Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Feb. 04, 2020	Jan. 08, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Lease Right-of-Use assets			$ 6,600	$ 483,900
Lease liabilities			6,600	475,100
Capitalization for equity based compensation expense			18,000	16,600
Distribution declared			45,600
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized			230,900	201,600
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds			$ 82,300	$ 53,400
Common Unit [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Liberty Transaction, net of issuance costs, units			500
Liberty Transaction, net of issuance costs			$ 48,500
Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Liberty Transaction, net of issuance costs			$ 10,013,526
Limited Partners [Member] | Prologis, L.P. [Member] | Common [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
PLD units redeemed for common shares			300	1,200
Liberty Transaction, net of issuance costs, units			2,288
Liberty Transaction, net of issuance costs			$ 210,190
Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Business acquisition consideration transferred		$ 2,000,000
Prologis U S Logistics Venture
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Business acquisition consideration transferred		$ 2,000,000
Unconsolidated Entities [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Equity ownership interest received			$ 399,200	$ 294,700
Prologis Brazil Logistics Venture [Member] | Unconsolidated Co-Investment Ventures [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in property fund			20.00%		20.00%
Liberty Transaction [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Business acquisition consideration transferred	$ 13,000,000