Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Segment Information (Detail)

v2.4.1.9
Segment Information (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 13,977us-gaap_Revenues $ 13,779us-gaap_Revenues
Operating Income (Loss) 1,673us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 1,513us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
U.S. Domestic Package    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 8,814us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember 		8,488us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember
Operating Income (Loss) 1,024us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember 		927us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_USDomesticPackageMember
International Package    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 2,970us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember 		3,127us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember
Operating Income (Loss) 498us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember 		438us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_InternationalPackageMember
Supply Chain & Freight    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 2,193us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember 		2,164us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember
Operating Income (Loss) $ 151us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember 		$ 148us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= ups_SupplyChainFreightMember