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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Revenue Information by Category | The following tables present revenue information disaggregated by service lines and geographic areas (in thousands):
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020
| Americas (2) |  | EMEA |  | Asia-Pacific |  | Total
Colocation (1) | $ | 1,820,709 |  |  | $ | 1,504,770 |  |  | $ | 933,522 |  |  | $ | 4,259,001 |
Interconnection | 622,327 |  |  | 213,490 |  |  | 187,441 |  |  | 1,023,258 |
Managed infrastructure | 120,159 |  |  | 127,722 |  |  | 89,464 |  |  | 337,345 |
Other (1) | 19,605 |  |  | 18,738 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 38,426 |
Recurring revenues | 2,582,800 |  |  | 1,864,720 |  |  | 1,210,510 |  |  | 5,658,030 |
Non-recurring revenues | 124,958 |  |  | 131,669 |  |  | 83,888 |  |  | 340,515 |
Total | $ | 2,707,758 |  |  | $ | 1,996,389 |  |  | $ | 1,294,398 |  |  | $ | 5,998,545 |
(1) Includes some leasing and hedging activities. (2) Includes revenues of $2.5 billion attributed to the U.S.
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019
| Americas (2) |  | EMEA |  | Asia-Pacific |  | Total
Colocation (1) | $ | 1,769,654 |  |  | $ | 1,395,544 |  |  | $ | 857,009 |  |  | $ | 4,022,207 |
Interconnection | 576,709 |  |  | 161,552 |  |  | 155,328 |  |  | 893,589 |
Managed infrastructure | 90,262 |  |  | 113,631 |  |  | 88,735 |  |  | 292,628 |
Other (1) | 19,743 |  |  | 10,019 |  |  | — |  |  | 29,762 |
Recurring revenues | 2,456,368 |  |  | 1,680,746 |  |  | 1,101,072 |  |  | 5,238,186 |
Non-recurring revenues | 131,359 |  |  | 125,698 |  |  | 66,897 |  |  | 323,954 |
Total | $ | 2,587,727 |  |  | $ | 1,806,444 |  |  | $ | 1,167,969 |  |  | $ | 5,562,140 |
(1) Includes some leasing and hedging activities. (2) Includes revenues of $2.4 billion attributed to the U.S.
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2018
| Americas (2) |  | EMEA |  | Asia-Pacific |  | Total
Colocation (1) | $ | 1,732,998 |  |  | $ | 1,201,769 |  |  | $ | 735,404 |  |  | $ | 3,670,171 |
Interconnection | 532,163 |  |  | 138,874 |  |  | 130,928 |  |  | 801,965 |
Managed infrastructure | 75,595 |  |  | 118,685 |  |  | 85,352 |  |  | 279,632 |
Other (1) | 16,570 |  |  | 8,164 |  |  | — |  |  | 24,734 |
Recurring revenues | 2,357,326 |  |  | 1,467,492 |  |  | 951,684 |  |  | 4,776,502 |
Non-recurring revenues | 127,408 |  |  | 95,145 |  |  | 72,599 |  |  | 295,152 |
Total | $ | 2,484,734 |  |  | $ | 1,562,637 |  |  | $ | 1,024,283 |  |  | $ | 5,071,654 |
(1) Includes some leasing and hedging activities. (2) Includes revenues of $2.3 billion attributed to the U.S.
Schedule of Adjusted EBITDA | The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as income from operations excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring charges, impairment charges, transaction costs and gain on asset sales as presented below for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Adjusted EBITDA: |  |  |  |  |
Americas | $ | 1,186,022 |  |  | $ | 1,237,622 |  |  | $ | 1,183,831 |
EMEA | 974,246 |  |  | 827,980 |  |  | 698,280 |
Asia-Pacific | 692,630 |  |  | 622,125 |  |  | 531,129 |
Total adjusted EBITDA | 2,852,898 |  |  | 2,687,727 |  |  | 2,413,240 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | (1,427,010) |  |  | (1,285,296) |  |  | (1,226,741) |
Stock-based compensation expense | (311,020) |  |  | (236,539) |  |  | (180,716) |
Transaction costs | (55,935) |  |  | (24,781) |  |  | (34,413) |
Impairment charges | (7,306) |  |  | (15,790) |  |  | — |
Gain on asset sales | 1,301 |  |  | 44,310 |  |  | 6,013 |
Income from operations | $ | 1,052,928 |  |  | $ | 1,169,631 |  |  | $ | 977,383 |
Continuing Operations | The Company provides the following segment disclosures related to its operations as follows for the years ended December 31 (in thousands):
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Americas | $ | 729,611 |  |  | $ | 669,498 |  |  | $ | 636,214 |
EMEA | 389,332 |  |  | 353,765 |  |  | 355,895 |
Asia-Pacific | 304,426 |  |  | 261,574 |  |  | 235,380 |
Total | $ | 1,423,369 |  |  | $ | 1,284,837 |  |  | $ | 1,227,489 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |
Americas | $ | 866,989 |  |  | $ | 805,360 |  |  | $ | 773,514 |
EMEA | 888,239 |  |  | 733,326 |  |  | 884,790 |
Asia-Pacific | 527,276 |  |  | 540,835 |  |  | 437,870 |
Total | $ | 2,282,504 |  |  | $ | 2,079,521 |  |  | $ | 2,096,174 |
The Company's long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, net and operating lease right-of-use assets, are located in the following geographic areas as of December 31 (in thousands):
| 2020 |  | 2019
Americas (1) | $ | 6,429,861 |  |  | $ | 5,400,287 |
EMEA | 5,002,271 |  |  | 4,051,701 |
Asia-Pacific | 3,070,952 |  |  | 2,700,609 |
Total Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | 14,503,084 |  |  | $ | 12,152,597 |
(1)Includes $5.2 billion and $4.8 billion, respectively, of property, plant and equipment, net attributed to the U.S. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
| 2020 |  | 2019
Americas (1) | $ | 363,515 |  |  | $ | 387,598 |
EMEA | 547,547 |  |  | 521,129 |
Asia-Pacific | 563,995 |  |  | 566,640 |
Total Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 1,475,057 |  |  | $ | 1,475,367 |
(1)Includes $334.7 million and $373.7 million of operating lease ROU assets attributed to the U.S. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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