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United Parcel Service Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/23 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 11/1/23, at 4:33pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/23   ·   Accession #:  1090727-23-54   ·   File #:  1-15451

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11/01/23  United Parcel Service Inc.        10-Q        9/30/23  100:13M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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13: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     34K 
14: R4          Statements of Consolidated Income                   HTML     99K 
15: R5          Statements of Consolidated Comprehensive Income     HTML     55K 
                (Loss)                                                           
16: R6          Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows               HTML    120K 
17: R7          Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies       HTML     41K 
18: R8          Recent Accounting Pronouncements                    HTML     41K 
19: R9          Revenue Recognition                                 HTML     77K 
20: R10         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     52K 
21: R11         Marketable Securities and Non-Current Investments   HTML    144K 
22: R12         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     44K 
23: R13         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     89K 
24: R14         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     81K 
25: R15         Debt and Financing Arrangements                     HTML    128K 
26: R16         Leases                                              HTML    160K 
27: R17         Legal Proceedings and Contingencies                 HTML     35K 
28: R18         Shareowners' Equity                                 HTML    264K 
29: R19         Segment Information                                 HTML     61K 
30: R20         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     58K 
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33: R23         Transformation Strategy Costs                       HTML     49K 
34: R24         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     32K 
35: R25         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     41K 
36: R26         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     34K 
37: R27         Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies       HTML     53K 
                (Policies)                                                       
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39: R29         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     46K 
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Tables)                                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
53: R43         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Schedule of Contract Assets   HTML     37K 
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
54: R44         REVENUE RECOGNITION - Additional Information        HTML     34K 
                (Details)                                                        
55: R45         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information   HTML     77K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Assumptions and Fair Values Used of Performance                  
                Units Granted (Details)                                          
57: R47         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Fair Value of Employee   HTML     49K 
                Stock Options Granted as Determined by                           
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                (Details)                                                        
58: R48         MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND NON-CURRENT INVESTMENTS   HTML     68K 
                - Summary of Marketable Securities (Details)                     
59: R49         MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND NON-CURRENT INVESTMENTS   HTML     40K 
                - Additional Information (Details)                               
60: R50         MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND NON-CURRENT INVESTMENTS   HTML     56K 
                - Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of                     
                Marketable Securities by Contractual Maturity                    
                (Details)                                                        
61: R51         MARKETABLE SECURITIES AND NON-CURRENT INVESTMENTS   HTML     86K 
                - Investments Measured at Fair Value on a                        
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62: R52         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Schedule of         HTML     55K 
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
63: R53         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Additional          HTML     33K 
                Information (Details)                                            
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                for Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans                     
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Information (Details)                                            
68: R58         GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Summary of         HTML     67K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
69: R59         DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Carrying Value    HTML    159K 
                of Outstanding Debt (Details)                                    
70: R60         DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional        HTML    130K 
                Information (Details)                                            
71: R61         LEASES - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     46K 
72: R62         LEASES - Additional Information (Details)           HTML     34K 
73: R63         LEASES - Supplemental Balance Sheet (Details)       HTML     64K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, Retained                      
                Earnings Accounts and Noncontrolling Interest                    
                (Details)                                                        
79: R69         SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY - Activity in Accumulated       HTML     85K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                      
80: R70         SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY - Gains (Losses) Reclassified   HTML     81K 
                from AOCI (Details)                                              
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Additional Information (Details)                                 
87: R77         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT -        HTML     46K 
                Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding                      
                Derivative Positions (Details)                                   
88: R78         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT -        HTML     61K 
                Location on the Balance Sheet of Derivative Assets               
                and Liabilities (Details)                                        
89: R79         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT - Fair   HTML     34K 
                Value Derivative Balance Sheet Location (Details)                
90: R80         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT -        HTML     56K 
                Income Statement and AOCI Recognition of                         
                Designated Hedges (Details)                                      
91: R81         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT -        HTML     43K 
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92: R82         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT -        HTML     36K 
                Amount Recorded in Income Statements for Foreign                 
                Currency Forward Contracts Not Designated as                     
                Hedges (Details)                                                 
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