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Long-Term Compensation - Summary of Equity Awards Granted (Detail) - Prologis Promote Plan [Member] - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	88	53
Grant date fair value	$ 4,800	$ 2,300
Long-Term Incentive Plan Units (LTIP units) [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	203	114
Grant date fair value	$ 11,100	$ 4,900

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=96867065&loc=d3e5070-113901

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