$UPS
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC Stock $ups

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2019 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000109072720000005 Filed on February 20, 2020

Income Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
Revenue	$74.09B	$19.85B	$17.44B
YoY Change	3.11%	5.41%	7.86%
Cost Of Revenue	$15.88B	$4.797B	$4.083B
YoY Change	-5.68%	6.08%	17.73%
Gross Profit	$58.22B	$15.05B	$13.36B
YoY Change	5.8%	4.14%	5.16%
Gross Profit Margin	78.57%	75.83%	76.59%
Selling, General & Admin	$42.14B	$10.95B	$9.773B
YoY Change	4.49%	6.55%	7.18%
% of Gross Profit	72.38%	72.74%	73.15%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$212.0M	$545.0M	$524.0M
YoY Change	-90.39%	-8.25%	-8.39%
% of Gross Profit	0.36%	3.62%	3.92%
Operating Expenses	$50.42B	$13.05B	$11.63B
YoY Change	5.03%	5.3%	6.8%
Operating Profit	$7.798B	$2.004B	$1.727B
YoY Change	11.02%	-2.86%	-4.69%
Interest Expense	$653.0M	-$177.0M	$155.0M
YoY Change	7.93%	149.3%	39.64%
% of Operating Profit	8.37%	-8.83%	8.98%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$2.146B	-$1.461B	$162.0M
YoY Change	113.53%	111.13%	29.6%
Pretax Income	$5.652B	$543.0M	$1.889B
YoY Change	31.23%	-60.39%	-2.48%
Income Tax	$1.212B	$90.00M	$381.0M
% Of Pretax Income	21.44%	16.57%	20.17%
Net Earnings	$4.440B	$453.0M	$1.508B
YoY Change	-7.33%	-58.67%	19.78%
Net Earnings / Revenue	5.99%	2.28%	8.64%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$5.14	$0.52	$1.74
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$5.11	$0.52	$1.73
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	864.0M shares		865.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	869.0M shares		870.0M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$5.741B	$5.035B	$4.841B
YoY Change	14.02%	23.74%	7.7%
Cash & Equivalents	$5.238B	$4.225B	$4.097B
Short-Term Investments	$503.0M	$810.0M	$744.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$1.428B	$1.277B	$1.336B
YoY Change	11.82%	-2.0%	-11.64%
Inventory		$421.0M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$9.552B	$8.958B	$7.494B
Other Receivables	$382.0M	$940.0M	$320.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$17.10B	$16.21B	$13.99B
YoY Change	5.51%	3.13%	8.37%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$33.34B	$26.58B	$25.38B
YoY Change	25.44%	20.16%	20.92%
Goodwill		$3.811B	$3.825B
YoY Change		-1.58%	-0.34%
Intangibles		$2.075B	$2.070B
YoY Change		5.65%	9.12%
Long-Term Investments	$24.00M	$170.0M	$307.0M
YoY Change	-85.88%	-64.8%	-36.17%
Other Assets	$1.412B	$1.033B	$924.0M
YoY Change	20.27%	-10.41%	0.0%
Total Long-Term Assets	$40.75B	$33.81B	$32.70B
YoY Change	20.55%	13.23%	14.95%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$17.10B	$16.21B	$13.99B
Total Long-Term Assets	$40.75B	$33.81B	$32.70B
Total Assets	$57.86B	$50.02B	$46.69B
YoY Change	15.68%	9.75%	12.9%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$5.555B	$5.188B	$3.689B
YoY Change	7.07%	31.88%	31.37%
Accrued Expenses	$3.883B	$3.762B	$3.427B
YoY Change	3.22%	14.52%	11.3%
Deferred Revenue		$5.000M	$6.000M
YoY Change		-83.87%
Short-Term Debt	$3.243B	$2.662B	$2.815B
YoY Change	21.83%	-16.89%	-31.67%
Long-Term Debt Due	$177.0M	$2.805B	$3.200B
YoY Change	23.78%	-30.07%	-29.75%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$15.41B	$14.09B	$12.22B
YoY Change	9.41%	9.32%	0.45%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$21.82B	$19.93B	$20.10B
YoY Change	9.47%	-1.71%	40.03%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$15.71B	$1.424B	$1.515B
YoY Change	38.52%	-21.06%	7.83%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$37.53B	$21.36B	$21.62B
YoY Change	20.0%	-3.29%	37.16%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$15.41B	$14.09B	$12.22B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$37.53B	$21.36B	$21.62B
Total Liabilities	$54.59B	$35.44B	$33.84B
YoY Change	16.16%	1.36%	21.17%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$8.006B	$8.377B
YoY Change		36.81%	46.35%
Common Stock		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$32.00M	$32.00M
YoY Change		-13.51%	-13.51%
Treasury Stock Shares		1.000M shares	1.000M shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.267B	$3.021B	$3.098B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$57.86B	$50.02B	$46.69B
YoY Change	15.68%	9.75%	12.9%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019	2018 Q4	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$4.440B	$453.0M	$1.508B
YoY Change	-7.33%	-58.67%	19.78%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$212.0M	$545.0M	$524.0M
YoY Change	-90.39%	-8.25%	-8.39%
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.639B	$3.289B	$2.222B
YoY Change	-32.04%	-211.91%	23.65%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$6.380B	-$1.793B	-$1.641B
YoY Change	1.54%	18.04%	-3.41%
Acquisitions	$6.000M
YoY Change	200.0%
Other Investing Activities	$75.00M	-$38.00M	-$38.00M
YoY Change	-7600.0%	-122.89%	-135.19%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$6.061B	-$1.831B	-$1.679B
YoY Change	-4.25%	35.33%	5.53%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid	$3.194B
YoY Change	6.08%
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$786.0M
YoY Change	3.42%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net	$3.096B
YoY Change	7.24%
Cash From Financing Activities	-$1.727B	-1.432B	-653.0M
YoY Change	-69.66%	-134.09%	82.4%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.639B	3.289B	2.222B
Cash From Investing Activities	-$6.061B	-1.831B	-1.679B
Cash From Financing Activities	-$1.727B	-1.432B	-653.0M
Net Change In Cash	$871.0M	26.00M	-110.0M
YoY Change	45.65%	-128.57%	-27.63%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$8.639B	$3.289B	$2.222B
Capital Expenditures	$6.380B	-$1.793B	-$1.641B
Free Cash Flow	$2.259B	$5.082B	$3.863B
YoY Change	-64.86%	-457.89%	10.5%

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CY2017	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-37000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	599000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1479000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	6283000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	5227000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	65000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	24000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	561000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	973000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	1630000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Maturity And Collections Of Investments ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments	1990000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans Receivable PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable	-13000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans Receivable PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable	-4000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Loans Receivable PaymentsForProceedsFromLoansReceivable	-5000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	6000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	2000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	75000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Proceeds From Other Investing Activities PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities	-1000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-6061000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-6330000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-4971000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	-250000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	5205000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Long Term Debt ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt	12016000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Repayments Of Long Term Debt RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	3096000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	1011000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	1813000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Common Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock	247000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Taxes And Tax Credits DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits	1224000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Gain TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	0	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	3011000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends PaymentsOfDividends	2771000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-203000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-5692000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	3287000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	53000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-152000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	4367000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	3769000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	5238000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	4367000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	3769000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Paid Net InterestPaidNet	428000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	2000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	1559000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:18px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Use of Estimates</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingencies. Estimates have been prepared on the basis of the most current and best information, and actual results could differ materially from those estimates.</span></div>
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CY2017	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	453000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Nonoperating Income Expense NonoperatingIncomeExpense	-392000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Loss TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities TradingSecurities	139000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	674000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	511000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	421000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	91000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Interest Costs Capitalized InterestCostsCapitalized	97000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	5000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-6000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	-19000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	3000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Right Of Use Asset OperatingLeaseRightOfUseAsset	2650000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	2700000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	66585000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Labor And Related Expense LaborAndRelatedExpense	34577000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	2282000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Fuel Costs FuelCosts	2690000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cost Of Other Property Operating Expense CostOfOtherPropertyOperatingExpense	1155000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Other Cost And Expense Operating OtherCostAndExpenseOperating	5055000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Costs And Expenses CostsAndExpenses	59056000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	7529000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	7137000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2232000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4905000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	5.63
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	5.61
CY2017	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	-48000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	1479000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Investments PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	1630000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-4971000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease Including Exchange Rate Effect CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect	-152000000	USD
CY2016Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	3921000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	3769000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Noncurrent ContractWithCustomerLiabilityNoncurrent	26000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain Before Tax AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax	6000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Equity Securities Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss Before Tax AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedLossBeforeTax	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	74094000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Premiums And Other Receivables AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsPremiumsAndOtherReceivables	94000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	194000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts	118000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net ContractWithCustomerAssetNet	272000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Asset Net ContractWithCustomerAssetNet	234000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue	264000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue	236000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Contract With Customer Liability Current ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent	7000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Gain TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	0	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Loss TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities Debt Amortized Cost TradingSecuritiesDebtAmortizedCost	114000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Gain TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	0	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Loss TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Trading Securities TradingSecurities	114000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost	383000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent	389000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	497000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Gross Unrealized Gain MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	6000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Gross Unrealized Loss MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Current MarketableSecuritiesCurrent	503000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Gain TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	4367000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Lessthan Twelve Months Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessthanTwelveMonthsFairValue	60000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Trading Securities Gross Unrealized Loss TradingSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	0	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	3769000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities After Five Years Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveYearsAmortizedCostBasis	43000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Current AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent	671000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	813000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Gross Unrealized Gain MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedGain	1000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Gross Unrealized Loss MarketableSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLoss	4000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Current MarketableSecuritiesCurrent	810000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Restricted DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRestricted	389000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Securities Available For Sale Restricted DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleRestricted	587000000	USD
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CY2019	ups	Marketable Securities Gross Realized Losses MarketableSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	2000000	USD
CY2018	ups	Marketable Securities Gross Realized Losses MarketableSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	4000000	USD
CY2017	ups	Marketable Securities Gross Realized Losses MarketableSecuritiesGrossRealizedLosses	2000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	ups	Numberof Leased Aircrafts Operating Lease NumberofLeasedAircraftsOperatingLease	14	aircraft
CY2019	ups	Increase Decreasein Marketable Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Monthsor Longer Aggregate Loss IncreaseDecreaseinMarketableSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsorLongerAggregateLoss	0	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionFairValue	69000000	USD
CY2019	ups	Increase Decreasein Marketable Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Loss IncreaseDecreaseinMarketableSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLoss	0	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities Next Twelve Months Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextTwelveMonthsAmortizedCostBasis	118000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities Next Twelve Months Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesNextTwelveMonthsFairValue	118000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Three Years Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughThreeYearsAmortizedCostBasis	328000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities After One Through Three Years Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterOneThroughThreeYearsFairValue	332000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities After Three Through Five Years Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterThreeThroughFiveYearsAmortizedCostBasis	6000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities After Three Through Five Years Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterThreeThroughFiveYearsFairValue	6000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash RestrictedCash	449000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents	5238000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities After Five Years Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveYearsFairValue	45000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	30482000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCostBasis	495000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Debt Maturities Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesFairValue	501000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Equity Securities Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	2000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Equity Securities Fair Value MarketableSecuritiesEquitySecuritiesFairValue	2000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Marketable Securities Amortized Cost Basis MarketableSecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis	497000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Current MarketableSecuritiesCurrent	503000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	5238000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	4225000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	3320000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash RestrictedCash	0	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Restricted Cash RestrictedCash	142000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation	45704000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Lease Cost LeaseCost	2063000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Lease And Rental Expense LeaseAndRentalExpense	804000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	1000000000.000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	1816000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	59727000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	54488000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	29245000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	27912000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Numberof Leased Aircrafts Shortterm NumberofLeasedAircraftsShortterm	297	aircraft
CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Cost OperatingLeaseCost	643000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Amortization FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAmortization	73000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Expense FinanceLeaseInterestExpense	19000000	USD
CY2019	ups	Finance Lease Cost FinanceLeaseCost	92000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Variable Lease Cost VariableLeaseCost	206000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	26576000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Depreciation Depreciation	212000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Asset Impairment Charges AssetImpairmentCharges	0	USD
CY2017Q4	ups	Actuarial Gain Loss Corridor Threshold ActuarialGainLossCorridorThreshold	0.10
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Defined Contribution Plan Number Of Employees DefinedContributionPlanNumberOfEmployees	18800	Employee
CY2019Q4	ups	Lump Sum Pension Payments LumpSumPensionPayments	820000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Pension Plan Obligations IncreaseDecreaseInPensionPlanObligations	-900000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed Next Fiscal Year DefinedBenefitPlanHealthCareCostTrendRateAssumedNextFiscalYear	0.065
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate1 DefinedBenefitPlanUltimateHealthCareCostTrendRate1	0.045
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Accumulated Benefit Obligation DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation	57553000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Gain Loss DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss	8040000000.000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0445
CY2019	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0355
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CY2017	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0381
CY2018	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost Discount Rate DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate	0.0445
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Fair Value Of Plan Assets DefinedBenefitPlanFairValueOfPlanAssets	40864000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Numberofemployeesunderanationalmasteragreementandvarioussupplementalagreementswithlocalunionsaffiliatedwith Teamster NumberofemployeesunderanationalmasteragreementandvarioussupplementalagreementswithlocalunionsaffiliatedwithTeamster	290000	Employees
CY2019Q4	ups	Numberofpilotsunderacollectivebargainingagreementwiththe Independent Pilots Association NumberofpilotsunderacollectivebargainingagreementwiththeIndependentPilotsAssociation	2900	Employees
CY2019Q4	ups	Employees Not Employed Under Agreement With Teamsters EmployeesNotEmployedUnderAgreementWithTeamsters	3300	Employees
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	3420000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Current LongTermDebtCurrent	2805000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	21818000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Noncurrent LongTermDebtNoncurrent	19931000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Numberof Leased Aircrafts NumberofLeasedAircrafts	342	aircraft
CY2019	us-gaap	Short Term Lease Cost ShortTermLeaseCost	1122000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	3872000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-61000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	3811000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	5000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-3000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	3813000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	3180000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	2167000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Assets Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsWeightedAverageUsefulLife	P7Y8M12D
