Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 1,734,447	$ 1,596,064
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	915,875	811,217
Sales and marketing	192,511	182,827
General and administrative	352,687	301,456
Transaction costs	4,240	1,182
Loss on asset sales	1,818	1,720
Total costs and operating expenses	1,467,131	1,298,402
Income from operations	267,316	297,662
Interest income	2,106	729
Interest expense	(79,965)	(89,681)
Other expense	(9,549)	(6,950)
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment	529	(13,058)
Income before income taxes	180,437	188,702
Income tax expense	(32,744)	(32,628)
Net income	147,693	156,074
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(240)	288
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 147,453	$ 156,362
Earnings per share ("EPS") attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.62	$ 1.75
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	90,771	89,330
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 1.62	$ 1.74
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	91,162	89,842