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Allocation of Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Detail)

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Allocation of Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Beginning balance $ 2,184us-gaap_Goodwill
Acquired 9us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Currency / Other (53)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Ending balance 2,140us-gaap_Goodwill
U.S. Domestic Package  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Beginning balance 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember
Acquired 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember
Currency / Other 0us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember
Ending balance 0us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember
International Package  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Beginning balance 449us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember
Acquired 0us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember
Currency / Other (19)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember
Ending balance 430us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember
Supply Chain & Freight  
Goodwill [Roll Forward]  
Beginning balance 1,735us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember
Acquired 9us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember
Currency / Other (34)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember
Ending balance $ 1,710us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember