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SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY | SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY Capital Stock, Additional Paid-In Capital and Retained Earnings We maintain two classes of common stock, which are distinguished from each other primarily by their respective voting rights. Class A shares are entitled to 10 votes per share, whereas class B shares are entitled to one vote per share. Class A shares are primarily held by UPS employees and retirees, and these shares are convertible on a one-to-one basis into class B shares at any time. Class B shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “UPS”. Class A and B shares both have a $0.01 par value, and as of September 30, 2019, there were 4.6 billion class A shares and 5.6 billion class B shares authorized to be issued. Additionally, there are 200 million preferred shares, with a $0.01 par value, authorized to be issued. As of September 30, 2019, no preferred shares had been issued. The following is a rollforward of our common stock, additional paid-in capital, retained earnings and non-controlling minority interest accounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in millions, except per share amounts):
Three Months Ended September 30: | 2019 |  | 2018
| Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 161 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | 168 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Common stock purchases | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Stock award plans | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Common stock issuances | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Conversions of class A to class B common stock | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |
Class A shares issued at end of period | 157 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | 165 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 698 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | 693 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Common stock purchases | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |
Conversions of class A to class B common stock | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Class B shares issued at end of period | 701 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 695 |  |  | 7 |
Additional Paid-In Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  |  |  | $ | — |
Stock award plans |  |  | 202 |  |  |  |  | 137 |
Common stock purchases |  |  | (251 | ) |  |  |  | (249 | )
Common stock issuances |  |  | 56 |  |  |  |  | 80 |
Option premiums received (paid) |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  | 32 |
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  |  |  | $ | — |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | 9,109 |  |  |  |  | 7,665 |
Net income attributable to common shareowners |  |  | 1,750 |  |  |  |  | 1,508 |
Dividends ($0.96 and $0.91 per share) (1) |  |  | (825 | ) |  |  |  | (784 | )
Common stock purchases |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Other |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | (16 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 10,037 |  |  |  |  | $ | 8,377 |
Non-Controlling Minority Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  |  |  | $ | 28 |
Change in non-controlling minority interest |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  |  |  | $ | 28 |
(1) The dividend per share amount is the same for both class A and class B common stock
Nine Months Ended September 30: | 2019 |  | 2018
| Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars
Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 163 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | 173 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Common stock purchases | (3 | ) |  |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  | — |
Stock award plans | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Common stock issuances | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Conversions of class A to class B common stock | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | — |
Class A shares issued at end of period | 157 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | 165 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Class B Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 696 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | 687 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Common stock purchases | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |
Conversions of class A to class B common stock | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |
Class B shares issued at end of period | 701 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 695 |  |  | 7 |
Additional Paid-In Capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | — |
Stock award plans |  |  | 584 |  |  |  |  | 307 |
Common stock purchases |  |  | (753 | ) |  |  |  | (632 | )
Common stock issuances |  |  | 277 |  |  |  |  | 312 |
Option premiums received (paid) |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  | 13 |
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 129 |  |  |  |  | $ | — |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | 8,006 |  |  |  |  | $ | 5,852 |
Net income attributable to common shareowners |  |  | 4,546 |  |  |  |  | 4,338 |
Dividends ($2.88 and $2.73 per share) (1) |  |  | (2,518 | ) |  |  |  | (2,408 | )
Common stock purchases |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (124 | )
Reclassification from AOCI pursuant to the early adoption of ASU 2018-02 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 735 |
Other |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | (16 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 10,037 |  |  |  |  | $ | 8,377 |
Non-Controlling Minority Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  |  |  | $ | 30 |
Change in non-controlling minority interest |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | (2 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  |  |  | $ | 28 |
(1) The dividend per share amount is the same for both class A and class B common stock
In May 2016, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase authorization of $8.0 billion for shares of class A and class B common stock, which has no expiration date. As of September 30, 2019, we had $2.586 billion of this share repurchase authorization available. Share repurchases may be in the form of accelerated share repurchase programs, open market purchases or other such methods as we deem appropriate. The timing of share repurchases will depend upon market conditions. Unless terminated earlier by the Board, the program will expire when we have purchased all shares authorized for repurchase under the program. We repurchased 2.2 million shares of class A and class B common stock in the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 for $251 and $245 million, respectively. We repurchased 7.0 and 6.6 million shares of class A and class B common stock for $753 and $756 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 ($751 million and $770 million in repurchases for 2019 and 2018, respectively, are reported on the statements of consolidated cash flows due to the timing of settlements). From time to time, we enter into share repurchase programs with large financial institutions to assist in our buyback of company stock. These programs may allow us to repurchase our shares at a price below the weighted average UPS share price for a given period. During the third quarter of 2019, we did not enter into any accelerated share repurchase transactions. In order to lower the average cost of acquiring shares in our ongoing share repurchase program, we periodically enter into structured repurchase agreements involving the use of capped call options for the purchase of UPS class B shares. We pay a fixed sum of cash upon execution of each agreement in exchange for the right to receive either a pre-determined amount of cash or stock. Upon expiration of each agreement, if the closing market price of our common stock is above the pre-determined price, we will have our initial investment returned with a premium in either cash or shares (at our election). If the closing market price of our common stock is at or below the pre-determined price, we will receive the number of shares specified in the agreement. We received net premiums of $20 and $32 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, related to entering into and settling capped call options for the purchase of class B shares. We received net premiums of $21 and $13 million during the first nine months of 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, we had no capped call options outstanding. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) We recognize activity in AOCI for unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains and losses from derivatives that qualify as hedges of cash flows and unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs. Additionally, effective January 1, 2018, we early adopted ASU 2018-02 that allowed a reclassification from AOCI to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The activity in AOCI for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended September 30: | 2019 |  | 2018
