Common stock dividends per share entitlement issued in acquisition.

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Partnership unit redemption price per share.

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Shareholders equity.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Change in the number of units for each class of partners' capital accounts during the year due to acquisitions. Partners include general, limited and preferred partners.

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The number of units converted into shares of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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Partners' Capital of Prologis, L.P. - Additional Information (Detail) - $ / shares shares in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Feb. 04, 2020	Aug. 22, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2015
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Dividends paid			$ 2.32	$ 2.12	$ 1.92
Common Units [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Issuance of units related to acquisitions, units			0.5
Dividends per share entitled, issued in acquisition						$ 0.40
Common Units [Member] \| DCT Transaction [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Issuance of units related to acquisitions, units		3.6
Common Units [Member] \| Liberty Transaction [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Issuance of units related to acquisitions, units	2.3
Class A Common [Member]
Shareholders Equity [Line Items]
Dividends per share entitled, issued in acquisition						$ 0.64665
Dividends paid			$ 2.58660	$ 2.58660	$ 2.58660
Class A units convertible into common limited partnership units			8.0	8.1
Limited partnership unit, redemption price per share			$ 43.11