Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Adjustment from adoption of new accounting standard	Public offering	ATM Program	Equinix Stockholders' Equity	Equinix Stockholders' Equity Adjustment from adoption of new accounting standard	Equinix Stockholders' Equity Public offering	Equinix Stockholders' Equity ATM Program	Common stock	Common stock Public offering	Common stock ATM Program	Treasury stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Additional Paid-in Capital Public offering	Additional Paid-in Capital ATM Program	Accumulated Dividends	AOCI (Loss)	Retained Earnings	Retained Earnings Adjustment from adoption of new accounting standard	Non-controlling Interests
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019									85,700,953
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 8,840,382	$ (900)			$ 8,840,606	$ (900)			$ 86			$ (144,256)	$ 12,696,433			$ (4,168,469)	$ (934,613)	$ 1,391,425	$ (900)	$ (224)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019												(392,567)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	370,074				369,777													369,777		297
Other comprehensive income	21,302				21,245												21,245			57
Issuance of common stock and release of treasury stock for employee equity awards (in shares)									758,339			64,515
Issuance of common stock and release of treasury stock for employee equity awards	62,117				62,117							$ 22,138	39,979
Issuance of common stock (in shares)										2,587,500	415,512
Issuance of common stock, net			$ 1,683,106	$ 298,269			$ 1,683,106	$ 298,269		$ 3				$ 1,683,103	$ 298,269
Dividend distributions on common stock	(936,269)				(936,269)											(936,269)
Settlement of accrued dividends on vested equity awards	(581)				(581)								189			(770)
Accrued dividends on unvested equity awards	(13,766)				(13,766)											(13,766)
Stock-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures	310,384				310,384								310,384
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020									89,462,304
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020	10,634,118				10,633,988				$ 89			$ (122,118)	15,028,357			(5,119,274)	(913,368)	1,760,302		130
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020												(328,052)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	499,728				500,191													500,191		(463)
Other comprehensive income	(172,368)				(172,383)												(172,383)			15
Issuance of common stock and release of treasury stock for employee equity awards (in shares)									772,905			26,632
Issuance of common stock and release of treasury stock for employee equity awards	77,629				77,629				$ 1			$ 9,910	67,718
Issuance of common stock (in shares)											637,617
Issuance of common stock, net				497,870				497,870			$ 1				497,869
Dividend distributions on common stock	(1,030,005)				(1,030,005)											(1,030,005)
Settlement of accrued dividends on vested equity awards	(839)				(839)											(839)
Accrued dividends on unvested equity awards	(15,022)				(15,022)											(15,022)
Stock-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures	$ 390,653				390,653								390,653
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	90,571,406								90,872,826
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 10,881,764				10,882,082				$ 91			$ (112,208)	15,984,597			(6,165,140)	(1,085,751)	2,260,493		(318)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021	(301,420)											(301,420)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 704,577				704,345													704,345		232
Other comprehensive income	(303,743)				(303,695)												(303,695)			(48)
Issuance of common stock and release of treasury stock (in shares)									780,444			108,147
Issuance of common stock and release of treasury stock	130,557				130,557				$ 1			$ 40,242	90,314
Issuance of common stock (in shares)											1,160,706
Issuance of common stock, net				$ 796,018				$ 796,018			$ 1				$ 796,017
Dividend distributions on common stock	(1,137,203)				(1,137,203)											(1,137,203)
Settlement of accrued dividends on vested equity awards	(927)				(927)											(927)
Accrued dividends on unvested equity awards	(14,300)				(14,300)											(14,300)
Stock-based compensation, net of estimated forfeitures	$ 449,089				449,089								449,089
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	92,620,703								92,813,976
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022	$ 11,505,832				$ 11,505,966				$ 93			$ (71,966)	$ 17,320,017			$ (7,317,570)	$ (1,389,446)	$ 2,964,838		$ (134)
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022	(193,273)											(193,273)