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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 20, 2024 USD ($) center	Aug. 01, 2022 USD ($)	May 02, 2022 USD ($) center	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($) center	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions \| acquisition					3
Total Information Management Philippines
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business combination, number of data centers acquired \| center	3
Consideration transferred	$ 180
Entel Chile
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 638
Number of data centers acquired \| center			4
Entel Peru
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred		$ 80
MainOne
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred				$ 278
Number of data centers acquired \| center				4
Entel Chile, Entel Peru, And MainOne
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Revenues of acquiree					$ 90
Net income from continuing operations					8
Entel Chile and Entel Peru
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction costs					$ 7