Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 643,201	$ 580,622	$ 510,404	$ 462,847	$ 450,865	$ 415,151	$ 460,089	$ 434,682	$ 2,197,074	$ 1,760,787	$ 1,750,486
Operating income	105,551	103,392	87,348	83,881	74,956	78,112	95,274	71,466	380,172	319,808	304,412
Consolidated net earnings	126,757	307,186	140,260	351,312	427,724	147,127	152,430	12,003	925,515	739,284	229,529
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	$ 118,363	$ 258,979	$ 140,240	$ 345,206	$ 408,609	$ 136,245	$ 72,715	$ 4,666	$ 862,788	$ 622,235	$ 315,422
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Basic	$ 0.23	$ 0.49	$ 0.27	$ 0.67	$ 0.82	$ 0.27	$ 0.15	$ 0.01	$ 1.66	$ 1.25	$ 0.65
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Diluted	$ 0.23	$ 0.49	$ 0.27	$ 0.65	$ 0.81	$ 0.23	$ 0.13	$ 0.01	$ 1.64	$ 1.24	$ 0.64
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 643,201	$ 580,622	$ 510,404	$ 462,847	$ 450,865	$ 415,151	$ 460,089	$ 434,682
Operating income	105,551	103,392	87,348	83,881	74,956	78,112	95,274	71,466
Consolidated net earnings	126,757	307,186	140,260	351,312	427,724	147,127	152,430	12,003
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders	$ 123,733	$ 262,155	$ 141,538	$ 346,488	$ 410,042	$ 136,738	$ 72,973	$ 4,683
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Basic	$ 0.23	$ 0.49	$ 0.27	$ 0.67	$ 0.82	$ 0.27	$ 0.15	$ 0.01
Net earnings per share attributable to common stockholders – Diluted	$ 0.23	$ 0.49	$ 0.27	$ 0.65	$ 0.81	$ 0.23	$ 0.13	$ 0.01