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BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) reportableSegment	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2023 EUR (€)
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| reportableSegment					7
Straight-line revenue			$ 108.6	$ 127.7	$ 341.4	$ 350.4
Indian Customer
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Deferral of revenue					$ 61.9
Tower
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)			20 years		20 years
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Mexico Fiber
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Total consideration		$ 252.5
Gain (loss) on sale		(80.0)			$ (78.9)
Goodwill		$ 20.7
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Poland Unit
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Total consideration	$ 7.2						€ 6.7
Gain (loss) on sale	$ 1.1
Common stock \| Data Centers \| U.S.
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Controlling ownership interest percentage (as a percent)			0.72		0.72
Joint Venture - Bangladesh Operations
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Ownership percentage (as a percent)			51.00%		51.00%
Stonepeak \| Common stock \| Data Centers \| U.S.
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Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (as a percent)			28.00%		28.00%
Stonepeak \| Preferred stock \| Data Centers \| U.S.
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (as a percent)			100.00%		100.00%
Germany
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Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (as a percent)			13.00%		13.00%
Germany \| ATC Europe
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Ownership percentage (as a percent)			87.00%		87.00%
Spain
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Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (as a percent)			17.00%		17.00%
Spain \| ATC Europe
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Ownership percentage (as a percent)			83.00%		83.00%