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Segment Information - Revenue Information on Services Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 1,596,064 | $ 1,444,542
Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 1,510,933 | 1,361,694
Colocation |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 1,130,292 | 1,034,377
Interconnection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 279,719 | 242,141
Managed infrastructure services |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 93,345 | 77,490
Service, Other |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 7,577 | 7,686
Non-Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 85,131 | 82,848
Americas |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 725,940 | 661,905
Americas | Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 692,869 | 632,632
Americas | Colocation |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 487,459 | 450,954
Americas | Interconnection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 164,887 | 150,929
Americas | Managed infrastructure services |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 38,485 | 25,529
Americas | Service, Other |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 2,038 | 5,220
Americas | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 33,071 | 29,273
EMEA |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 518,717 | 478,909
EMEA | Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 487,082 | 443,474
EMEA | Colocation |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 388,275 | 362,330
EMEA | Interconnection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 61,650 | 48,541
EMEA | Managed infrastructure services |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 32,111 | 30,137
EMEA | Service, Other |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 5,046 | 2,466
EMEA | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 31,635 | 35,435
Asia-Pacific |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 351,407 | 303,728
Asia-Pacific | Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 330,982 | 285,588
Asia-Pacific | Colocation |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 254,558 | 221,093
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 53,182 | 42,671
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure services |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 22,749 | 21,824
Asia-Pacific | Service, Other |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | 493 | 0
Asia-Pacific | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |
Revenues | $ 20,425 | $ 18,140

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