Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Rental revenues	$ 723,857	$ 710,465	$ 700,689	$ 696,807	$ 679,195	$ 608,974	$ 544,679	$ 555,943	$ 2,831,818	$ 2,388,791	$ 2,225,141
Total revenues	826,016	942,181	790,372	772,052	807,085	682,432	621,276	693,656	3,330,621	2,804,449	2,618,134
Rental expenses	(184,196)	(180,864)	(181,138)	(188,068)	(177,194)	(147,184)	(133,329)	(142,941)	(734,266)	(600,648)	(569,523)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net	164,260	63,935	196,941	42,441	140,531	108,049	63,669	157,568	467,577	469,817	327,528
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net	157,841	59,379	27,254	145,767	217,035	86,009	30,592	37,543	390,241	371,179	855,437
Operating income	559,640	471,480	442,056	376,590	598,646	375,579	281,555	432,218	1,849,766	1,687,998	1,954,031
Consolidated net earnings	426,242	491,013	410,826	373,765	690,490	375,520	364,991	391,959	1,701,846	1,822,960	1,760,959
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders/unit holders	$ 385,480	$ 450,639	$ 383,784	$ 347,047	$ 596,568	$ 346,345	$ 334,611	$ 365,902	$ 1,566,950	$ 1,643,426	$ 1,641,931
Net earnings per share/unit attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Basic	$ 0.61	$ 0.71	$ 0.61	$ 0.55	$ 0.95	$ 0.60	$ 0.63	$ 0.69	$ 2.48	$ 2.90	$ 3.10
Net earnings per share/unit attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Diluted	$ 0.61	$ 0.71	$ 0.60	$ 0.55	$ 0.94	$ 0.60	$ 0.62	$ 0.68	$ 2.46	$ 2.87	$ 3.06
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Rental revenues	$ 723,857	$ 710,465	$ 700,689	$ 696,807	$ 679,195	$ 608,974	$ 544,679	$ 555,943
Total revenues	826,016	942,181	790,372	772,052	807,085	682,432	621,276	693,656
Rental expenses	(184,196)	(180,864)	(181,138)	(188,068)	(177,194)	(147,184)	(133,329)	(142,941)
Gains on dispositions of development properties and land, net	164,260	63,935	196,941	42,441	140,531	108,049	63,669	157,568
Gains on other dispositions of investments in real estate, net	157,841	59,379	27,254	145,767	217,035	86,009	30,592	37,543
Operating income	559,640	471,480	442,056	376,590	598,646	375,579	281,555	432,218
Consolidated net earnings	426,242	491,013	410,826	373,765	690,490	375,520	364,991	391,959
Net earnings attributable to common stockholders/unit holders	$ 396,527	$ 463,997	$ 395,470	$ 357,621	$ 614,490	$ 356,765	$ 344,633	$ 376,425
Net earnings per share/unit attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Basic	$ 0.61	$ 0.71	$ 0.61	$ 0.55	$ 0.95	$ 0.60	$ 0.63	$ 0.69
Net earnings per share/unit attributable to common stockholders/unitholders - Diluted	$ 0.61	$ 0.71	$ 0.60	$ 0.55	$ 0.94	$ 0.60	$ 0.62	$ 0.68