Noncontrolling Interests - Noncontrolling Interest Summary (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	$ 470,995,000	$ 653,125,000
Limited partners in the Operating Partnership	52,081,000	51,194,000
REIT noncontrolling interests	523,076,000	704,319,000
Total Investment In Real Estate	1,550,366,000	2,352,707,000
Investment in real estate, Limited partnerships
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	322,809	518,672
Debt for noncontrolling interest limited partnerships
Prologis Institutional Alliance Fund II [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage		28.20%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest		280,751,000
Total Investment In Real Estate		571,668,000
Debt for Noncontrolling interest		178,778
Partnerships with Exchangeable Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	74,432,000	44,476,000
Total Investment In Real Estate	578,654,000	826,605,000
Brazil Fund [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	77,807,000	66,494,000
Mexico Fondo Logistico [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	20.00%	20.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	216,466,000	157,843,000
Total Investment In Real Estate	452,048,000	388,960,000
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	208,564	214,084
Prologis AMS [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	38.50%	38.50%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	62,803,000	59,631,000
Total Investment In Real Estate	145,030,000	160,649,000
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	55,988	63,749
Other Consolidated Entities [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	39,487,000	43,930,000
Total Investment In Real Estate	374,634,000	404,825,000
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	$ 58,257	$ 62,061

Debt for non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership in the REIT.

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Net investment in real estate of noncontrolling interests in the operating Partnership.

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 27

-Article 5

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 20

-Article 7

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