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Business Combinations (Details Textual) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Apr. 30, 2011 Units | Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2011 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 EUR (€) | Jun. 02, 2011 USD ($) | May 25, 2011 Units | Dec. 31, 2011 AMB [Member] USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition purchase price |  |  |  | $ 86,500,000 |  | $ 5,856,500,000 |  | $ 5,856,500,000
Business Combinations (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Count of Units Purchased | 11,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage increase | 39.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of additional ordinary units |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,500,000 |
Acquisition of convertible preferred units of PEPR |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,700,000 |
Aggregate cash purchased |  | 1,000,000,000 | 715,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Global line borrowings |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Mark to market equity investment in PEPR from carrying value |  |  |  |  | 486,000,000 |  |  |
Gain from valuation of PEPR |  |  |  | 85,900,000 | 59,600,000 |  |  |
Ownership percentage of voting ordinary rights |  |  |  | 93.70% |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage of convertible preferred units |  |  |  | 94.90% |  |  |  |
Preliminary aggregate purchase price |  |  |  | 1,600,000,000 | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |
Percentage of parent company ownership interest in Prologis European properties |  |  |  | 60.00% |  |  |  |
Percentage of parent company ownership interest in Prologis European properties |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |
Rental income included in pro forma results |  |  |  | 565,500,000 |  |  |  |
Rental expenses included in pro forma results |  |  |  | $ 147,600,000 |  |  |  |
Period of time included in actual results |  |  |  | 7 months |  |  |  |
Period of time included in pro forma adjustments |  |  |  | 5 months |  |  |  |

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