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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Activity in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail)

Activity in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			$ (460)
Aggregate adjustment for the period (net of tax effect of $0 and $(9))	(251)	67	(248)	(260)
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $0, and $2)	(1)	1	1	(7)
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $(25) and $(32))	210	12	169	70
Balance at end of period	(611)	(3,469)	(611)	(3,469)
Foreign currency translation gain (loss):
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			(126)	134
Aggregate adjustment for the period (net of tax effect of $0 and $(9))			(248)	(99)
Balance at end of period	(374)	(126)	(374)	(126)
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax:
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			(1)	6
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $0, and $2)			1	(7)
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $(1) and $(4))			0	0
Balance at end of period	0	(1)	0	(1)
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax:
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			(219)	(286)
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $(25) and $(32))			129	6
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $0 and $(6))			40	64
Balance at end of period	(50)	(216)	(50)	(216)
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period			(114)	(3,208)
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $16 and $28)			742	82
Balance at end of period	(187)	(3,126)	(187)	(3,126)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Finalization of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan Valuation, Net of Tax			$ (815)	$ 0

- Definition

Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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- Definition

Amount after tax of gain (loss) adjustment to other comprehensive income (loss) resulting from settlement or curtailment of defined benefit pension and other postretirement defined benefit plans.

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- Definition

Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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