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Percentage of outstanding debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt - Debt Summary (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Debt Summary (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.90%	2.20%
Debt		$ 16,849,076	$ 11,905,877
Number of operating properties securing mortgage debt of consolidated entities \| Property		85
Number of prestablized properties securing mortgage debt of consolidated entities \| Property		1
Mortgage notes, aggregate cost of secured properties		$ 1,600,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		2.00%	2.40%
Debt		$ 14,275,870	$ 9,660,570
Senior Notes [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate		0.20%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2022-02
Senior Notes [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate		4.50%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2050-10
Secured Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		3.10%	3.40%
Debt		$ 637,101	$ 619,170
Secured Mortgage [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate		0.20%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2021-01
Secured Mortgage [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective Interest Rate		7.80%
Debt instrument, maturity date		2027-11
Liberty Transaction [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 1,800,000
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate		3.80%
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		$ 2,500,000
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Secured Mortgage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		246,900
Liberty Transaction [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		100,100
Industrial Property Trust Inc Transaction [Member] \| Secured Mortgage [Member] \| Prologis U S Logistics Venture [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		$ 341,800
GBP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		2.20%	2.30%
Debt		$ 1,019,480	$ 656,549
Percentage of outstanding debt		6.10%	5.50%
CAD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		2.70%	3.40%
Debt		$ 285,708	$ 279,730
Percentage of outstanding debt		1.70%	2.30%
EUR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		1.40%	1.90%
Debt		$ 6,549,676	$ 6,128,986
Percentage of outstanding debt		38.80%	51.50%
JPY
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		0.80%	0.70%
Debt		$ 2,877,247	$ 2,329,381
Percentage of outstanding debt		17.10%	19.60%
USD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted Average Interest Rate		2.80%	4.40%
Debt		$ 6,116,965	$ 2,511,231
Percentage of outstanding debt		36.30%	21.10%