United Parcel Service, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail)

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SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014 Classes_of_Common_Stock	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 14, 2013
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Classes of common stock			2ups_ClassesOfCommonStockNumber
Preferred stock, shares authorized		200,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	200,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, issued		0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued	0us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued
Common stock purchases, Shares		3,700,000	26,400,000	43,200,000	21,800,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus			2014
Total of class A and class B common stock, repurchased, value		$ 400,000,000	$ 2,662,000,000	$ 3,846,000,000	$ 1,638,000,000
Share repurchase authorized amount						10,000,000,000.0
Share repurchase authorization remaining		4,152,000,000	4,152,000,000
Parent's acquisition of remaining noncontrolling interest	70,000,000
Cumulative percentage ownership following repurchase of noncontrolling interest	100.00%
Settled Options
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Common stock purchases, Shares		1,700,000
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share		$ 100.01
Option Premiums Received (Paid)			47,000,000	93,000,000
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Votes per common share		10	10
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized		4,600,000,000	4,600,000,000
Common stock purchases, Shares			5,000,000	8,000,000	9,000,000
Total of class A and class B common stock, repurchased, value			0	1,000,000	0
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Votes per common share		1	1
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized		5,600,000,000	5,600,000,000
Common stock purchases, Shares			21,000,000	35,000,000	13,000,000
Total of class A and class B common stock, repurchased, value			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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