Segment Information - Schedule of Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 2,316,000,000	$ 2,201,000,000	$ 6,797,000,000	$ 6,487,000,000
Segment cost of revenues	752,000,000	732,000,000	2,186,000,000	2,162,000,000
Other segment items	416,000,000	421,000,000	1,267,000,000	1,249,000,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA	1,148,000,000	1,048,000,000	3,344,000,000	3,076,000,000
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense	(533,000,000)	(494,000,000)	(1,515,000,000)	(1,509,000,000)
Stock-based compensation expense	(130,000,000)	(122,000,000)	(370,000,000)	(348,000,000)
Transaction costs	(3,000,000)	(7,000,000)	(12,000,000)	(12,000,000)
Restructuring charges	(5,000,000)	0	(17,000,000)	0
Impairment charges	(4,000,000)	0	(5,000,000)	0
Gain (loss) on asset sales	1,000,000	0	1,000,000	18,000,000
Interest income	53,000,000	35,000,000	152,000,000	88,000,000
Interest expense	(128,000,000)	(117,000,000)	(385,000,000)	(331,000,000)
Other income (expense)	0	7,000,000	2,000,000	(6,000,000)
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment	0	0	1,000,000	(1,000,000)
Income before income taxes	399,000,000	350,000,000	1,196,000,000	975,000,000
UNITED STATES
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	892,000,000	819,000,000	2,600,000,000	2,400,000,000
Colocation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,637,000,000	1,520,000,000	4,767,000,000	4,510,000,000
Interconnection
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	422,000,000	384,000,000	1,222,000,000	1,126,000,000
Managed infrastructure
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	118,000,000	118,000,000	350,000,000	352,000,000
Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	38,000,000	37,000,000	106,000,000	105,000,000
Recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	2,215,000,000	2,059,000,000	6,445,000,000	6,093,000,000
Non-recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	101,000,000	142,000,000	352,000,000	394,000,000
Americas
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,035,000,000	958,000,000	3,040,000,000	2,863,000,000
Segment cost of revenues	297,000,000	289,000,000	877,000,000	832,000,000
Other segment items	249,000,000	242,000,000	765,000,000	744,000,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA	489,000,000	427,000,000	1,398,000,000	1,287,000,000
Americas | Colocation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	682,000,000	617,000,000	1,972,000,000	1,848,000,000
Americas | Interconnection
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	239,000,000	224,000,000	699,000,000	658,000,000
Americas | Managed infrastructure
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	61,000,000	66,000,000	186,000,000	198,000,000
Americas | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	5,000,000	7,000,000	12,000,000	20,000,000
Americas | Recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	987,000,000	914,000,000	2,869,000,000	2,724,000,000
Americas | Non-recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	48,000,000	44,000,000	171,000,000	139,000,000
EMEA
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	784,000,000	743,000,000	2,294,000,000	2,191,000,000
Segment cost of revenues	299,000,000	270,000,000	844,000,000	874,000,000
Other segment items	101,000,000	101,000,000	302,000,000	293,000,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA	384,000,000	372,000,000	1,148,000,000	1,024,000,000
EMEA | Colocation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	588,000,000	566,000,000	1,727,000,000	1,658,000,000
EMEA | Interconnection
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	100,000,000	86,000,000	283,000,000	253,000,000
EMEA | Managed infrastructure
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	39,000,000	35,000,000	112,000,000	104,000,000
EMEA | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	29,000,000	26,000,000	82,000,000	74,000,000
EMEA | Recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	756,000,000	713,000,000	2,204,000,000	2,089,000,000
EMEA | Non-recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	28,000,000	30,000,000	90,000,000	102,000,000
Asia-Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	497,000,000	500,000,000	1,463,000,000	1,433,000,000
Segment cost of revenues	156,000,000	173,000,000	465,000,000	456,000,000
Other segment items	66,000,000	78,000,000	200,000,000	212,000,000
Segment adjusted EBITDA	275,000,000	249,000,000	798,000,000	765,000,000
Asia-Pacific | Colocation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	367,000,000	337,000,000	1,068,000,000	1,004,000,000
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	83,000,000	74,000,000	240,000,000	215,000,000
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	18,000,000	17,000,000	52,000,000	50,000,000
Asia-Pacific | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,000,000	4,000,000	12,000,000	11,000,000
Asia-Pacific | Recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	472,000,000	432,000,000	1,372,000,000	1,280,000,000
Asia-Pacific | Non-recurring revenues
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 25,000,000	$ 68,000,000	$ 91,000,000	$ 153,000,000