CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CAPITAL (Prologis, L.P. [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2012 Non-controlling interests [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-controlling interests [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-controlling interests [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Preferred [Member] General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Preferred [Member] General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Preferred [Member] General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Common [Member] General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Common [Member] General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Common [Member] General Partner [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Common [Member] Limited Partners [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Common [Member] Limited Partners [Member]
Beginning balance	$ 14,455,474	$ 7,520,355	$ 8,007,286	$ 735,222	$ 15,132	$ 19,962	$ 350,000	$ 582,200	$ 350,000	$ 13,079,439	$ 7,155,223	$ 7,637,324	$ 58,613
Beginning balance, Units							12,000,000	21,300,000	12,000,000	459,401,000	254,482,000	211,666,000	2,059,000
Consolidated net earnings (loss)	(30,472)	(157,938)	(1,270,453)	9,410	(4,175)	43				(39,720)	(153,414)	(1,270,496)	(162)	(349)
Adjustment to the Merger purchase price allocation	10,163			10,163
Merger and PEPR Acquisition		6,537,376			680,927		232,200				5,554,108			70,141
Merger and PEPR Acquisition, Units							9,300,000				169,626,000			2,059,000
Issuance of units in exchange for contributions of equity offering proceeds		1,112,132	1,087,284								1,112,132	1,087,284
Issuance of units in exchange for contributions of equity offering proceeds, Units											34,500,000	41,069,000
Effect of REIT's common stock plans	72,932		25,420							72,932		25,420
Effect of REIT's common stock plans, Units										2,258,000	793,000	1,725,000
Noncontrolling interests, issuances (conversions), net				(2,381)		(600)				2,381		600
Noncontrolling interests, issuances (conversions), net, Units										111,000		22,000
Unrealized gain and amortization on derivative contracts, net	17,986	(8,166)	(3,143)							17,913	(8,166)	(3,143)	73
Foreign currency translation losses, net	(79,014)	(192,591)	(45,248)	(9,573)	(21,596)	(2,933)				(69,155)	(170,995)	(42,315)	(286)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(136,256)			(122,258)						(13,998)
Capital contributions, net	74,447	94,020		74,447	94,020
Costs of share-based compensation awards		2,398	31,192								2,398	31,192
Distributions and allocations	(611,924)	(452,112)	(311,983)	41,905	(29,086)	(1,340)				(562,975)	(411,847)	(310,643)	(7,044)	(11,179)
Distributions and allocations, Units													(166,000)
Ending balance	$ 13,773,336	$ 14,455,474	$ 7,520,355	$ 653,125	$ 735,222	$ 15,132	$ 582,200	$ 582,200	$ 350,000	$ 12,486,817	$ 13,079,439	$ 7,155,223	$ 51,194	$ 58,613
Ending balance, Units							21,300,000	21,300,000	12,000,000	461,770,000	459,401,000	254,482,000	1,893,000	2,059,000