Investments in Unconsolidated Entities - Equity Method of Accounting Presented in our Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 1,995,576	$ 1,991,426
Digital Core REIT (DCRU)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% Ownership	35.00%
Digital Core REIT (DCRU) \| Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% Ownership	35.00%
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 328,906	328,584
Ownership interest in DCRU operating properties \| Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 135,789	136,431
Ascenty \| Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% Ownership	51.00%
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 638,028	606,141
Mapletree \| Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% Ownership	20.00%
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 156,780	160,200
Mitsubishi
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% Ownership	50.00%
Equity method investment	$ 61,900
Mitsubishi \| Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% Ownership	50.00%
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 412,752	453,420
Lumen \| Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% Ownership	50.00%
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 69,352	68,821
Other \| Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 253,969	$ 237,829

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