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Revenue by Product Type (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Mar. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Sep. 30, 2010
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Jun. 30, 2010
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Mar. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 14,166 | $ 13,166 | $ 13,191 | $ 12,582 | $ 13,421 | $ 12,192 | $ 12,204 | $ 11,728 | $ 53,105 | $ 49,545 | $ 45,297 |
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U.S. Domestic Package
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 31,717 | 29,742 | 28,158 | ||||||||
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U.S. Domestic Package | Next Day Air
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 6,229 | 5,835 | 5,456 | ||||||||
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U.S. Domestic Package | Deferred
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 3,299 | 2,975 | 2,859 | ||||||||
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U.S. Domestic Package | Ground
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 22,189 | 20,932 | 19,843 | ||||||||
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International Package
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 12,249 | 11,133 | 9,699 | ||||||||
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International Package | Domestic
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 2,628 | 2,365 | 2,111 | ||||||||
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International Package | Export
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 9,056 | 8,234 | 7,176 | ||||||||
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International Package | Cargo
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 565 | 534 | 412 | ||||||||
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Supply Chain & Freight
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 9,139 | 8,670 | 7,440 | ||||||||
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Supply Chain & Freight | Forwarding And Logistics
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 6,103 | 6,022 | 5,080 | ||||||||
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Supply Chain & Freight | Freight
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | 2,563 | 2,208 | 1,943 | ||||||||
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Supply Chain & Freight | Other
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| Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 473 | $ 440 | $ 417 | ||||||||