Segment Information - Revenue Information by Category (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 7,263,105	$ 6,635,537	$ 5,998,545
Recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	6,871,287	6,220,485	5,658,030
Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	5,082,610	4,642,214	4,259,001
Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,268,276	1,161,502	1,023,258
Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	415,506	380,857	337,345
Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	104,895	35,912	38,426
Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	391,818	415,052	340,515
Americas
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	3,349,217	3,021,751	2,707,758
Americas | Recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	3,183,191	2,861,937	2,582,800
Americas | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	2,187,751	2,002,253	1,820,709
Americas | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	756,214	678,677	622,327
Americas | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	218,499	168,577	120,159
Americas | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	20,727	12,430	19,605
Americas | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	166,026	159,814	124,958
EMEA
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	2,343,204	2,155,216	1,996,389
EMEA | Recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	2,207,329	2,001,931	1,864,720
EMEA | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,744,121	1,597,830	1,504,770
EMEA | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	268,398	259,538	213,490
EMEA | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	119,361	124,937	127,722
EMEA | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	75,449	19,626	18,738
EMEA | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	135,875	153,285	131,669
Asia-Pacific
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,570,684	1,458,570	1,294,398
Asia-Pacific | Recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,480,767	1,356,617	1,210,510
Asia-Pacific | Colocation
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	1,150,738	1,042,131	933,522
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	243,664	223,287	187,441
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	77,646	87,343	89,464
Asia-Pacific | Other
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	8,719	3,856	83
Asia-Pacific | Non-recurring revenues
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 89,917	$ 101,953	$ 83,888