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Income Taxes - Components of Provision for Income Tax (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Current income tax expense (benefit):      
United States federal $ (6,585)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit $ 20,009us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit $ (27,897)us-gaap_CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit
International 52,155us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 99,478us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit 46,294us-gaap_CurrentForeignTaxExpenseBenefit
State and local 16,014us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 8,501us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit 7,383us-gaap_CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit
Total current tax expense 61,584pld_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 127,988pld_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperations 25,780pld_CurrentIncomeTaxExpenseIncludingDiscontinuedOperations
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):      
United States federal (27,374)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (1,133)us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 152us-gaap_DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
International (59,866)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (18,934)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (22,119)us-gaap_DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Total deferred tax benefit (87,240)pld_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitNetOfDiscontinuedOperations (20,067)pld_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitNetOfDiscontinuedOperations (21,967)pld_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitNetOfDiscontinuedOperations
Total income tax expense (benefit), included in continuing and discontinued operations $ (25,656)pld_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDiscontinuedOperations $ 107,921pld_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDiscontinuedOperations $ 3,813pld_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitIncludingDiscontinuedOperations