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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Actual Award, Percentage | 109.84%ups_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardActualAwardPercentage | ||
| Stock compensation expense | $ 536,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | $ 513,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation | $ 547,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation |
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense | 199us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense | 190us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense | 201us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense |
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options | 261us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | 286us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions | 265us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions |
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Award Minimum, Percentage | 0.00%ups_SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardTargetAwardMinimumPercentage | ||
| Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans |
900,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_DiscountedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember |
1,100,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_DiscountedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember |
1,200,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_DiscountedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember |
| Stock Issued Employee Stock Purchase Plan Average Price Per Share |
$ 95.67ups_StockIssuedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanAveragePricePerShare / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_DiscountedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember |
$ 79.74ups_StockIssuedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanAveragePricePerShare / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_DiscountedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember |
$ 72.17ups_StockIssuedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanAveragePricePerShare / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_DiscountedEmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember |
| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized |
27,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_IncentiveCompensationPlanMember |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant |
16,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_IncentiveCompensationPlanMember |
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| Incentive Compensation Plan [Member] | Restricted Units | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Decrease In Number Of Shares Available For Grant For Each Share Of Award Granted |
1ups_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardDecreaseInNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrantForEachShareOfAwardGranted / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_IncentiveCompensationPlanMember |
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| Management Incentive Award | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Vesting (exercisable) period of awards | 5 years | ||
| Percentage of the award vesting at each anniversary date of the grant |
20.00%ups_PercentageOfAwardVestingAtEachAnniversaryDateOfGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_ManagementIncentiveAwardMember |
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| Long Term Incentive Performance Award | Restricted Units | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Vesting (exercisable) period of awards | 3 years | ||
| Weighted-average grant date fair value of Stock Units granted |
$ 92.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
$ 80.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
$ 77.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
| Recognition period for the compensation cost | 3 years 0 months | ||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value |
579,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
510,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
627,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |
483,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
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| Long Term Incentive Performance Award | Restricted Performance Units [Member] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Vesting (exercisable) period of awards | 3 years | ||
| Weighted-average grant date fair value of Stock Units granted |
$ 96.98us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedPerformanceUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value |
2,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedPerformanceUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
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| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |
54,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = ups_RestrictedPerformanceUnitsMember / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_LongTermIncentivePerformanceAwardMember |
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| Nonqualified Stock Options | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised |
85,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
292,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
122,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
| Vesting (exercisable) period of awards | 5 years | ||
| Recognition period for the compensation cost | 3 years 2 months | ||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value |
47,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
92,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
39,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
| Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized |
$ 1,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
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| Percentage of the award vesting at each anniversary date of the grant |
20.00%ups_PercentageOfAwardVestingAtEachAnniversaryDateOfGrant / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_NonqualifiedStockOptionsMember |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Vesting (exercisable) period of awards | 3 years | ||
| Minimum | Management Incentive Award | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Paid in Restricted Units, Percent |
50.00%ups_ShareBasedCompensationPaidInRestrictedUnitsPercent / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_ManagementIncentiveAwardMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
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| Maximum | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Vesting (exercisable) period of awards | 5 years | ||
| Maximum | Management Incentive Award | |||
| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] | |||
| Share-based Compensation Paid in Restricted Units, Percent |
66.67%ups_ShareBasedCompensationPaidInRestrictedUnitsPercent / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = ups_ManagementIncentiveAwardMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
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Employee Service Share Based Compensation Unrecognized Compensation Costs For Nonvested Awards Weighted Average Period Of Recognition No definition available.
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Percentage Of Shares Vested No definition available.
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Award Actual, Percentage No definition available.
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Share based Compensation Arrangement by Share based Payment Award, Decrease In Number of Shares Available for Grant for Each Share of Award Granted No definition available.
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Target Award Minimum, Percentage No definition available.
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Share-based Compensation Paid in Restricted Units, Percent No definition available.
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Stock Issued, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Average Price Per Share No definition available.
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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Disclosure of the aggregate tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options and the conversion of similar instruments during the annual period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from holders exercising their stock options. This item inherently excludes any excess tax benefit, which the entity may have realized and reported separately. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The aggregate amount of noncash, equity-based employee remuneration. This may include the value of stock or unit options, amortization of restricted stock or units, and adjustment for officers' compensation. As noncash, this element is an add back when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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