Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues:
Rental	$ 1,737,839	$ 1,734,844	$ 1,536,117
Rental recoveries	487,302	485,565	437,070
Strategic capital	373,889	303,562	217,829
Development management and other	19,104	9,164	6,058
Total revenues	2,618,134	2,533,135	2,197,074
Expenses:
Rental	569,523	568,870	544,182
Strategic capital	155,141	128,506	108,422
General and administrative	231,059	222,067	217,227
Depreciation and amortization	879,140	930,985	880,373
Other	12,205	14,329	66,698
Total expenses	1,847,068	1,864,757	1,816,902
Operating income	771,066	668,378	380,172
Other income (expense):
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net	248,567	206,307	159,262
Interest expense	(274,486)	(303,146)	(301,363)
Interest and other income, net	13,731	8,101	25,484
Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net	1,182,965	757,398	758,887
Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net	(57,896)	7,582	12,466
Gains (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net	(68,379)	2,484	(86,303)
Total other income	1,044,502	678,726	568,433
Earnings before income taxes	1,815,568	1,347,104	948,605
Total income tax expense	54,609	54,564	23,090
Consolidated net earnings	1,760,959	1,292,540	925,515
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	108,634	82,608	56,076
Net earnings attributable to controlling interests	1,652,325	1,209,932	869,439
Less preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	6,499	6,714	6,651
Loss on preferred stock/unit repurchase	3,895	0	0
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders/unitholders	$ 1,641,931	$ 1,203,218	$ 862,788
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding – Basic	530,400	526,103	521,241
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding - Diluted	552,300	546,666	533,944
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Basic	$ 3.10	$ 2.29	$ 1.66
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Diluted	3.06	2.27	1.64
Dividends/distributions per common share/unit	$ 1.76	$ 1.68	$ 1.52
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Revenues:
Rental	$ 1,737,839	$ 1,734,844	$ 1,536,117
Rental recoveries	487,302	485,565	437,070
Strategic capital	373,889	303,562	217,829
Development management and other	19,104	9,164	6,058
Total revenues	2,618,134	2,533,135	2,197,074
Expenses:
Rental	569,523	568,870	544,182
Strategic capital	155,141	128,506	108,422
General and administrative	231,059	222,067	217,227
Depreciation and amortization	879,140	930,985	880,373
Other	12,205	14,329	66,698
Total expenses	1,847,068	1,864,757	1,816,902
Operating income	771,066	668,378	380,172
Other income (expense):
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net	248,567	206,307	159,262
Interest expense	(274,486)	(303,146)	(301,363)
Interest and other income, net	13,731	8,101	25,484
Gains on dispositions of investments in real estate and revaluation of equity investments upon acquisition of a controlling interest, net	1,182,965	757,398	758,887
Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net	(57,896)	7,582	12,466
Gains (losses) on early extinguishment of debt, net	(68,379)	2,484	(86,303)
Total other income	1,044,502	678,726	568,433
Earnings before income taxes	1,815,568	1,347,104	948,605
Total income tax expense	54,609	54,564	23,090
Consolidated net earnings	1,760,959	1,292,540	925,515
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	63,620	48,307	44,950
Net earnings attributable to controlling interests	1,697,339	1,244,233	880,565
Less preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	6,499	6,714	6,651
Loss on preferred stock/unit repurchase	3,895	0	0
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders/unitholders	$ 1,686,945	$ 1,237,519	$ 873,914
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding – Basic	536,335	532,326	525,912
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding - Diluted	552,300	546,666	533,944
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Basic	$ 3.10	$ 2.29	$ 1.66
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Diluted	3.06	2.27	1.64
Dividends/distributions per common share/unit	$ 1.76	$ 1.68	$ 1.52