United Parcel Service, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Average Interest Rate (Details)

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DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Average Interest Rate (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 01, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Principal Value	$ 11,586us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Senior notes \| 4.50% senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity	Jan. 01, 2013
Senior notes \| 3.875% senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Value	1,000	1,000
Maturity	Jan. 01, 2014
Average Effective Percentage Rate	0.94%		0.97%
Senior notes \| 1.125% senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Value	375
Maturity	Jan. 01, 2017
Average Effective Percentage Rate	0.60%		0.64%
Senior notes \| 5.50% senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Value	750
Maturity	Jan. 01, 2018
Average Effective Percentage Rate	2.49%		2.53%
Senior notes \| 5.125% senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Value	1,000
Maturity	Jan. 01, 2019
Average Effective Percentage Rate	1.97%		2.01%
Senior notes \| 3.125% senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Value	1,500
Maturity	Jan. 01, 2021
Average Effective Percentage Rate	1.06%		1.11%
Senior notes \| 2.45% senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Value	$ 1,000
Maturity	Jan. 01, 2022
Average Effective Percentage Rate	0.82%		0.86%

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Latest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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