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Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value of Debt Instruments [Abstract]    
Fair value of total debt $ 14,100,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue $ 13,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFairValue
Fair value of total debt in excess of carrying value 1,800,000,000unp_FairValueOfTotalDebtInExcessOfCarryingValue 1,500,000,000unp_FairValueOfTotalDebtInExcessOfCarryingValue
Fixed rate debt securities containing call provisions $ 163,000,000unp_FixedRateDebtSecuritiesContainingCallProvisions $ 163,000,000unp_FixedRateDebtSecuritiesContainingCallProvisions