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Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 04, 2020	Aug. 22, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2019
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Debt			$ 169,800
Lease Right-of-Use assets			47,800	$ 523,800
Lease liabilities			47,800	527,300
Capitalization for equity based compensation expense			22,400	21,400	$ 26,400
Distribution declared			$ 45,600	80,900
Partners’ interest through distribution of an operating property				$ 11,400
Noncash acquisition, real estate acquired					11,800
Common Unit [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Common limited partnership units, shares			500
Common limited partnership units, amount paid			$ 48,500
Limited Partners [Member] \| Prologis, L.P. [Member] \| Common [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
PLD units redeemed for common shares			700	1,200
Unconsolidated Entities [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Equity ownership interest received			$ 433,700	$ 646,800	$ 386,700	$ 386,700
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%
Prologis China Logistics Venture II, LP [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Equity ownership interest received			$ 23,700
Liberty Transaction [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Business acquisition consideration transferred	$ 13,000,000
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Prologis, L.P. [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Common limited partnership units, amount paid			$ 10,013,526
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Limited Partners [Member] \| Prologis, L.P. [Member] \| Common [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Common limited partnership units, shares			2,288
Common limited partnership units, amount paid			$ 210,190
DCT Transaction [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Business acquisition consideration transferred		$ 8,500,000
DCT Transaction [Member] \| Common Unit [Member]
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Line Items]
Common limited partnership units, shares		3,600