Area of real estate properties.

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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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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Real Estate - Summary of Dispositions (Parenthetical) (Detail) ft² in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 ft² a Property	Dec. 31, 2019 ft² a Property	Dec. 31, 2018 ft² a Property	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) ft² Property
Land [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square feet of properties \| a		4,411	4,929
Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of operating properties contributed \| Property		1,694	1,569
Square feet of properties \| ft²		378.0	340.0
Prologis Targeted U S Logistics Fund [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of operating properties contributed \| Property					190
Square feet of properties \| ft²					37.1
Secured Debt \| $				$ 956.0	$ 956.0
Prologis Targeted U S Logistics Fund [Member] \| Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund		27.30%	27.40%
Prologis Brazil Logistics Venture [Member] \| Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of operating properties contributed \| Property	14
Square feet \| ft²	6.9
Ownership percentage in property fund	20.00%	20.00%
Prologis Brazil Logistics Venture [Member] \| Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member] \| Land [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Square feet \| a	371