Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 665,582	$ 605,161	$ 1,308,756	$ 1,185,214
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	315,757	292,859	614,070	580,384
Sales and marketing	81,248	75,254	159,864	142,682
General and administrative	119,578	111,675	233,218	214,978
Acquisition costs	9,866	676	11,022	861
Total costs and operating expenses	526,449	480,464	1,018,174	938,905
Income from operations	139,133	124,697	290,582	246,309
Interest income	921	744	1,441	2,178
Interest expense	(74,496)	(66,874)	(143,287)	(135,694)
Other income	1,386	681	872	1,359
Loss on debt extinguishment		(51,183)		(51,183)
Income from operations before income taxes	66,944	8,065	149,608	62,969
Income tax benefit (expense)	(7,485)	2,014	(13,697)	(11,553)
Net income	59,459	10,079	135,911	51,416
Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests		1,249		1,299
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 59,459	$ 11,328	$ 135,911	$ 52,715
Earnings per share ("EPS") attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS	$ 1.04	$ 0.22	$ 2.39	$ 1.04
Weighted-average shares	56,935	51,332	56,798	50,470
Diluted EPS	$ 1.03	$ 0.22	$ 2.37	$ 1.04
Weighted-average shares	57,499	51,652	57,410	50,884