Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)

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DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)
£ in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 19, 2016
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2015
USD ($)
May 31, 2007
Jan. 31, 1998
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Credit_Agreements
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Tranches
Credit_Agreements
Dec. 31, 2016
GBP (£)
Tranches
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2001
Dec. 31, 2016
GBP (£)
Credit_Agreements
Dec. 31, 2016
EUR (€)
Credit_Agreements
Oct. 19, 2016
EUR (€)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Aug. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 16,004,000,000 $ 16,004,000,000                      
Number of tranches in debt instrument | Tranches           2 2                    
Rent expense related to operating leases           $ 686,000,000   $ 669,000,000 $ 676,000,000                
Outstanding letters of credit         1,890,000,000 1,890,000,000                      
Surety bonds written         $ 730,000,000 $ 730,000,000                      
Number of credit agreements | Credit_Agreements         2 2         2 2          
Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, to percentage of net tangible assets         10.00% 10.00%         10.00% 10.00%          
Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, net tangible assets amount         $ 2,313,000,000 $ 2,313,000,000                      
Long-term debt fair value         0 0   $ 15,524,000,000                  
Long-term Debt         $ 15,557,000,000 $ 15,557,000,000                      
Maximum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Operating leases, expiration year           2038 2038                    
8.375% Debentures                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         837.50% 837.50%         837.50% 837.50%          
8.375% debentures Due 2030                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         8.375% 8.375%         8.375% 8.375%          
Original debt amount           $ 276,000,000                      
Debt instrument redemption price         100.00% 100.00%         100.00% 100.00%          
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2030 Jan. 01, 2030                    
Maturity date of newly converted debentures       Apr. 01, 2030                          
8.375% debentures Due 2030 | Until April 1, 2020                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         8.375% 8.375%         8.375% 8.375%          
8.375% debentures Due 2030 | After April 1, 2020 for the Final 10 Years                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         7.62% 7.62%         7.62% 7.62%          
Debt instrument, period that interest rate is reduced to 7.62%           10 years 10 years                    
8.375% debentures Due 2020                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         8.375% 8.375%         8.375% 8.375%          
Debt not subject to early redemption         $ 424,000,000 $ 424,000,000                      
Derivative, average swaption interest rate         5.43% 5.43%   5.04%     5.43% 5.43%          
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2020 Jan. 01, 2020                    
Floating rate senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount                             $ 35,000,000 $ 74 $ 118,000,000
Average interest rate           0.21% 0.21% 0.01%                  
Senior notes earliest callable period           30 years 30 years                    
Senior notes earliest putable period           10 years 10 years                    
Applicable margin rates         0.45%                        
Maturity - Minimum Date           Jan. 01, 2049 Jan. 01, 2049                    
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2066 Jan. 01, 2066                    
Floating rate senior notes | Maximum | LIBOR                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates           4500.00% 4500.00%                    
Floating rate senior notes | Minimum | LIBOR                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates           3000.00% 3000.00%                    
Capital lease obligations                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Maturity - Minimum Date           Jan. 01, 2014 Jan. 01, 2014                    
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 3004 Jan. 01, 3004                    
Facility Notes and Bonds Worldport Louisville                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Average interest rate           0.37% 0.37% 0.03%                  
Principal Balance         $ 149,000,000 $ 149,000,000                      
Maturity           Jan. 31, 2029 Jan. 31, 2029                    
Facility Notes and Bonds Airfreight Louisville                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Average interest rate           0.36% 0.36% 0.02%                  
Principal Balance         42,000,000 $ 42,000,000                      
Maturity           Nov. 30, 2036 Nov. 30, 2036                    
Facility Notes and Bonds International Airport Dallas Fort Worth                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Principal Balance         $ 29,000,000 $ 29,000,000                      
Fixed interest rate         5.11% 5.11%         5.11% 5.11%          
Maturity           May 31, 2032 May 31, 2032                    
Facility Notes and Bonds Delaware Airport Philadelphia                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Average interest rate           0.00% 0.00% 0.02%                  
Principal Balance         $ 100,000,000 $ 100,000,000                      
Maturity           Dec. 31, 2015 Dec. 31, 2015                    
Facility Notes and Bonds, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, Due September 2045                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Average interest rate           0.40% 0.40% 0.00%                  
Principal Balance                           $ 100,000,000      
Facility notes and bonds                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Maturity - Minimum Date           Jan. 01, 2015 Jan. 01, 2015                    
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2036 Jan. 01, 2036                    
5.50% Pound Sterling Notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Number of tranches in debt instrument | Tranches           2 2                    
Pound Sterling notes not exchanged | £                     £ 66            
Maturity                   Feb. 12, 2031              
5.50% senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         5.50% 5.50%         5.50% 5.50%          
5.13% Pound Sterling Notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Average interest rate           5.125% 5.125%                    
Exchanged Pound Sterling notes principal amount | £             £ 455                    
Redemption price description           These notes are callable at our option at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount and accrued interest, or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payout of principal and interest thereon discounted to the date of redemption at a benchmark U.K. government bond yield plus 15 basis points and accrued interest. These notes are callable at our option at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount and accrued interest, or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payout of principal and interest thereon discounted to the date of redemption at a benchmark U.K. government bond yield plus 15 basis points and accrued interest.                    
