United Parcel Service, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions (Detail) € in Millions, ₨ in Millions, £ in Millions, MYR in Millions, MXN in Millions, CAD in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2015 CAD	Sep. 30, 2015 MXN	Sep. 30, 2015 MYR	Sep. 30, 2015 INR (₨)	Sep. 30, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2014 CAD	Dec. 31, 2014 MXN	Dec. 31, 2014 MYR	Dec. 31, 2014 INR (₨)	Dec. 31, 2014 EUR (€)
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount		£ 1,223	CAD 252	MXN 2,571	MYR 0	₨ 205	€ 1,842		£ 1,149	CAD 293	MXN 152	MYR 150	₨ 85	€ 2,833
Fixed to Floating Interest Rate Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 5,799							$ 5,799
Floating to Fixed Interest Rate Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	779							779
Basis Interest Rate Swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	0							1,500
Price Risk Derivative [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 251							$ 0