Segment Information - Revenue Information on Services Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,840,659	$ 1,675,176	$ 5,392,260	$ 4,929,159
Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,748,132	1,563,616	5,097,907	4,617,011
Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,296,093	1,164,198	3,772,410	3,450,425
Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	318,250	291,109	942,657	858,602
Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	102,466	96,330	309,012	283,679
Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	31,323	11,979	73,828	24,305
Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	92,527	111,560	294,353	312,148
Americas
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	846,161	763,053	2,477,446	2,239,636
Americas | Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	805,466	721,292	2,353,485	2,120,623
Americas | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	555,352	504,711	1,619,511	1,489,829
Americas | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	190,283	168,511	558,877	501,016
Americas | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	54,704	43,313	159,255	122,532
Americas | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	5,127	4,757	15,842	7,246
Americas | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	40,695	41,761	123,961	119,013
EMEA
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	591,812	545,227	1,741,493	1,601,873
EMEA | Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	564,034	503,288	1,636,826	1,489,189
EMEA | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	445,733	400,395	1,293,641	1,187,373
EMEA | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	66,703	65,809	201,688	192,717
EMEA | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	28,493	31,445	89,930	94,732
EMEA | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	23,105	5,639	51,567	14,367
EMEA | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	27,778	41,939	104,667	112,684
Asia-Pacific
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	402,686	366,896	1,173,321	1,087,650
Asia-Pacific | Recurring Revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	378,632	339,036	1,107,596	1,007,199
Asia-Pacific | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	295,008	259,092	859,258	773,223
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	61,264	56,789	182,092	164,869
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	19,269	21,572	59,827	66,415
Asia-Pacific | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	3,091	1,583	6,419	2,692
Asia-Pacific | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 24,054	$ 27,860	$ 65,725	$ 80,451