Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121559207&loc=d3e25336-109308

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Commitments and Contingencies (Detail) - Sep. 30, 2020 € in Millions, £ in Millions, $ in Millions	USD ($)	EUR (€)	GBP (£)
Capital expenditures
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase commitments	$ 1,100.0
Miscellaneous purchase commitments
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Purchase commitments	1,200.0
Equity Contribution Commitment \| Joint Venture \| Equity Contribution Commitment \| Equinix, Inc.
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Other commitment	$ 24.0	€ 10.9	£ 8.7