Investments in Unconsolidated Entities - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions										1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Apr. 19, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2024 Center	Mar. 01, 2024 item	Jan. 12, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 11, 2024 item Center	Nov. 10, 2023 item	Jul. 25, 2023 property	Jul. 13, 2023 property	Jan. 31, 2024 Center	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) property $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of data centers | Center										2
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers | item						10
Potential IT load capacity in number of megawatts | item						500
Data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany | Subsequent Event
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest held in operating properties sold	24.90%
Consideration on sale of ownership	$ 126,000
Gain on sale	0
Amount loaned to the consolidated subsidiary that owns the data center	$ 80,000
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture | Hyperscale Data Center Campuses across Frankfurt, Paris and Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of hyperscale data center campuses develop through joint venture | Center						4
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers | Center						10
Potential IT load capacity in number of megawatts | item						500
Realty Income | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in partnership							80.00%
Number of data centers | item							2
TPG Real Estate Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of properties sold | property								3
Percentage of interest in property sold								80.00%
GI Partners Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in partnership									65.00%
Number of properties sold | property									2
Percentage of interest in property sold													75.00%
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture | Data Centers in Dallas Metro Area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in partnership		65.00%	65.00%	65.00%
Number of data centers | Center			2
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers			2	2
Remaining development cost to be funded by each partner in pro rata share		$ 140,000
GI Partners Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures													25.00%
GI Partners Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Call option to increase ownership interest in joint venture									80.00%
Additional cash contribution by Joint Venture partner					$ 68,000
Percentage of Interest Acquired in Joint Venture					15.00%
GI Partners | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures									35.00%
Ascenty | Subsidiary of Operating Partnership subsidiary
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest											2.00%
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities											$ 19,000			$ 18,000
Digital Core REIT (DCRU)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures											31.00%
Number of units owned | shares											408			406
Closing price per unit | $ / shares											$ 0.60			$ 0.65
Fair value of shares											$ 245,000			$ 264,000
Digital Core REIT (DCRU) | Fee income and other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Fees earned pursuant to these contractual agreements											$ 2,900	$ 2,300
Sreit [Member] | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures							20.00%	20.00%
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures						20.00%
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures											20.00%
Remaining development cost to be funded by each partner in pro rata share											$ 3,000,000
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture | Hyperscale Data Center Campuses across Frankfurt, Paris and Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of hyperscale data center campuses develop through joint venture | item						4
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures		35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture | Data Centers in Dallas Metro Area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures		35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
North America | Digital Core REIT (DCRU)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures											10.00%
Digital Core REIT (DCRU)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of data centers | property											10
Digital Core REIT (DCRU) | Subsidiary of Operating Partnership subsidiary
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest											25.00%
Digital Core REIT (DCRU) | Digital Core REIT (DCRU) | Data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany | Subsequent Event
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures	49.90%