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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, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,657,919 | $ 1,470,121 | $ 3,253,983 | $ 2,914,663
Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,542,462 | 1,398,138 | 3,053,395 | 2,759,832
Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 1,155,935 | 1,057,445 | 2,286,227 | 2,091,822
Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 287,774 | 249,431 | 567,493 | 491,572
Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 94,004 | 80,051 | 187,349 | 157,541
Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 4,749 | 11,211 | 12,326 | 18,897
Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 115,457 | 71,983 | 200,588 | 154,831
Americas |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 750,643 | 661,419 | 1,476,583 | 1,323,324
Americas | Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 706,462 | 634,855 | 1,399,331 | 1,267,487
Americas | Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 497,659 | 447,498 | 985,118 | 898,452
Americas | Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 167,618 | 153,387 | 332,505 | 304,316
Americas | Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 40,734 | 28,889 | 79,219 | 54,418
Americas | Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 451 | 5,081 | 2,489 | 10,301
Americas | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 44,181 | 26,564 | 77,252 | 55,837
EMEA |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 537,929 | 488,090 | 1,056,646 | 966,999
EMEA | Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 498,819 | 467,190 | 985,901 | 910,664
EMEA | Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 398,703 | 381,144 | 786,978 | 743,474
EMEA | Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 65,258 | 50,904 | 126,908 | 99,445
EMEA | Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 31,176 | 29,012 | 63,287 | 59,149
EMEA | Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 3,682 | 6,130 | 8,728 | 8,596
EMEA | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 39,110 | 20,900 | 70,745 | 56,335
Asia-Pacific |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 369,347 | 320,612 | 720,754 | 624,340
Asia-Pacific | Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 337,181 | 296,093 | 668,163 | 581,681
Asia-Pacific | Colocation |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 259,573 | 228,803 | 514,131 | 449,896
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 54,898 | 45,140 | 108,080 | 87,811
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure services |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 22,094 | 22,150 | 44,843 | 43,974
Asia-Pacific | Service, Other |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 616 | 0 | 1,109 | 0
Asia-Pacific | Non-Recurring Revenues |  |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 32,166 | $ 24,519 | $ 52,591 | $ 42,659

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