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United Parcel Service Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/19 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 10/29/19, at 5:11pm ET   ·   For:  9/30/19   ·   Accession #:  1090727-19-60   ·   File #:  1-15451

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10/29/19  United Parcel Service Inc         10-Q        9/30/19   97:17M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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34: R19         Segment Information                                 HTML     65K 
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87: R39         Revenue Recognition (Details)                       HTML     73K 
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80: R41         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Additional Information   HTML     60K 
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44: R42         STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Fair Value of Employee   HTML     45K 
                Stock Options Granted as Determined by                           
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11: R43         CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Summary of Marketable        HTML     69K 
                Securities (Detail)                                              
69: R44         CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Amortized Cost and           HTML     55K 
                Estimated Fair Value of Marketable Securities by                 
                Contractual Maturity (Detail)                                    
81: R45         CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Additional Information       HTML     53K 
                (Detail)                                                         
45: R46         CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Cash Details (Details)       HTML     37K 
12: R47         CASH AND INVESTMENTS - Investments Measured at      HTML     78K 
                Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail)                         
71: R48         Property Plant and Equipment (Detail)               HTML     68K 
79: R49         Property Plant and Equipment - Additional           HTML     55K 
                Information (Details)                                            
95: R50         Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Pension and           HTML     53K 
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                (Detail)                                                         
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                (Detail)                                                         
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37: R57         LEASES - Supplemental Balance Sheet (Details)       HTML     62K 
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61: R72         Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per       HTML     67K 
                Share (Detail)                                                   
92: R73         EARNINGS PER SHARE - Additional Information         HTML     31K 
                (Detail)                                                         
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                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
30: R75         Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative          HTML     37K 
                Positions (Detail)                                               
62: R76         Location on the Balance Sheet of Derivative Assets  HTML     73K 
                and Liabilities (Detail)                                         
93: R77         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT - Fair   HTML     39K 
                Value Derivative Balance Sheet Location (Details)                
40: R78         DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT -        HTML     55K 
                Income Statement and AOCI Recognition (Details)                  
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                Derivatives Designed as Cash Flow Hedges (Detail)                
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                Currency Forward Contracts Not Designated as                     
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