Debt - Debt Summary (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 15,676,592	$ 11,905,877
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	13,045,081	9,660,570
Secured Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	648,034	619,170
Liberty Transaction [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 1,800,000
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.80%
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 2,500,000
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Secured Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	246,900
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	100,100
Industrial Property Trust Inc Transaction [Member] \| Secured Mortgage [Member] \| Prologis U S Logistics Venture
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	341,800
GBP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 1,085,836	$ 656,549
Percentage of outstanding debt	6.90%	5.50%
CAD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 255,073	$ 279,730
Percentage of outstanding debt	1.60%	2.30%
EUR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 6,236,824	$ 6,128,986
Percentage of outstanding debt	39.80%	51.50%
JPY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 2,078,927	$ 2,329,381
Percentage of outstanding debt	13.30%	19.60%
USD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 6,019,932	$ 2,511,231
Percentage of outstanding debt	38.40%	21.10%

Percentage of outstanding debt.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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