Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,384,977	$ 1,261,943	$ 2,748,195	$ 2,477,820
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	698,179	651,801	1,380,209	1,274,231
Sales and marketing	159,201	154,202	328,916	313,978
General and administrative	232,656	210,489	447,702	413,646
Acquisition costs	2,774	30,413	5,245	35,052
Impairment charges	386	0	14,834	0
Total costs and operating expenses	1,093,196	1,046,905	2,176,906	2,036,907
Income from operations	291,781	215,038	571,289	440,913
Interest income	7,762	3,958	11,964	8,568
Interest expense	(120,547)	(134,673)	(243,393)	(260,950)
Other income	12,180	8,866	12,014	5,802
Loss on debt extinguishment	0	(19,215)	(382)	(40,706)
Income before income taxes	191,176	73,974	351,492	153,627
Income tax expense	(47,324)	(6,356)	(89,893)	(23,115)
Net income	143,852	67,618	261,599	130,512
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(325)	0	6	0
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 143,527	$ 67,618	$ 261,605	$ 130,512
Earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.70	$ 0.85	$ 3.15	$ 1.64
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	84,399	79,479	83,114	79,361
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.69	$ 0.85	$ 3.13	$ 1.64
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	84,767	79,752	83,471	79,746