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (1,106 | ) |  | $ | (1,061 | )
Translation adjustment (net of tax effect of $41 and $1) | (48 | ) |  | (28 | )
Balance at end of period | (1,154 | ) |  | (1,089 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 7 |  |  | (5 | )
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $1 and $(1)) | 2 |  |  | (2 | )
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $(1) and $0) | (5 | ) |  | 1 |
Balance at end of period | 4 |  |  | (6 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 104 |  |  | (179 | )
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $79 and $14) | 251 |  |  | 44 |
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $(14) and $1) | (45 | ) |  | 5 |
Balance at end of period | 310 |  |  | (130 | )
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (3,820 | ) |  | (4,101 | )
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $14 and $12) | 43 |  |  | 38 |
Balance at end of period | (3,777 | ) |  | (4,063 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at end of period | $ | (4,617 | ) |  | $ | (5,288 | )
Nine Months Ended September 30: | 2019 |  | 2018
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | (1,126 | ) |  | $ | (930 | )
Translation adjustment (net of tax effect of $43 and $26) | (28 | ) |  | (112 | )
Reclassification to retained earnings pursuant to the early adoption of ASU 2018-02 | — |  |  | (47 | )
Balance at end of period | (1,154 | ) |  | (1,089 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (2 | ) |  | (2 | )
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $4 and $(2)) | 11 |  |  | (6 | )
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $(1) and $1) | (5 | ) |  | 2 |
Balance at end of period | 4 |  |  | (6 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 40 |  |  | (366 | )
Current period changes in fair value (net of tax effect of $112 and $81) | 355 |  |  | 254 |
Reclassification to retained earnings pursuant to the early adoption of ASU 2018-02 | — |  |  | (79 | )
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $(27) and $19) | (85 | ) |  | 61 |
Balance at end of period | 310 |  |  | (130 | )
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs, net of tax: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (3,906 | ) |  | (3,569 | )
Reclassification to earnings (net of tax effect of $41 and $36) | 129 |  |  | 115 |
Reclassification to retained earnings pursuant to the early adoption of ASU 2018-02 | — |  |  | (609 | )
Balance at end of period | (3,777 | ) |  | (4,063 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at end of period | $ | (4,617 | ) |  | $ | (5,288 | )
Detail of the gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI to the statements of consolidated income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended September 30: |  |  |  |  |
| Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
| 2019 |  | 2018 |
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |
Realized gain (loss) on sale of securities | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | Investment income and other
Income tax (expense) benefit | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | Income tax expense
Impact on net income | 5 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | Net income
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | (3 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts | 62 |  |  | — |  |  | Revenue
Income tax (expense) benefit | (14 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | Income tax expense
Impact on net income | 45 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | Net income
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs: |  |  |  |  |
Prior service costs | (57 | ) |  | (50 | ) |  | Investment income and other
Income tax (expense) benefit | 14 |  |  | 12 |  |  | Income tax expense
Impact on net income | (43 | ) |  | (38 | ) |  | Net income
Total amount reclassified for the period | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (44 | ) |  | Net income
Nine Months Ended September 30: |  |  |  |  |
| Amount Reclassified from AOCI |  | Affected Line Item in the Income Statement
| 2019 |  | 2018 |
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities: |  |  |  |  |
Realized gain (loss) on sale of securities | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | Investment income and other
Income tax (expense) benefit | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | Income tax expense
Impact on net income | 5 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | Net income
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | (12 | ) |  | (18 | ) |  | Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts | 124 |  |  | (62 | ) |  | Revenue
Income tax (expense) benefit | (27 | ) |  | 19 |  |  | Income tax expense
Impact on net income | 85 |  |  | (61 | ) |  | Net income
Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit costs: |  |  |  |  |
Prior service costs | (170 | ) |  | (151 | ) |  | Investment income and other
Income tax (expense) benefit | 41 |  |  | 36 |  |  | Income tax expense
Impact on net income | (129 | ) |  | (115 | ) |  | Net income
Total amount reclassified for the period | $ | (39 | ) |  | $ | (178 | ) |  | Net income
Deferred Compensation Obligations and Treasury Stock Activity in the deferred compensation program for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (in millions):
Three Months Ended September 30: | 2019 |  | 2018
| Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars
Deferred Compensation Obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  |  |  | $ | 31 |
Reinvested dividends |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Benefit payments |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  |  |  | $ | 32 |
Treasury Stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | — |  |  | $ | (25 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | $ | (31 | )
Reinvested dividends | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Benefit payments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at end of period | — |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (32 | )
Nine Months Ended September 30: | 2019 |  | 2018
| Shares |  | Dollars |  | Shares |  | Dollars
Deferred Compensation Obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  |  |  | $ | 37 |
Reinvested dividends |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Benefit payments |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  |  | (7 | )
Balance at end of period |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  |  |  | $ | 32 |
Treasury Stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | (1 | ) |  | $ | (32 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | $ | (37 | )
Reinvested dividends | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | )
Benefit payments | 1 |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Balance at end of period | — |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (32 | )

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