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Unconsolidated Entities - Additional Information (Detail) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended								6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) Investment	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($) Investment Property	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] Property	Jun. 30, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013 Secondary Offering [Member] Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Secondary Offering [Member] Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Secondary Offering [Member] Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] JPY (¥)	Feb. 14, 2013 Co Investment Venture In Japan [Member] USD ($) Property	Feb. 14, 2013 Co Investment Venture In Japan [Member] JPY (¥)	Mar. 19, 2013 Prologis European Logistics Partners [Member] USD ($) Property Markets	Mar. 19, 2013 Prologis European Logistics Partners [Member] EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2013 Prologis European Logistics Partners [Member] Property	Mar. 19, 2013 Norges Bank Investment Management [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund [Member] EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2013 Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund [Member] Third Party [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund [Member] Third Party [Member] EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund [Member] Third Party [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Prologis Targeted European Logistics Fund [Member] Third Party [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2013 Prologis Japan Fund 1 [Member] Property	Sep. 30, 2013 Prologis Japan Fund 1 [Member] Property sqft	Jun. 30, 2013 Prologis Japan Fund 1 [Member] Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] sqft	Sep. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment, percentage								15.00%		15.00%	15.00%					50.00%	50.00%												15.00%	50.00%
Unconsolidated co-investment ventures				1
Investments in unconsolidated property funds	11			11
Number of acquired operating properties				1				1						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	46,074,000	56,900,000	12,677,000	445,954,000	280,968,000					337,900,000
Net deferred gain due to our ongoing investment										59,600,000
Contribution toward Income tax expense Benefit	11,012,000		(18,099,000)	91,357,000	10,969,000					38,600,000
Number of properties acquired from the fund																										14	30
Number of properties sold																										6
Square footage of property																											9,900,000	4,300,000
Contribution of property									232,600,000
Gains on Acquisitions and Dispositions of Investments in Real Estate									56,900,000
Investment in real estate												144,000,000	14,200,000,000
Tax expense	12,180,000		(19,983,000)	84,534,000	216,000				8,300,000
Venture initial term																15 years	15 years
Venture extended term																15 years	15 years
Joint venture investment ownership reduction after second anniversary																20.00%	20.00%
Number of global markets																11	11
Gain on sale of asset					(29,098,000)											1,800,000
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	900,000		100,000	1,900,000	1,600,000
Commitments from third parties, secured																				$ 209,500,000	€ 160,000,000	$ 136,600,000	€ 99,000,000	$ 2,600,000	€ 2,000,000