Noncontrolling Interests - Noncontrolling Interest Summary (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest | $ 2,591,544 | $ 3,072,469 | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 3,015,505 | 3,467,059 | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | 29,654,150 | 30,249,932 | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 11,094,894 | 11,791,792 | |||||||||||
| Non-controlling Interests [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Total Assets | 6,950,713 | 9,678,752 | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | $ 546,358 | $ 1,871,094 | |||||||||||
| Prologis US Logistics Venture [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Parent Company's Ownership Percentage | 55.00% | 55.00% | |||||||||||
| Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest | $ 2,512,472 | $ 2,424,800 | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | 6,105,053 | 6,201,278 | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 515,962 | $ 797,593 | |||||||||||
| Prologis North American Industrial Fund [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Parent Company's Ownership Percentage | [1] | 66.10% | |||||||||||
| Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest | [1] | 0 | $ 486,648 | ||||||||||
| Total Assets | [1] | 0 | 2,479,072 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | [1] | 0 | $ 1,038,708 | ||||||||||
| Prologis Brazil Logistics Partners Fund I [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Parent Company's Ownership Percentage | [2] | 50.00% | |||||||||||
| Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest | [2] | 0 | $ 61,836 | ||||||||||
| Total Assets | [2] | 0 | 131,581 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | [2] | $ 0 | $ 720 | ||||||||||
| Other Consolidated Entities [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Parent Company's Ownership | [3] | various | various | ||||||||||
| Operating Partnership noncontrolling interest | [3] | $ 79,072 | $ 99,185 | ||||||||||
| Total Assets | [3] | 845,660 | 866,821 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | [3] | 30,396 | 34,073 | ||||||||||
| Prologis, L.P. [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 2,591,544 | 3,072,469 | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | 29,654,150 | 30,249,932 | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 11,094,894 | 11,791,792 | |||||||||||
| Prologis, L.P. [Member] | Non-controlling Interests [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Limited partners in Prologis, L.P. | [4],[5] | 423,961 | 394,590 | ||||||||||
| Total Assets | [4],[5] | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | [4],[5] | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Prologis Inc [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Total Assets | 6,950,713 | 9,678,752 | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 546,358 | 1,871,094 | |||||||||||
| Prologis Inc [Member] | Non-controlling Interests [Member] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | $ 3,015,505 | $ 3,467,059 | |||||||||||
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