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Unconsolidated Entities - Additional Information (Detail) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($) Investment	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] JPY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 Co Investment Venture In Japan [Member] USD ($) Property	Feb. 14, 2013 Co Investment Venture In Japan [Member] JPY (¥)	Mar. 19, 2013 Prologis European Logistics Partners [Member] USD ($) Markets Property	Mar. 19, 2013 Prologis European Logistics Partners [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2013 Prologis European Logistics Partners [Member] Buildings	Mar. 19, 2013 Norges Bank Investment Management [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of equity interest holds in unconsolidated joint venture					15.00%			50.00%	50.00%			15.00%	50.00%
Unconsolidated co-investment ventures	1
Investments in unconsolidated property funds	13
Number of acquired operating properties						12	12	195	195	195
Aggregate purchase price of co-investment venture						$ 1,900,000,000	¥ 173,000,000,000	$ 3,000,000,000	€ 2,300,000,000
Gross proceeds from selling of a portfolio			1,700,000,000	158,000,000,000
Gains on acquisitions and dispositions of investments in real estate, net	338,845,000	267,771,000			337,900,000
Net deferred gain due to our ongoing investment					59,600,000
Contribution toward Income tax expense Benefit	55,506,000	11,073,000			38,600,000
Venture initial term								15 years	15 years
Venture extended term								15 years	15 years
Number of global markets								11	11
Gain on sale of asset								1,800,000
Joint venture investment ownership reduction after second anniversary								20.00%	20.00%
Warrant received at signing to acquire shares of Prologis common stock											6
Common Stock Strike Price Per Share											35.64
Fees earned from other investees and third parties	$ 200,000	$ 1,000,000