CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Summary of Marketable Securities (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2014 | |
Trading Securities | $ 430,000,000us-gaap_TradingSecurities | $ 0us-gaap_TradingSecurities |
Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost Basis | 992,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis | 582,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain | 2,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain | 2,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss | (2,000,000)ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss | (4,000,000)ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss |
Marketable securities | 992,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent | 580,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent |
Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
534,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
146,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
1,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
(1,000,000)ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
Marketable securities |
534,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
146,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CorporateDebtSecuritiesMember |
Mortgage and asset-backed debt securities | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
89,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
76,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain |
1,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
1,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss |
(1,000,000)ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
(2,000,000)ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
Marketable securities |
89,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
75,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember |
US Treasury and Government [Member] | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
321,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
355,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain |
1,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss |
(1,000,000)ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
(1,000,000)ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
Marketable securities |
321,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
354,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember |
U.S. state and local municipal debt securities | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
2,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
2,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
Marketable securities |
2,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
2,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USStatesAndPoliticalSubdivisionsMember |
Other debt and equity securities [Member] | ||
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] | ||
Marketable Securities, Amortized Cost Basis |
46,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
3,000,000ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
Marketable Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
0ups_MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
Marketable securities |
$ 46,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
$ 3,000,000us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = ups_OtherDebtAndEquitySecuritiesMember |
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Amount of investments in debt and equity securities, including, but not limited to, held-to-maturity, trading and available-for-sale expected to be converted to cash, sold or exchanged within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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