Noncontrolling Interests - Noncontrolling Interest Summary (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Outstanding limited partnership units	1,948	1,949
Brazil Fund [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated entities	$ 175,500,000
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Outstanding limited partnership units	1,767	1,767
Mexico Fondo Logistico [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Operating Partnership non controlling interest	34,600
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	20.00%	20.00%
Prologis AMS [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage		38.50%
Number of properties sold	2
Proceeds from sale of property	$ 63,900,000

Number of properties sold.

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Outstanding limited partnership units converted into common shares.

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Amount of other increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC).

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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- Definition

The cash inflow from the sale of formerly productive land held for sale, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it, and so forth.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-Subparagraph (c)

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The carrying amount of investments in unconsolidated real estate and other joint ventures not separately presented. This includes direct and indirect investments.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(d))

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