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Other Assets and Other Liabilities - Schedule of Other Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Leasing commissions | $ 241,557 us-gaap_DeferredLeasingCommissions | $ 222,267 us-gaap_DeferredLeasingCommissions
Rent leveling and above market leases | 224,589 pld_RentLevelingAssetsAndMarketLeasesFavorableUnfavorableNet | 256,018 pld_RentLevelingAssetsAndMarketLeasesFavorableUnfavorableNet
Derivative assets | 106,664 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent | 20,241 us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
Prepaid assets | 105,093 pld_PrepaidAssets | 136,729 pld_PrepaidAssets
Fixed assets | 86,927 pld_FixedAssetsOther | 85,389 pld_FixedAssetsOther
Value added taxes receivable | 86,331 us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivable | 106,074 us-gaap_ValueAddedTaxReceivable
Loan fees | 53,025 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount | 49,920 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFeeAmount
Management contracts | 52,896 pld_ManagementContracts | 61,082 pld_ManagementContracts
Other notes receivable | 46,570 pld_NotesReceivableOther | 38,860 pld_NotesReceivableOther
Deferred income taxes | 7,887 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent | 19,020 us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherAssetsNoncurrent
Other | 84,525 pld_OtherAssetsInOtherAssetDisclosure | 99,863 pld_OtherAssetsInOtherAssetDisclosure
Totals | $ 1,096,064 us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets | $ 1,095,463 us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets

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