Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 1,444,542	$ 1,363,218
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	736,282	682,030
Sales and marketing	180,450	169,715
General and administrative	261,597	215,046
Transaction costs	11,530	2,471
Impairment charges	0	14,448
Loss on asset sales	1,199	0
Total costs and operating expenses	1,191,058	1,083,710
Income from operations	253,484	279,508
Interest income	4,273	4,202
Interest expense	(107,338)	(122,846)
Other income (expense)	5,170	(166)
Loss on debt extinguishment	(6,441)	(382)
Income before income taxes	149,148	160,316
Income tax expense	(30,191)	(42,569)
Net income	118,957	117,747
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(165)	331
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 118,792	$ 118,078
Earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.39	$ 1.44
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	85,551	81,814
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.38	$ 1.44
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	86,144	82,090