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Segment Information - Revenue Information on Services Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,470,121 | $ 1,384,977 | $ 2,914,663 | $ 2,748,195
Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,398,138 | 1,306,045 | 2,759,832 | 2,580,873
Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,057,445 | 1,005,615 | 2,091,822 | 1,986,386
Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 249,431 | 219,031 | 491,572 | 431,815
Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 80,051 | 73,772 | 157,541 | 146,567
Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 11,211 | 7,627 | 18,897 | 16,105
Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 71,983 | 78,932 | 154,831 | 167,322
Americas |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 661,419 | 644,420 | 1,323,324 | 1,288,786
Americas | Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 634,855 | 614,806 | 1,267,487 | 1,221,116
Americas | Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 447,498 | 444,086 | 898,452 | 884,067
Americas | Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 153,387 | 142,460 | 304,316 | 281,023
Americas | Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 28,889 | 22,908 | 54,418 | 44,695
Americas | Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 5,081 | 5,352 | 10,301 | 11,331
Americas | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 26,564 | 29,614 | 55,837 | 67,670
EMEA |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 488,090 | 449,855 | 966,999 | 884,515
EMEA | Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 467,190 | 417,081 | 910,664 | 817,318
EMEA | Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 381,144 | 347,795 | 743,474 | 678,920
EMEA | Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 50,904 | 38,614 | 99,445 | 76,139
EMEA | Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 29,012 | 28,397 | 59,149 | 57,485
EMEA | Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 6,130 | 2,275 | 8,596 | 4,774
EMEA | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 20,900 | 32,774 | 56,335 | 67,197
Asia-Pacific |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 320,612 | 290,702 | 624,340 | 574,894
Asia-Pacific | Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 296,093 | 274,158 | 581,681 | 542,439
Asia-Pacific | Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 228,803 | 213,734 | 449,896 | 423,399
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 45,140 | 37,957 | 87,811 | 74,653
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 22,150 | 22,467 | 43,974 | 44,387
Asia-Pacific | Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Asia-Pacific | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 24,519 | $ 16,544 | $ 42,659 | $ 32,455

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