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	2867000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	2075000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Finitelived ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsFinitelived	2000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	377000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	339000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Amortization Of Intangible Assets AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets	287000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Next Twelve Months FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths	481000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	403000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Three FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree	332000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Four FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour	276000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Five FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive	220000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Face Amount DebtInstrumentFaceAmount	26388000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	25238000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligations LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	22736000000	USD
CY2019	ups	Number Of Tranches In Debenture NumberOfTranchesInDebenture	2	Tranches
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CY2019Q4	ups	Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Current ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	3569000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	ups	Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	1982000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	ups	Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	323000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	ups	Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	261000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	ups	Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	201000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Long Term Debt LongTermDebt	24891000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Contractual Commitments Future Minimum Payments Due ContractualCommitmentsFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	7302000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Letters Of Credit Outstanding Amount LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount	1267000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Surety Bonds SuretyBonds	1327000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Number Of Credit Agreements NumberOfCreditAgreements	2	Credit_Agreements
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CY2019Q4	ups	Covenants Limit Amount Of Secured Indebtedness That We May Incur And Limit Amount Of Attributable Debt In Sale Leaseback Transactions To Percentage Of Net Tangible Assets CovenantsLimitAmountOfSecuredIndebtednessThatWeMayIncurAndLimitAmountOfAttributableDebtInSaleLeasebackTransactionsToPercentageOfNetTangibleAssets	0.10
CY2019Q4	ups	Covenants Limit Amount Of Secured Indebtedness That We May Incur And Limit Amount Of Attributable Debt In Sale Leaseback Transactions Net Tangible Assets Amount CovenantsLimitAmountOfSecuredIndebtednessThatWeMayIncurAndLimitAmountOfAttributableDebtInSaleLeasebackTransactionsNetTangibleAssetsAmount	3646000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Fair Value DebtInstrumentFairValue	23293000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	578000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	2929000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset Accumulated Depreciation FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAssetAccumulatedDepreciation	884000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Right Of Use Asset FinanceLeaseRightOfUseAsset	1502000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	181000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	317000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	498000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 OperatingLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P9Y8M12D
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term1 FinanceLeaseWeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTerm1	P8Y10M24D
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability FinanceLeaseLiability	498000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability OperatingLeaseLiability	2929000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Current FinanceLeaseLiabilityCurrent	181000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Current OperatingLeaseLiabilityCurrent	538000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Noncurrent FinanceLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	317000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Lease Liability Noncurrent OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent	2391000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Operating Lease Payments OperatingLeasePayments	620000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Finance Lease Interest Payment On Liability FinanceLeaseInterestPaymentOnLiability	19000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Operating Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForOperatingLeaseLiability	810000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Right Of Use Asset Obtained In Exchange For Finance Lease Liability RightOfUseAssetObtainedInExchangeForFinanceLeaseLiability	110000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	199000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Next Twelve Months LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths	619000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	44000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Two LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearTwo	536000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	39000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Three LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearThree	451000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	37000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Four LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFour	360000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	35000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueYearFive	256000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	259000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due After Year Five LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive	1267000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Payments Due FinanceLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	613000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Lessee Operating Lease Liability Payments Due LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDue	3489000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Finance Lease Liability Undiscounted Excess Amount FinanceLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount	115000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	158000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	95000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	477000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	42000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	399000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	39000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	325000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	36000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	293000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	926000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	663000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	2967000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Interest Included In Payments CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments	129000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Present Value Of Net Minimum Payments CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments	534000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Current CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	140000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Noncurrent CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent	394000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Classesof Common Stock Number ClassesofCommonStockNumber	2	Classes_of_Common_Stock
