Noncontrolling Interests - Noncontrolling Interest Summary (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	$ 239,992	$ 518,672
Debt for noncontrolling interest limited partnerships
Total Investment In Real Estate	18,255,479	23,328,463
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	417,086	653,125
Limited partners in the Operating Partnership	48,209	51,194
REIT noncontrolling interests	465,295	704,319
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	18,255,479	23,328,463
REIT noncontrolling interests	417,086	653,125
Mexico Fondo Logistico [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	191,866	214,084
Total Investment In Real Estate	457,006	388,960
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	20.00%	20.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	220,292	157,843
Prologis AMS [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	17,063	63,749
Total Investment In Real Estate	58,575	160,649
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	38.50%	38.50%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	24,791	59,631
Other Consolidated Entities [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling interest	31,063	62,061
Total Investment In Real Estate	312,358	404,825
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	31,465	43,930
Partnerships with Exchangeable Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling interest
Total Investment In Real Estate	783,052	826,605
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	75,532	44,476
Prologis Institutional Alliance Fund II [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling interest		178,778
Total Investment In Real Estate		571,668
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage		28.20%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest		280,751
Brazil Fund [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling interest
Total Investment In Real Estate
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	65,006	66,494
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests [Member] \| Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	1,610,991	2,352,707
Limited Partnership Interests [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate
Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	$ 1,610,991	$ 2,352,707

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Parent Company's Ownership.

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which is directly or indirectly attributable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (that is, noncontrolling interest, previously referred to as minority interest).

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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