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Unconsolidated Entities - Summarized Financial Information of Co-Investment Ventures (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 U.S, Prologis North American Industrial Fund III [Member] Property Venture | Sep. 30, 2013 U.S, Prologis North American Industrial Fund III [Member] Property Venture | Sep. 30, 2014 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Nippon Prologis REIT Inc [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Prologis European Logistics Partners [Member] | Sep. 30, 2014 Fibra [Member] Venture | Sep. 30, 2014 Fibra [Member] U.S, Prologis North American Industrial Fund III [Member]
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments Joint Ventures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of co-investment ventures |  |  |  | 2 | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |
Number of Co-investment ventures concluded |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Gain (Loss) on disposition of property | $ 5.56 | $ 10.00 |  | $ 16.90 | $ 24.00 |  |  |  |  |
Number of disposed properties |  |  |  | 14 | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition cost | 16.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37.2
Intercompany notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  | 91.7 | 88.5 |  |  |
Proceeds of remaining sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.5 |  |
Guaranteed debt | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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