Organization and Description of Business (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 20, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 property	Mar. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 property
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		215		214
Common Interest
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures		95.60%		95.10%
Preferred Interest
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures		100.00%		100.00%
Ascenty Acquisition
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Payment for acquisition | $	$ 2,000
Operating
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		180		196
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		35		18
United States
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		145		145
United States | Operating
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		131		131
United States | Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		14		14
Europe
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		38		38
Europe | Operating
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		38		38
Europe | Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		0		0
Latin America
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		17		16
Latin America | Operating
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		0		16
Latin America | Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		17		0
Asia
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		7		7
Asia | Operating
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		3		3
Asia | Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		4		4
Australia
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		5		5
Australia | Operating
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		5		5
Australia | Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		0		0
Canada
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		3		3
Canada | Operating
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		3		3
Canada | Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Number of properties		0		0
Ascenty Acquisition
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures		51.00%	51.00%
Brookfield Infrastructure | Ascenty Acquisition
Organization and Description of Business [Line Items]
Investment | $			$ 700
Ownership percentage in joint ventures			49.00%