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Unconsolidated Entities - Information About Investments in Co-investment Ventures by Property Funds (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) ft² Property $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 ¥ / shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) ft² Property
Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of operating properties contributed \| Property	1,694			1,569
Square feet \| ft²	378,000,000			340,000,000
FIBRA Prologis [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Units outstanding \| shares	305.8
Closing price of common stock \| (per share)	$ 2.18	$ 41.07
FIBRA Prologis [Member] \| Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund	47.10%			46.70%
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Units outstanding \| shares	0.4
Closing price of common stock \| (per share)	$ 2,546		¥ 276,400
Receivables from unconsolidated co-investment ventures \| $	$ 136.3			$ 122.0
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] \| Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund	15.10%			15.10%
Prologis China Core Logistics Fund, LP [Member] \| Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund	15.60%			0.00%
Number of operating properties contributed \| Property	79
Square feet \| ft²	22,000,000
Prologis Brazil Logistics Partners Fund I [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund	20.00%
Prologis Brazil Logistics Venture and other joint ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund	10.00%
Prologis Brazil Logistics Venture and other joint ventures [Member] \| Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund	20.00%			10.00%