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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Revenue by Product Type (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 24,896 | $ 21,238 | $ 20,459 | $ 18,035 | $ 20,568 | $ 18,318 | $ 18,048 | $ 17,160 | $ 84,628 | $ 74,094 | $ 71,861
U.S. Domestic Package | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,499 | 46,493 |
International Package | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,945 | 14,220 |
Supply Chain & Freight | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,184 | 13,381 | 13,826
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 987 | 814 | 794
Freight |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,149 | 3,265 | 3,218
Logistics |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,073 | 3,435 | 3,234
Forwarding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,975 | 5,867 | 6,580
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 66,580 | 58,699 | 56,115
United States | U.S. Domestic Package | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,499 | 46,493 | 43,593
United States | Ground |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,312 | 32,834 | 31,223
United States | Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,665 | 5,180 | 4,752
United States | Next Day Air |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,522 | 8,479 | 7,618
International Package |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,048 | 15,395 | 15,746
International Package | International Package | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,945 | 14,220 | 14,442
International Package | Cargo & Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 626 | 547 | 595
International Package | Export |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,159 | 10,837 | 10,973
International Package | Domestic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,160 | $ 2,836 | $ 2,874

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