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Assets Held for Sale - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2021 | Jul. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Oct. 31, 2021 | Oct. 15, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments | $ 220,578 |  | $ 220,578 |  |  | $ 163,071
Asia-Pacific Joint Venture 2 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% |
EMEA 2 Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 20.00% |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Equity method investments | $ 30,400 |  | $ 30,400 |  |  |
EMEA 2 Joint Venture | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Frankfurt, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan, and Paris Data Center Sites |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration | 144,000 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of data centers | 106,400 |  |  |  |  |
Receivables acquired in sale of asset | $ 7,200 |  |  |  |  |
EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage | 20.00% |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Equity method investments | $ 114,836 |  | $ 114,836 |  |  | $ 101,892
EMEA 1 Joint Venture | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | DB5 Data Center |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration |  | $ 77,900 |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on sale |  |  | $ 15,800 |  |  |
PGIM | Asia-Pacific Joint Venture 2 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage |  |  |  | 80.00% | 80.00% |

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