Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,470,121	$ 1,384,977	$ 2,914,663	$ 2,748,195
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	739,344	698,179	1,475,626	1,380,209
Sales and marketing	178,124	159,201	358,574	328,916
General and administrative	256,890	232,656	518,487	447,702
Transaction costs	13,617	2,774	25,147	5,245
Impairment charges	0	386	0	14,834
(Gain) loss on asset sales	(342)	0	857	0
Total costs and operating expenses	1,187,633	1,093,196	2,378,691	2,176,906
Income from operations	282,488	291,781	535,972	571,289
Interest income	1,685	7,762	5,958	11,964
Interest expense	(108,480)	(120,547)	(215,818)	(243,393)
Other income	4,278	12,180	9,448	12,014
Loss on debt extinguishment	(1,868)	0	(8,309)	(382)
Income before income taxes	178,103	191,176	327,251	351,492
Income tax expense	(44,753)	(47,324)	(74,944)	(89,893)
Net income	133,350	143,852	252,307	261,599
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(46)	(325)	(211)	6
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 133,304	$ 143,527	$ 252,096	$ 261,605
Earnings per share (EPS) attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.53	$ 1.70	$ 2.92	$ 3.15
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	87,303	84,399	86,427	83,114
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.52	$ 1.69	$ 2.90	$ 3.13
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	87,901	84,767	87,065	83,471