Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 04, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Lease Right-of-Use assets		$ 10,000	$ 2,900
Lease liabilities		10,000	2,900
Capitalization for equity based compensation expense		13,600	13,200
Debt		16,985,305		$ 16,849,076
Noncash acquisition, real estate acquired		10,000
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized		179,800	168,100
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds		72,000	$ 45,000
Liberty Transaction [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Business acquisition consideration transferred	$ 13,000,000
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Debt		$ 16,985,305		$ 16,849,076
Limited Partners [Member] | Prologis, L.P. [Member] | Common [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
PLD units redeemed for common shares		0.1	0.1
Unconsolidated Ventures [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Debt		$ 93,700
Unconsolidated Entities [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Equity ownership interest received		$ 173,700	$ 57,100