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Authorized PreferredStockSharesAuthorized	200000000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Par Or Stated Value Per Share PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare	0.01
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Issued PreferredStockSharesIssued	0	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Other StockholdersEquityOther	0	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Other StockholdersEquityOther	-42000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased During Period Value StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue	1005000000.000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-5997000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-4994000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax	-4867000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	915000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	634000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	584000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	216000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	186000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	227000000	USD
CY2019	ups	Sharebased Compensation Arrangementby Sharebased Payment Award Target Award Minimum Percentage SharebasedCompensationArrangementbySharebasedPaymentAwardTargetAwardMinimumPercentage	0
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CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	71861000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	1498000	shares
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CY2017	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	7529000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	50016000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	2282000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	74094000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	71861000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	66585000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	183000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Current Foreign Tax Expense Benefit CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit	359000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1112000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	470000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Current Income Tax Expense Benefit CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1008000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	668000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1115000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-93000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	75000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	118000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-62000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	15000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-9000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	100000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	758000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1224000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1212000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	1228000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2232000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	4307000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	1680000000	USD
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CY2017	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	7137000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Defined Benefit Plan Markto Market Gain Loss Tax Effect DefinedBenefitPlanMarktoMarketGainLossTaxEffect	-571000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Defined Benefit Plan Markto Market Gain Loss DefinedBenefitPlanMarktoMarketGainLoss	-2387000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Restructuring Costs RestructuringCosts	255000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Restructuring Charges IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges	59000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Legal Contingencies LegalContingencies	97000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Legal Settlements DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsLegalSettlements	6000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	68000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Defined Benefit Plan Markto Market Gain Loss Tax Effect DefinedBenefitPlanMarktoMarketGainLossTaxEffect	-390000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.210
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.350
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.014
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.014
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.015
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0.003
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	0.002
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-0.020
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.014
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.011
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Tax Credits EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxCredits	0.018
CY2019	ups	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate Increase Decrease In U Sand Foreign Tax Reform Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRateIncreaseDecreaseInUSandForeignTaxReformPercent	0
CY2018	ups	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate Increase Decrease In U Sand Foreign Tax Reform Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRateIncreaseDecreaseInUSandForeignTaxReformPercent	0
CY2017	ups	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate Increase Decrease In U Sand Foreign Tax Reform Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRateIncreaseDecreaseInUSandForeignTaxReformPercent	-0.036
CY2019	ups	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate Increase Decrease Defined Benefit Plan Adjustment Tax Rate Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRateIncreaseDecreaseDefinedBenefitPlanAdjustmentTaxRatePercent	0
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CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.013
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.011
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.007
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.214
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.204
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.313
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.21
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2019	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.214
CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.204
CY2017	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.313
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CY2018	us-gaap	Restructuring Costs RestructuringCosts	360000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Restructuring Charges IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRestructuringCharges	87000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Share Based Compensation Excess Tax Benefit Percent EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationShareBasedCompensationExcessTaxBenefitPercent	-0.006
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CY2017Q4	ups	Defined Benefit Plan Markto Market Gain Loss DefinedBenefitPlanMarktoMarketGainLoss	-800000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of2017 Incomplete Accounting Change In Tax Rate Deferred Tax Asset Provisional Income Tax Expense TaxCutsAndJobsActOf2017IncompleteAccountingChangeInTaxRateDeferredTaxAssetProvisionalIncomeTaxExpense	14000000	USD
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CY2019	ups	Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefits	-27000000	USD
CY2018	ups	Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefits	-27000000	USD
CY2017	ups	Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefits	-24000000	USD
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CY2018	us-gaap	Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits Per Share IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare	0.03
