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Acquisitions - Narrative (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 02, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 08, 2020 USD ($) data_center | Apr. 18, 2019 EUR (€) | Apr. 18, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) data_center_site | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid to accelerate vesting |  |  |  |  |  | $ 75,844 |  | $ 61,519 | $ 156,410 | $ 110,542
Transaction costs for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  | 13,617 |  | $ 2,774 | 25,147 | $ 5,245
Packet Host, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred | $ 290,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid to accelerate vesting |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,100 |  |  |
Value of equity issued | $ 30,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period of equity issued | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to provisional amounts, intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  | 5,900 |  |  |  |
Adjustment to provisional amounts, goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 4,500 |  |  |  |
Packet Host, Inc. | Trade names | Measurement input, royalty rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement input | 0.010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Packet Host, Inc. | Trade names | Measurement input, discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement input | 0.080 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Packet Host, Inc. | Customer relationships | Measurement input, discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement input | 0.080 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Axtel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  | $ 189,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Data centers purchased | data_center |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  | $ 175,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value added taxes |  | $ 14,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Axtel | Customer relationships | Measurement input, discount rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Measurement input |  | 0.133 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Packet and Axtel Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,500 |
Revenues from acquisitions included in results of operations |  |  |  |  |  | 13,300 |  |  | 21,500 |
Net loss of acquisitions included in earnings |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000 |  |  | $ 20,300 |
Switch Datacenters' AMS1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  |  | € 30.6 | $ 34,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecast | Bell Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000 |  |  |  |  |
Data center sites purchased | data_center_site |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |

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