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Unconsolidated Entities - Summary of Promotes Earned and Recognized in Strategic Capital Revenues (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total promote recognized in strategic capital revenues | [1] | $ 0 | $ 99,766 | $ 150,898 | $ 99,766
Net promote recognized (third-party share) in strategic capital revenues |  | 0 | 88,544 | 127,092 | 88,544
Prologis Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total promote recognized in strategic capital revenues |  | $ 0 | $ 11,222 | $ 23,806 | $ 11,222
[1] | We earned promotes from ELV, FIBRA Prologis and USLF in 2017 and Prologis European Properties Fund II and Prologis Targeted Europe Logistics Fund (“PTELF”) in 2016. Promotes are based on the venture’s cumulative returns to investors over a certain time-period, generally three years.

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