Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,596,064	$ 1,444,542
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	811,217	736,282
Sales and marketing	182,827	180,450
General and administrative	301,456	261,597
Transaction costs	1,182	11,530
Loss on asset sales	1,720	1,199
Total costs and operating expenses	1,298,402	1,191,058
Income from operations	297,662	253,484
Interest income	729	4,273
Interest expense	(89,681)	(107,338)
Other income (expense)	(6,950)	5,170
Loss on debt extinguishment	(13,058)	(6,441)
Income before income taxes	188,702	149,148
Income tax expense	(32,628)	(30,191)
Net income	156,074	118,957
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	288	(165)
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 156,362	$ 118,792
Earnings per share ("EPS") attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.75	$ 1.39
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	89,330	85,551
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.74	$ 1.38
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	89,842	86,144