Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 2,018,408	$ 1,817,154	$ 4,016,617	$ 3,551,601
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	1,060,800	930,257	2,066,891	1,846,132
Sales and marketing	215,016	193,727	425,687	386,238
General and administrative	406,429	370,348	801,303	723,035
Transaction costs	5,718	5,063	7,318	9,303
(Gain) loss on asset sales	(1,941)	(94)	(1,089)	1,724
Total costs and operating expenses	1,686,022	1,499,301	3,300,110	2,966,432
Income from operations	332,386	317,853	716,507	585,169
Interest income	23,503	4,508	42,891	6,614
Interest expense	(99,973)	(90,826)	(197,454)	(170,791)
Other expense	(11,518)	(6,238)	(4,015)	(15,787)
Gain (loss) on debt extinguishment	0	(420)	254	109
Income before income taxes	244,398	224,877	558,183	405,314
Income tax expense	(37,385)	(8,635)	(92,440)	(41,379)
Net income	207,013	216,242	465,743	363,935
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	17	80	73	(160)
Net income attributable to Equinix	$ 207,030	$ 216,322	$ 465,816	$ 363,775
Earnings per share (“EPS”) attributable to Equinix:
Basic EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 2.21	$ 2.38	$ 5.00	$ 4.00
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	93,535	91,036	93,253	90,904
Diluted EPS (in dollars per share)	$ 2.21	$ 2.37	$ 4.98	$ 3.99
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	93,857	91,262	93,599	91,213