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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions of Properties - Disposition of Other Properties (Details) $ in Millions				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 08, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2021	Mar. 16, 2021 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]	Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property	Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property		Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]					Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property	Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property	Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property
Non-core building in Dallas
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds	$ 203.0
Gain on sale	174.0
Non-core building in Dallas \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds	203.0
Gain on sale	$ 174.0
Joint venture contributions \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds					$ 2,278.5
Gain on sale					814.0
Non-core assets
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale					87.0
Net proceeds on sale of real estate					341.0
Non-core assets \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds					341.3
Gain on sale					$ 86.6
European Portfolio \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds			$ 680.0
Gain on sale			$ 332.0
European Portfolio \| Data Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties, classified as held for sale \| property			11
European Portfolio \| Data Centers \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds				$ 680.0
Gain on sale				$ 332.0
Other \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gross Proceeds						$ 2.8	$ 109.6
Gain on sale						$ 2.8	$ 37.7
Great Britain \| European Portfolio \| Data Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties, classified as held for sale \| property			4
Netherlands \| European Portfolio \| Data Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties, classified as held for sale \| property			3
France \| European Portfolio \| Data Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties, classified as held for sale \| property			3
Switzerland \| European Portfolio \| Data Centers
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of properties, classified as held for sale \| property			1