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Rent deferrals granted.

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- Definition

Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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- Definition

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e8672-108599

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General - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
General - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 Segment	Oct. 19, 2020 USD ($)
General [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| Segment	2
Subsequent Event [Member]
General [Line Items]
Rent deferrals granted \| $		$ 21.0
Unaffiliated Investors and Certain Current and Former Directors and Officers [Member]
General [Line Items]
Percentage of common limited partnership interest	2.70%
General Partner \| Prologis Limited Partnership [Member]
General [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in operating partnership	97.30%
Preferred [Member] \| Prologis Limited Partnership [Member]
General [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in operating partnership	100.00%