Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 7,263,105	$ 6,635,537	$ 5,998,545
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	3,751,501	3,472,422	3,074,340
Sales and marketing	786,560	741,232	718,356
General and administrative	1,498,701	1,301,797	1,090,981
Transaction costs	21,839	22,769	55,935
Impairment charges	0	0	7,306
(Gain) loss on asset sales	3,976	(10,845)	(1,301)
Total costs and operating expenses	6,062,577	5,527,375	4,945,617
Income from operations	1,200,528	1,108,162	1,052,928
Interest income	36,268	2,644	8,654
Interest expense	(356,337)	(336,082)	(406,466)
Other income (expense)	(51,417)	(50,647)	6,913
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment	327	(115,125)	(145,804)
Income before income taxes	829,369	608,952	516,225
Income tax expense	(124,792)	(109,224)	(146,151)
Net income	704,577	499,728	370,074
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(232)	463	(297)
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 704,345	$ 500,191	$ 369,777
Earnings per share ("EPS") attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 7.69	$ 5.57	$ 4.22
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	91,569	89,772	87,700
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 7.67	$ 5.53	$ 4.18
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	91,828	90,409	88,410