Segment Information - Revenue Information on Services Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,817,154	$ 1,657,919	$ 3,551,601	$ 3,253,983
Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,707,451	1,542,462	3,349,775	3,053,395
Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,256,962	1,155,935	2,476,317	2,286,227
Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	315,177	287,774	624,407	567,493
Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	105,692	94,004	206,546	187,349
Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	29,620	4,749	42,505	12,326
Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	109,703	115,457	201,826	200,588
Americas
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	830,864	750,643	1,631,285	1,476,583
Americas | Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	790,389	706,462	1,548,019	1,399,331
Americas | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	541,988	497,659	1,064,159	985,118
Americas | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	187,491	167,618	368,594	332,505
Americas | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	55,329	40,734	104,551	79,219
Americas | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	5,581	451	10,715	2,489
Americas | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	40,475	44,181	83,266	77,252
EMEA
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	599,201	537,929	1,149,681	1,056,646
EMEA | Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	552,679	498,819	1,072,792	985,901
EMEA | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	433,339	398,703	847,908	786,978
EMEA | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	66,845	65,258	134,985	126,908
EMEA | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	30,447	31,176	61,437	63,287
EMEA | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	22,048	3,682	28,462	8,728
EMEA | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	46,522	39,110	76,889	70,745
Asia-Pacific
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	387,089	369,347	770,635	720,754
Asia-Pacific | Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	364,383	337,181	728,964	668,163
Asia-Pacific | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	281,635	259,573	564,250	514,131
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	60,841	54,898	120,828	108,080
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	19,916	22,094	40,558	44,843
Asia-Pacific | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,991	616	3,328	1,109
Asia-Pacific | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 22,706	$ 32,166	$ 41,671	$ 52,591