Balance Sheet Components - Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Geographical Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning	$ 5,372,071	$ 5,472,553
Impact of foreign currency exchange	(255,654)	(177,644)
Balance, Ending	5,654,217	5,372,071
GPX India
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period		77,162
MainOne
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	110,648
Entel Chile
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	380,867
Entel Peru
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	46,285
Americas
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning	2,210,009	2,212,782
Impact of foreign currency exchange	(6,409)	(2,773)
Balance, Ending	2,630,752	2,210,009
Americas \| GPX India
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period		0
Americas \| MainOne
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
Americas \| Entel Chile
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	380,867
Americas \| Entel Peru
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	46,285
EMEA
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning	2,472,586	2,611,166
Impact of foreign currency exchange	(205,313)	(138,580)
Balance, Ending	2,377,921	2,472,586
EMEA \| GPX India
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period		0
EMEA \| MainOne
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	110,648
EMEA \| Entel Chile
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
EMEA \| Entel Peru
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
Asia-Pacific
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning	689,476	648,605
Impact of foreign currency exchange	(43,932)	(36,291)
Balance, Ending	645,544	689,476
Asia-Pacific \| GPX India
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period		$ 77,162
Asia-Pacific \| MainOne
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
Asia-Pacific \| Entel Chile
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	0
Asia-Pacific \| Entel Peru
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill acquired during the period	$ 0

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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