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Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Marketable Securities by Contractual Maturity (Detail) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Cost    
Due in one year or less $ 1,267ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextTwelveMonthsAmortizedCostBasis  
Due after one year through three years 422ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughThreeYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Due after three years through five years 15ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterThreeThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Due after five years 103ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveYearsAmortizedCostBasis  
Marketable Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost, Total 1,807ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCostBasis  
Equity securities 123ups_MarketableSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis  
Total Amortized Cost 1,930ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis 992ups_MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
Estimated Fair Value    
Due in one year or less 1,267ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextTwelveMonthsFairValue  
Due after one year through three years 423ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughThreeYearsFairValue  
Due after three years through five years 16ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterThreeThroughFiveYearsFairValue  
Due after five years 105ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveYearsFairValue  
Marketable Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value, Total 1,811ups_MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesFairValue  
Equity securities 124ups_MarketableSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesFairValue  
Total Estimated Fair Value $ 1,935us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent $ 992us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesCurrent