Consolidated Statement of Equity - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	KTR Capital Partners and Affiliates [Member]	Other Acquisitions [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member] KTR Capital Partners and Affiliates [Member]	Non-controlling Interests [Member] Other Acquisitions [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 13,773,336			$ 582,200	$ 4,618	$ 16,411,855	$ (233,563)	$ (3,696,093)	$ 704,319
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012					461,770
Consolidated net earnings	353,049							342,921	10,128
Effect of equity compensation plans	93,705				$ 13	93,692
Effect of equity compensation plans, shares					1,351
Issuance of stock in equity offering, net of issuance costs	1,437,697				$ 357	1,437,340
Issuance of stock in equity offering, net of issuance costs, shares					35,650
Redemption of preferred stock	(482,715)			(482,200)		8,593		(9,108)
Issuance of warrant	32,359					32,359
Capital contributions	146,130								146,130
Settlement of noncontrolling interests	(255,551)					(7,868)			(247,683)
Settlement of noncontrolling interests, shares					28
Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net	(234,680)						(221,633)		(13,047)
Unrealized gains (losses) and amortization on derivative contracts, net	19,590						19,521		69
Distributions and allocations	(706,467)					(1,462)		(570,384)	(134,621)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	14,176,453			100,000	$ 4,988	17,974,509	(435,675)	(3,932,664)	465,295
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013					498,799
Consolidated net earnings	739,284							636,183	103,101
Effect of equity compensation plans	88,888				$ 14	88,424			450
Effect of equity compensation plans, shares					1,383
Issuance of stock in equity offering, net of issuance costs	140,135				$ 33	140,102
Issuance of stock in equity offering, net of issuance costs, shares					3,316
Redemption of preferred stock	(27,643)			(21,765)		639		(6,517)
Capital contributions	14,464								14,464
Settlement of noncontrolling interests	(2,440)					33,803			(36,243)
Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net	(181,164)						(167,950)		(13,214)
Unrealized gains (losses) and amortization on derivative contracts, net	(9,242)						(9,219)		(23)
Distributions and allocations	(991,948)					2,031		(671,495)	(322,484)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 15,183,599			78,235	$ 5,095	18,467,009	(600,337)	(3,974,493)	1,208,090
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2014	509,498				509,498
Issuance of stock from exercise of warrant	$ 213,840				$ 60	213,780
Issuance of stock from exercise of warrants, shares					6,000
Formation of Prologis U.S. Logistics Venture	455,972					13,721			442,251
Consolidation of Prologis North American Industrial Fund	567,000						12,507		554,493
Consolidated net earnings	925,515							869,439	56,076
Effect of equity compensation plans	83,703				$ 15	57,454			26,234
Effect of equity compensation plans, shares					1,475
Issuance of stock in equity offering, net of issuance costs	71,548				$ 16	71,532
Issuance of stock in equity offering, net of issuance costs, shares					1,662
Capital contributions	2,355,596								2,355,596
Foreign currency translation gains (losses), net	(208,901)						(173,852)		(35,049)
Unrealized gains (losses) and amortization on derivative contracts, net	(17,457)						(17,240)		(217)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 18,420,836			$ 78,235	$ 5,245	19,302,367	$ (791,429)	(3,926,483)	3,752,901
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2015	524,512				524,512
Issuance of stock upon conversion of exchangeable debt	$ 502,732				$ 119	502,613
Issuance of stock upon conversion of exchangeable debt, shares					11,872
Issuance of units related to acquisitions		$ 181,170	$ 371,570							$ 181,170	$ 371,570
Reallocation of equity						202,812		(15,894)	(186,918)
Distributions and other	$ (1,028,239)					$ 947		$ (805,535)	$ (223,651)
Distributions and other, shares					5