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SEGMENT INFORMATION - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 Countries_and_Territories Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments | Segment	2
International Package | Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of countries and territories in which service is rendered	220
Supply Chain Solutions | Minimum
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of countries and territories in which service is rendered	200

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599

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