Noncontrolling Interests - Noncontrolling Interest Summary (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	$ 26,804	$ 239,992
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest, Limited Partnerships	0	0
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest and Limited Partnerships	26,804	239,992
Total Investment In Real Estate	17,133,057	18,255,479
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	657,411	417,086
Limited partners in the Operating Partnership	47,695	48,209
REIT noncontrolling interests	705,106	465,295
Non-controlling Interests [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	2,049,486	1,610,991
Mexico Fondo Logistico [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	0	191,866
Total Investment In Real Estate	27,162	457,006
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	20.00%	20.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	34,333	220,292
Prologis AMS [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	0	17,063
Total Investment In Real Estate	0	58,575
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage		38.50%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	0	24,791
Prologis US Logistics Venture [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Investment In Real Estate	1,001,754	0
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	55.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	435,875	0
Other Consolidated Entities [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	26,804	31,063
Total Investment In Real Estate	312,195	312,358
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	33,386	31,465
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	17,133,057	18,255,479
REIT noncontrolling interests	657,411	417,086
Partnerships with Exchangeable Units [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Investment In Real Estate	708,375	783,052
Parent Company's Ownership	various	various
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	75,979	75,532
Brazil Fund [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Debt for Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Total Investment In Real Estate	0	0
Parent Company's Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest	77,838	65,006
Operating Partnership noncontrolling interests [Member] \| Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	2,049,486	1,610,991
Limited Partnership Interests [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Total Investment In Real Estate	$ 0	$ 0

Debt for non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership in the REIT.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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-Paragraph 27

-Article 5

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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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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(d))

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