                  
Euro Senior Notes | 1.000% euro senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 560,000,000       € 500,000,000      
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         1.00%     1.00% 1.00%      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage         100.00%              
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 556,000,000 570,000,000            
Maturity         Nov. 30, 2028              
Euro Senior Notes | 1.000% euro senior notes | German Government                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.15%              
Euro Senior Notes | Floating Rate Euro Senior Notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 560,000,000       € 500,000,000      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 559,000,000 572,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2020              
Commercial paper                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 3,243,000,000              
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 3,234,000,000 $ 2,662,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2020              
Commercial paper | U.S. Commercial Paper Program                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Long-term Debt         $ 2,172,000,000              
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate         1.90%     1.90% 1.90%      
Commercial paper | Foreign Commercial Paper Program                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Long-term Debt         $ 1,062,000,000.000       € 949,000,000      
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate         (0.44%)     (0.44%) (0.44%)      
Senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate         2.82% 2.50%   2.82% 2.82%      
Senior notes | Maximum | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.45%              
Senior notes | Minimum | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.15%              
Senior notes | 3.400% senior notes [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount $ 700,000,000       $ 700,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage 3.40%       3.40%     3.40% 3.40%      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage 100.00%                      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 688,000,000 $ 0            
Maturity         Sep. 01, 2029              
Senior notes | 3.750% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 1,150,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         3.75%     3.75% 3.75%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 1,136,000,000 1,136,000,000            
Maturity         Nov. 30, 2047              
Senior notes | 2.800% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 500,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         2.80%     2.80% 2.80%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 497,000,000 496,000,000            
Maturity         Nov. 30, 2024              
Senior notes | 3.050% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 1,000,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         3.05%     3.05% 3.05%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 992,000,000 991,000,000            
Maturity         Nov. 30, 2027              
Senior notes | 3.40% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 500,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         3.40%     3.40% 3.40%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 491,000,000 $ 491,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2046              
Senior notes | 5.50% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 750,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         5.50%     5.50% 5.50%      
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage         0.00% 3.63%   0.00% 0.00%      
Senior notes | 1.125% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount                   $ 1,000,000,000.00    
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage                   5.125%    
Senior notes | 3.125% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 1,500,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         3.125%     3.125% 3.125%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 1,524,000,000 $ 1,492,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2021              
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage         2.59% 2.32%   2.59% 2.59%      
Senior notes | 8.375% debentures Due 2030                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 276,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         8.375%     8.375% 8.375%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 281,000,000 $ 274,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2030              
Senior notes | 8.375% debentures Due 2020                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 424,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         8.375%     8.375% 8.375%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 426,000,000 419,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2020              
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2022                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 400,000,000              
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 399,000,000 $ 399,000,000            
Maturity         May 31, 2022              
Senior notes | Euro Senior Notes Due July 2020                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 500,000,000              
Average interest rate         0.08% 0.11%            
Senior notes | Euro Senior Notes Due November 2025                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 700,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         1.625%     1.625% 1.625%      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage         100.00%              
Applicable margin rates         0.20%              
Senior notes | 2.40% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 500,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         2.40%     2.40% 2.40%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 498,000,000 $ 498,000,000            
Maturity         Dec. 31, 2026              
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2021                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 350,000,000              
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 349,000,000 349,000,000            
Maturity         Apr. 30, 2021              
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2021 | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates   0.15%                    
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2023                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 500,000,000              
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 499,000,000 499,000,000            
Maturity         Apr. 30, 2023              
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2023 | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates   0.45%                    
Senior notes | 2.050% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 700,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         2.05%     2.05% 2.05%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 699,000,000 698,000,000            
Maturity         Apr. 30, 2021              
Senior notes | 2.500% senior notes                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 1,000,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         2.50%     2.50% 2.50%      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 995,000,000 994,000,000            
Maturity         Apr. 30, 2023              
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2049-2067                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 1,041,000,000              
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 1,028,000,000 $ 1,029,000,000            
Average interest rate         2.05% 1.76%            
Senior notes earliest callable period         30 years              
Senior notes earliest putable period         1 year              
Maturity - Minimum Date         Dec. 31, 2049              
Maturity - Maximum Date         Dec. 31, 2067              
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2049-2067 | Maximum | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.45%              
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes maturing 2049-2067 | Minimum | LIBOR                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Applicable margin rates         0.30%              
Senior notes | 3.400% senior notes Due 2029 [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 750,000,000           $ 750,000,000  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         3.40%     3.40% 3.40%   3.40%  
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 745,000,000 $ 0            
Maturity         Mar. 15, 2029              
Senior notes | 2.20% senior notes [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount $ 400,000,000       $ 400,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage 2.20%       2.20%     2.20% 2.20%      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage 100.00%                      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 398,000,000 0            
Maturity         Sep. 01, 2024              
Senior notes | 2.500% senior notes Due 2029 [Member]                        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                        
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 400,000,000              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage 2.50%       2.50%     2.50% 2.50%      
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage 100.00%                      
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation         $ 397,000,000 $ 0            
Maturity         Sep. 01, 2029