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INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets (Detail)

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INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Fixed assets and capitalized software $ (4,816)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment $ (4,624)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment
Other (424)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther (756)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther
Deferred tax liabilities (5,240)ups_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGross (5,380)ups_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGross
Pension and postretirement benefits 4,722ups_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensionAndPostretirementBenefits 3,086ups_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensionAndPostretirementBenefits
Loss and credit carryforwards (non-U.S. and state) 250ups_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryForwardsForeign 279ups_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryForwardsForeign
Insurance reserves 745us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance 765us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance
Stock compensation 242us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 70us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost
Other 630us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther 933us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOther
Deferred tax assets 6,589us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross 5,133us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsGross
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance (208)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (251)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Deferred tax asset (net of valuation allowance) 6,381us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet 4,882us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNet
Net deferred tax asset (liability) 1,141us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet (498)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:    
Current deferred tax assets 590us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 684us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Current deferred tax liabilities (included in other current liabilities) (18)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent (48)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Non-current deferred tax assets 652us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 110us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Non-current deferred tax liabilities (83)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent (1,244)us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ 1,141us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet $ (498)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet