Consolidated Statement of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	KTR Capital Partners and Affiliates [Member]	Other Acquisitions [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member] KTR Capital Partners and Affiliates [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member] Other Acquisitions [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 14,176,453			$ 100,000	$ 4,988	$ 17,974,509	$ (435,675)	$ (3,932,664)	$ 465,295
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013					498,799
Consolidated net earnings	739,284							636,183	103,101
Effect of equity compensation plans	88,888				$ 14	88,424			450
Effect of equity compensation plans, shares					1,383
Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs	140,135				$ 33	140,102
Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs, shares					3,316
Repurchase of preferred sock	(27,643)			(21,765)		639		(6,517)
Issuance of stock from exercise of warrant	213,840				$ 60	213,780
Issuance of stock from exercise of warrants, shares					6,000
Formation of Prologis U.S. Logistics Venture	455,972					13,721			442,251
Consolidation of Prologis North American Industrial Fund	567,000						12,507		554,493
Capital contributions	14,464								14,464
Settlement of noncontrolling interests	(2,440)					33,803			(36,243)
Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net	(181,164)						(167,950)		(13,214)
Unrealized losses and amortization on derivative contracts, net	(9,242)						(9,219)		(23)
Distributions and other	(991,948)					2,031		(671,495)	(322,484)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	15,183,599			78,235	$ 5,095	18,467,009	(600,337)	(3,974,493)	1,208,090
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014					509,498
Consolidated net earnings	925,515							869,439	56,076
Effect of equity compensation plans	83,703				$ 15	57,454			26,234
Effect of equity compensation plans, shares					1,475
Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs	71,548				$ 16	71,532
Issuance of stock in at-the-market program, net of issuance costs, shares					1,662
Issuance of stock upon conversion of exchangeable debt	502,732				$ 119	502,613
Issuance of stock upon conversion of exchangeable debt, shares					11,872
Issuance of units related to acquisitions		$ 181,170	$ 371,570							$ 181,170	$ 371,570
Capital contributions	2,355,596								2,355,596
Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net	(208,901)						(173,852)		(35,049)
Unrealized losses and amortization on derivative contracts, net	(17,457)						(17,240)		(217)
Reallocation of equity	0					202,812		(15,894)	(186,918)
Distributions and other	(1,028,239)					947		(805,535)	(223,651)
Distributions and other, shares					5
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 18,420,836			78,235	$ 5,245	19,302,367	(791,429)	(3,926,483)	3,752,901
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015	524,512				524,512
Consolidated net earnings	$ 1,292,540							1,209,932	82,608
Effect of equity compensation plans	117,697				$ 23	91,191			26,483
Effect of equity compensation plans, shares					2,282
Issuance of units related to acquisitions	3,162								3,162
Conversion of noncontrolling interests	0				$ 19	52,237			(52,256)
Conversion of noncontrolling interests, shares					1,877
Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net	(135,958)						(144,730)		8,772
Unrealized losses and amortization on derivative contracts, net	(1,349)						(1,314)		(35)
Reallocation of equity	0					8,657			(8,657)
Distributions and other	(1,238,788)					587		(893,456)	(345,919)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016	$ 18,458,140			$ 78,235	$ 5,287	$ 19,455,039	$ (937,473)	$ (3,610,007)	$ 3,467,059
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2016	528,671				528,671