Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions, $ in Millions						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) facility	Jan. 02, 2020 USD ($) facility	Nov. 19, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2019 USD ($) facility	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) facility	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) facility	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) facility	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) facility	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) facility	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) agreement	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 NZD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Depreciation																	$ 198,800,000	$ 153,900,000	$ 116,000,000.0
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations							$ 185,060,000				$ 115,759,000					$ 185,060,000	185,060,000	115,759,000		$ 185,060,000
Impairment of long-lived assets							2,200,000					$ 2,900,000	$ 9,600,000				8,236,000	13,485,000	747,000
Gain (loss) from sale of real estate														$ (900,000)	$ 8,400,000		22,124,000	(34,000)	7,471,000
Operating facilities purchased																	2,062,780,000	1,287,491,000
Capitalized interest																	4,000,000.0	3,300,000	3,200,000
Capitalized amounts relating to compensation and travel expense of employees																	900,000	500,000	600,000
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired																	25,538,000	85,216,000	0
Bridge loan commitment fees							2,400,000					$ 2,700,000					2,438,000	2,665,000	0
Impairment of indefinite lived intangible asset																	$ 0	$ 0	0
Remaining lives of finite-lived intangible assets																	24 years 3 months 18 days	23 years 10 months 24 days
Goodwill impairment																	$ 0	$ 0	0
Equity							3,790,440,000				1,833,018,000					3,790,440,000	3,790,440,000	1,833,018,000		3,790,440,000
Assets under scope of credit loss standard							975,500,000									975,500,000	975,500,000			975,500,000
Accounts receivable, allowance							12,286,000				6,927,000			$ 5,706,000		12,286,000	12,286,000	6,927,000	5,706,000	12,286,000			$ 5,309,000
Customer relationships
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Amortization of finite-lived intangible assets																	$ 15,300,000	$ 7,900,000	800,000
Remaining lives of finite-lived intangible assets																	24 years 3 months 18 days	24 years 2 months 12 days
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets																	$ 0	$ 0	0
Customer relationships | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Useful lives of finite-lived intangible assets																	18 years
Customer relationships | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Useful lives of finite-lived intangible assets																	25 years
Below-Market Leases
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets																	$ 0	0	0
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment | Accumulated Deficit and Distributions in Excess of Net Earnings
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Equity											(500,000)							(500,000)
Intercompany Loan
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of loan receivables | agreement														2
Australian Subsidiary | Intercompany Loan
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Loan receivable																					$ 153.5
New Zealand Subsidiary | Intercompany Loan
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Loan receivable																						$ 37.5
Trade Name
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Indefinite lived intangible asset							15,076,000				15,076,000					15,076,000	15,076,000	15,076,000		15,076,000
International
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash							$ 88,600,000				$ 34,100,000					88,600,000	88,600,000	34,100,000		88,600,000
Columbus, OH
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities										$ 7,000,000.0
Savannah, GA
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities										$ 69,500,000
Lancaster, PA and Plainville, CT
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of facilities where costs are incurred | facility									2
Lancaster, PA
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities																73,300,000
Plainville, CT
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities																74,800,000
Auckland, New Zealand
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities																	22,000,000.0
Russellville, AK and Calgary, CN
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of facilities where costs are incurred | facility							2
Russellville, AR
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities							$ 11,700,000
Calgary
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities							1,500,000
Atlanta, GA
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities																				92,800,000
Chesapeake, VA and North Little Rock, AK
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of facilities where costs are incurred | facility											2
Chesapeake, VA
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities											$ 26,200,000
North Little Rock, AK
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Costs to construct for facilities											19,200,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction Accounted for as a Financing Lease
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Total sale-leaseback financing obligations							165,200,000				$ 76,800,000			$ 80,300,000		$ 165,200,000	$ 165,200,000	76,800,000	80,300,000	$ 165,200,000
Other
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets									$ 3,700,000
Third-party managed
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets									$ 2,100,000
Number of properties to be impaired | facility									2
Transportation
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets																		900,000
Nova Cold Logistics
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility			4
Number of leased operating facilities purchased | facility			1
Operating facilities purchased			$ 171,900,000
Newport Cold
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility			1
Operating facilities purchased			$ 30,200,000
AM-C Warehouses
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility		2
Operating facilities purchased		$ 53,200,000
Hall's Warehouse Corporation
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility						8
Number of leased operating facilities purchased | facility						3
Operating facilities purchased						$ 332,700,000
Agro Merchants Group
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating facilities purchased	$ 1,080,000,000.00
Caspers Cold Storage
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating facilities purchased		25,200,000
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired		$ 25,600,000
International Facilities Previously Operated Under Lease Agreement
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility								2
Operating facilities purchased								$ 8,100,000
MHW Group Inc.
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired				$ 51,600,000
Call option to purchase land				$ 4,100,000
PortFresh Holdings, LLC
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Number of operating facilities purchased | facility					1
Operating facilities purchased					$ 35,000,000.0
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired					$ 35,900,000
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives																	5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives																	43 years
Machinery and equipment
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets							500,000
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives																	3 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives																	12 years
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Depreciation																	$ 7,300,000	6,400,000	5,200,000
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software | Minimum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives																	3 years
Costs incurred to develop software for internal use and purchased software | Maximum
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Property, plant, equipment, and leasehold improvements useful lives																	10 years
Assets under construction
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets							1,200,000
Partially Used Warehouse | Warehouse
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets																		$ 12,600,000
Idle Warehouse | Warehouse
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets																			$ 700,000
Land
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets							$ 500,000