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Area of a real estate property.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

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-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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-Number 210

-Section 04

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Amount of increase in noncontrolling interest from subsidiary issuance of equity interests to noncontrolling interest holders.

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Per share amount received by subsidiary or equity investee for each share of common stock issued or sold in the stock transaction.

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The amount provided for deferred income taxes in relation to any gain (loss) recognized in income of the entity resulting from the issuance of shares by a subsidiary or equity method investee.

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Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) sqft	Jun. 30, 2014 Mexican Stock Exchange [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Mexican Stock Exchange [Member] MXN	Jun. 30, 2014 Fibra [Member] USD ($) Property sqft	Jun. 30, 2014 Fibra [Member] MXN Property	Jun. 30, 2014 Mexico Fondo Logistico Afores [Member] sqft	Jun. 30, 2014 Prologis Mexico Industrial Fund [Member] sqft
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties Purchased				177	177
Square footage of properties	12,600,000			29,700,000	29,700,000	7,600,000	9,500,000
Equity Units received in exchange of combined investments				287.3	287.3
Ownership interest accounted under equity method				45.00%	45.00%
Equity units trading value (per share)				$ 2.09	27.00
Closing price of the equity units (per share)		$ 2.12	27.53
Gain recognized on disposition of investments in real estate	$ 52.5
Tax expense recognized on disposition of investments in real estate	32.4
Deferred tax benefit recognized on disposition of investments in real estate	55.5
Earnings attributable to non controlling interest	$ 61.0