Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Document and Entity Information

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Document and Entity Information (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Feb. 18, 2015
Document Type 10-K    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2014    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2014    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Trading Symbol UPS    
Entity Registrant Name UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC    
Entity Central Index Key 0001090727    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Public Float   $ 72,546,596,423dei_EntityPublicFloat  
Class A Common Stock      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding     200,480,468dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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Class B Common Stock      
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding     702,058,256dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding
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