Segment Information Segment Information - Revenues by Product and Service Lines by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	$ 982,239	$ 1,066,907	$ 2,050,970	$ 2,120,770
Global RIM Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	877,102	954,856	1,833,521	1,900,739
Global Data Center Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	66,768	62,291	134,125	123,827
Corporate and Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	38,369	49,760	83,324	96,204
Records Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	700,048	750,782	1,456,540	1,484,178
Records Management | Global RIM Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	678,969	716,605	1,406,585	1,417,703
Records Management | Global Data Center Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	0	0	0	0
Records Management | Corporate and Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	21,079	34,177	49,955	66,475
Data Management
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	136,549	144,430	278,526	291,678
Data Management | Global RIM Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	119,259	128,847	245,157	261,949
Data Management | Global Data Center Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	0	0	0	0
Data Management | Corporate and Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	17,290	15,583	33,369	29,729
Information Destruction
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	78,874	109,404	181,779	221,087
Information Destruction | Global RIM Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	78,874	109,404	181,779	221,087
Information Destruction | Global Data Center Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	0	0	0	0
Information Destruction | Corporate and Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	0	0	0	0
Data Center
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	66,768	62,291	134,125	123,827
Data Center | Global RIM Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	0	0	0	0
Data Center | Global Data Center Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	66,768	62,291	134,125	123,827
Data Center | Corporate and Other Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0