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Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended |  | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) sqft | Sep. 30, 2014 Mexican Stock Exchange [Member] USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2014 Mexican Stock Exchange [Member] MXN | Jun. 30, 2014 Fibra [Member] USD ($) Property sqft | Jun. 30, 2014 Fibra [Member] MXN Property | Jun. 30, 2014 Mexico Fondo Logistico Afores [Member] sqft | Jun. 30, 2014 Prologis Mexico Industrial Fund [Member] sqft
Real Estate Properties [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Properties Purchased |  |  |  | 177 | 177 |  |
Square footage of properties | 12,600,000 |  |  | 29,700,000 | 29,700,000 | 7,600,000 | 9,500,000
Equity Units received in exchange of combined investments |  |  |  | 287.3 | 287.3 |  |
Ownership interest accounted under equity method |  |  |  | 45.00% | 45.00% |  |
Equity units trading value (per share) |  |  |  | $ 2.09 | 27.00 |  |
Closing price of the equity units (per share) |  | $ 2.08 | 28.10 |  |  |  |
Gain recognized on disposition of investments in real estate | $ 52.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax expense recognized on disposition of investments in real estate | 32.4 |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax benefit recognized on disposition of investments in real estate | 55.5 |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings attributable to non controlling interest | $ 61.0 |  |  |  |  |  |

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