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Noncontrolling Interests - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 sqft | Dec. 31, 2013 sqft | Dec. 31, 2012 sqft | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 Property sqft | Jun. 30, 2014 sqft
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Square footage of properties | 260,700,000 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty | 264,300,000 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty | 208,800,000 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty |  |  | 12,600,000 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty
Third party investors portion reflected as a component of Noncontrolling Interest | $ 219,871,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue | $ 179,472,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue | $ 126,779,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue |  |  |
Prologis Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest |  | 10,100,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pld_PrologisIncMember |  |  |  |
(Loss) from continuing operations |  | 500,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAttributableToNoncontrollingEntity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pld_PrologisIncMember |  |  |  |
Income from discontinued operations |  | 10,600,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = pld_PrologisIncMember |  |  |  |
Prologis Institutional Alliance Fund II [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment to acquire partners' interest |  |  |  | 245,800,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireLimitedPartnershipInterests / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisInstitutionalAllianceFundTwoMember |  |
Number of limited partnership units issued |  |  |  | 805,000 us-gaap_OtherOwnershipInterestsUnitsIssued / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisInstitutionalAllianceFundTwoMember |  |
Amount of partnership units issued |  |  |  | 31,300,000 us-gaap_OtherOwnershipInterestsValue / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisInstitutionalAllianceFundTwoMember |  |
Promote fee earned from venture |  |  |  | 18,800,000 pld_RelatedPartyTransactionManagementFee / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisInstitutionalAllianceFundTwoMember |  |
Third party investors portion reflected as a component of Noncontrolling Interest |  |  |  | 13,500,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisInstitutionalAllianceFundTwoMember |  |
Prologis, L.P. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of conversion rate | One share of common stock to one unit |  |  |  |  |
Third party investors portion reflected as a component of Noncontrolling Interest | 219,871,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember | 179,472,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember | 126,779,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember |  |  |
Prologis, L.P. [Member] | Prologis US Logistics Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties sold |  |  |  |  | 66 pld_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesContributed / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisUsLogisticsVentureMember |
Square footage of properties |  |  |  |  | 12,800,000 us-gaap_AreaOfRealEstateProperty / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisUsLogisticsVentureMember |
Proceeds for contributed properties |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyHeldForSale / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisUsLogisticsVentureMember |
Equity method investment, percentage |  |  |  |  | 55.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_PartnerTypeOfPartnersCapitalAccountAxis = us-gaap_LimitedPartnerMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = pld_PrologisUsLogisticsVentureMember |

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