Noncontrolling Interests - Noncontrolling Interest Summary (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	$ 238,148	$ 239,992
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest, Limited Partnerships
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest and Limited Partnerships	238,148	239,992
Total Investment In Real Estate	18,340,747	18,255,479
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	874,576	417,086
Limited partners in the Operating Partnership	47,632	48,209
REIT noncontrolling interests	922,208	465,295
Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	2,557,183	1,610,991
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	18,340,747	18,255,479
REIT noncontrolling interests	874,576	417,086
Mexico Fondo Logistico [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	190,716	191,866
Total Investment In Real Estate	458,859	457,006
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	20.00%	20.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	224,723	220,292
Prologis AMS [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	16,739	17,063
Total Investment In Real Estate	58,619	58,575
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	38.50%	38.50%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	25,029	24,791
Prologis US Logistics Venture [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest
Total Investment In Real Estate	999,134
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	55.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	443,846
Other Consolidated Entities [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	30,693	31,063
Total Investment In Real Estate	312,548	312,358
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	31,168	31,465
Partnerships with Exchangeable Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest
Total Investment In Real Estate	728,023	783,052
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	75,673	75,532
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	74,137	65,006
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests [Member] \| Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	2,557,183	1,610,991
Limited Partnership Interests [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate

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Debt for noncontrolling interest limited partnerships.

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Noncontrolling Interest And Limited Operating Partnership Debt

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Parent company's ownership percentage.

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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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Carrying amount of the equity interests owned by noncontrolling partners of a limited partnership included in the entity's consolidated financial statements.

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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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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

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-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(d))

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