Maturity     Feb. 28, 2050                            
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2012                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Maturity           Mar. 28, 2014 Mar. 28, 2014                    
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Revolving credit facilities         $ 1,500,000,000.0 $ 1,500,000,000.0                      
Maturity           Mar. 24, 2017 Mar. 24, 2017                    
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Federal funds effective rate                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates           0.50% 0.50%                    
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | LIBOR                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates           1.00% 1.00%                    
Revolving credit facility expiring In 2015                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Maturity           Mar. 29, 2018 Mar. 29, 2018                    
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Revolving credit facilities         $ 3,000,000,000.0 $ 3,000,000,000.0                      
Maturity           Mar. 21, 2021 Mar. 21, 2021                    
Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR         1.00% 1.00%         1.00% 1.00%          
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Federal funds effective rate                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates           0.50% 0.50%                    
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | LIBOR                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates           1.00% 1.00%                    
Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR         0.00% 0.00%         0.00% 0.00%          
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Maximum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates         0.75%                        
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Minimum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt Instrument, Credit Default Swap Spread, Term           1 year 1 year                    
Applicable margin rates         0.10%                        
LIBOR [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates         0.10%                        
Citibank base rate [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Maximum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates         1.00%                        
Citibank base rate [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Minimum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates         0.00%                        
Citibank base rate [Member] | Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates         0.75%                        
Euro Senior Notes | 1.000% Euro Senior Notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount $ 549,000,000       $ 527,000,000 $ 527,000,000             € 500,000,000        
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage 1.00%       1.00% 1.00%         1.00% 1.00% 1.00%        
Maturity - Maximum Date Nov. 30, 2028         Jan. 01, 2028 Jan. 01, 2028                    
Long-term Debt         $ 523,000,000 $ 523,000,000   $ 0                  
Commercial paper                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         3,250,000,000 3,250,000,000                      
Commercial paper | U.S. Commercial Paper Program                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Commercial paper program, authorized to borrow         10,000,000,000.0 10,000,000,000.0           € 5,000,000,000.0          
Long-term Debt         $ 2,406,000,000 $ 2,406,000,000                      
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate         0.49% 0.49%         0.49% 0.49%          
Commercial paper | Foreign Commercial Paper Program                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Long-term Debt         $ 844,000,000 $ 844,000,000           € 801,000,000          
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate         (0.36%) (0.36%)         (0.36%) (0.36%)          
Senior notes | 3.40% senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount $ 500,000,000       $ 500,000,000 $ 500,000,000                      
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage 3.40%       3.40% 3.40%         3.40% 3.40% 3.40%        
Maturity - Maximum Date Nov. 30, 2046         Dec. 31, 2046 Dec. 31, 2046                    
Senior notes | 3.40% senior notes | US Treasury Yield                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates 1.50%                                
Senior notes | 1.000% Euro Senior Notes | US Treasury Yield                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates 1.50%                                
Senior notes | 5.50% senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 750,000,000 $ 750,000,000                      
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         5.50% 5.50%         5.50% 5.50%          
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2018 Jan. 01, 2018                    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage         2.94% 2.94%   2.54%     2.94% 2.94%          
Senior notes | 1.125% senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 375,000,000 $ 375,000,000                      
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         1.125% 1.125%         1.125% 1.125%          
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2017 Jan. 01, 2017                    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage         1.04% 1.04%   0.68%     1.04% 1.04%          
Senior notes | 5.125% senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 1,000,000,000 $ 1,000,000,000                      
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         5.125% 5.125%         5.125% 5.125%          
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2019 Jan. 01, 2019                    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage         2.49% 2.49%   2.06%     2.49% 2.49%          
Senior notes | 3.125% senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 1,500,000,000 $ 1,500,000,000                      
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage         3.125% 3.125%         3.125% 3.125%          
Maturity - Maximum Date           Jan. 01, 2021 Jan. 01, 2021                    
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage         1.40% 1.40%   1.04%     1.40% 1.40%          
Senior notes | 8.375% debentures Due 2030                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         $ 276,000,000 $ 276,000,000                      
Senior notes | 8.375% debentures Due 2020                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         424,000,000 424,000,000                      
Senior notes | Floating rate senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount         833,000,000 $ 833,000,000                      
Senior notes | Euro Senior Notes Due July 2020                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount   $ 500,000,000                              
Average interest rate           0.19% 0.19% 0.34%                  
Senior notes | Euro Senior Notes Due July 2020 | EURIBOR                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates   43000000.00%                              
Senior notes | Euro Senior Notes Due November 2025                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount   $ 700,000,000                              
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage   1.625%                              
Applicable margin rates   2000000.00%                              
Senior notes | 2.40% senior notes                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Debt instrument, face amount $ 500,000,000       $ 500,000,000 $ 500,000,000                      
Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage 2.40%       2.40% 2.40%         2.40% 2.40% 2.40%        
Maturity - Maximum Date Nov. 30, 2026         Jan. 01, 2026 Jan. 01, 2026                    
Senior notes | 2.40% senior notes | US Treasury Yield                                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                  
Applicable margin rates 1.00%