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Acquisitions - Narrative (Detail) $ in Thousands, $ in Millions, ₨ in Billions										3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2022 USD ($)	May 02, 2022 USD ($) center	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($) center	Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($) center	Sep. 01, 2021 INR (₨) center	Nov. 02, 2020 USD ($) center	Nov. 02, 2020 CAD ($) center	Mar. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 08, 2020 USD ($) center	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) acquisition	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 02, 2020 Center	Oct. 01, 2020 center	Oct. 01, 2020 Center	Jan. 08, 2020 Center
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions \| acquisition											4
Stock-based compensation expense											$ 403,983	$ 363,774	$ 311,020
Entel Chile
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of data centers acquired \| center		4
Consideration transferred		$ 638,300
Entel Peru
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred	$ 80,300
MainOne
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of data centers acquired \| center			4
Consideration transferred			$ 278,400
GPX India
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of data centers acquired \| center				2	2
Cash consideration for acquisition				$ 170,500	₨ 12.5
Entel Chile, Entel Peru, And MainOne
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues											89,900
Net income from continuing operations											8,200
Bell
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of data centers acquired						1	1							1	12	12
Consideration transferred						$ 704,000	$ 934.3
Packet Host, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred								$ 290,300
Stock-based compensation expense										$ 16,100
Value of equity issued								$ 30,200
Vesting period								3 years
Axtel
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of data centers acquired									3								3
Consideration transferred									$ 189,000
Cash consideration for acquisition									175,000
Value added taxes									$ 14,000
Entel Chile and Entel Peru
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs											$ 7,200