CY2017	us-gaap	Income Tax Holiday Income Tax Benefits Per Share IncomeTaxHolidayIncomeTaxBenefitsPerShare	0.03
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	4720000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	4010000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Leasing Arrangements DeferredTaxLiabilitiesLeasingArrangements	685000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	538000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	493000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Deferred Tax Liabilities Gross DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGross	5943000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Deferred Tax Liabilities Gross DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGross	4503000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	ups	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Pension And Postretirement Benefits DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsPensionAndPostretirementBenefits	1743000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carry Forwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryForwardsForeign	328000000	USD
CY2018Q4	ups	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carry Forwards Foreign DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossAndTaxCreditCarryForwardsForeign	298000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Self Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance	413000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Reserves And Accruals Self Insurance DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseReservesAndAccrualsSelfInsurance	437000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	249000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	189000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	287000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Employee Compensation DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsEmployeeCompensation	274000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Deferred Tax Asset Operating Lease Liability DeferredTaxAssetOperatingLeaseLiability	691000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	205000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	196000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	54000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	112000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net DeferredTaxAssetsNet	3025000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	1302000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	1478000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	141000000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1619000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	1302000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities DeferredTaxLiabilities	1478000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	-58000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Tax Credit Carryforward Amount TaxCreditCarryforwardAmount	3000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	1374000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	1014000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	110000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Credit Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards	80000000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	171000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	165000000	USD
CY2017Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	159000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Net Liability Position Aggregate Fair Value DerivativeNetLiabilityPositionAggregateFairValue	0	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4440000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4791000000	USD
CY2017	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	4905000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Issued Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesIssuedBasic	859000000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Issued Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesIssuedBasic	860000000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Issued Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesIssuedBasic	865000000	shares
CY2019	ups	Deferred Compensation Obligations DeferredCompensationObligations	0	shares
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CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Restricted Stock WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesRestrictedStock	5000000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Restricted Stock WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesRestrictedStock	5000000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	864000000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	866000000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	871000000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	869000000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	870000000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	875000000	shares
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	5.14
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	5.53
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	5.63
CY2019	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	5.11
CY2018	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	5.51
CY2017	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	5.61
CY2019	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	500000	shares
CY2018	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	200000	shares
CY2017	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	100000	shares
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	495000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Derivative Collateral Obligation To Return Cash DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash	325000000	USD
CY2019Q4	ups	Commodity Asset CommodityAsset	0	USD
CY2019	ups	Derivative Instrument Recognition Period DerivativeInstrumentRecognitionPeriod	P11Y
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CY2019	ups	Maximum Term Over Hedging Exposures To Variability Of Cash Flow MaximumTermOverHedgingExposuresToVariabilityOfCashFlow	P13Y
CY2019	us-gaap	Severance Costs1 SeveranceCosts1	166000000	USD
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CY2019	us-gaap	Other Restructuring Costs OtherRestructuringCosts	89000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Other Restructuring Costs OtherRestructuringCosts	98000000	USD
CY2019	us-gaap	Restructuring Costs RestructuringCosts	255000000	USD
CY2018	us-gaap	Restructuring Costs RestructuringCosts	360000000	USD
CY2019	ups	Income Tax Expense Benefit From Transformation Strategy IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitFromTransformationStrategy	-59000000	USD
CY2018	ups	Income Tax Expense Benefit From Transformation Strategy IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitFromTransformationStrategy	-87000000	USD
CY2019	ups	Transformation Strategy Cost TransformationStrategyCost	196000000	USD
CY2018	ups	Transformation Strategy Cost TransformationStrategyCost	273000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17160000000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17113000000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	18048000000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17456000000	USD
CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	18318000000	USD
CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	17444000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	20568000000	USD
CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Revenue From Contract With Customer Excluding Assessed Tax RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax	19848000000	USD
CY2019Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1394000000	USD
CY2018Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1520000000	USD
CY2019Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	2143000000	USD
CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1773000000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	1727000000	USD
CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	2133000000	USD
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