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Segment Information - Revenue Information by Category (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 6,635,537 | $ 5,998,545 | $ 5,562,140
Recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 6,220,485 | 5,658,030 | 5,238,186
Colocation |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 4,642,214 | 4,259,001 | 4,022,207
Interconnection |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 1,161,502 | 1,023,258 | 893,589
Managed infrastructure |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 380,857 | 337,345 | 292,628
Other |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 35,912 | 38,426 | 29,762
Non-recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 415,052 | 340,515 | 323,954
Americas |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 3,021,751 | 2,707,758 | 2,587,727
Americas | Recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,861,937 | 2,582,800 | 2,456,368
Americas | Colocation |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,002,253 | 1,820,709 | 1,769,654
Americas | Interconnection |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 678,677 | 622,327 | 576,709
Americas | Managed infrastructure |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 168,577 | 120,159 | 90,262
Americas | Other |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 12,430 | 19,605 | 19,743
Americas | Non-recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 159,814 | 124,958 | 131,359
EMEA |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,155,216 | 1,996,389 | 1,806,444
EMEA | Recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 2,001,931 | 1,864,720 | 1,680,746
EMEA | Colocation |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 1,597,830 | 1,504,770 | 1,395,544
EMEA | Interconnection |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 259,538 | 213,490 | 161,552
EMEA | Managed infrastructure |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 124,937 | 127,722 | 113,631
EMEA | Other |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 19,626 | 18,738 | 10,019
EMEA | Non-recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 153,285 | 131,669 | 125,698
Asia-Pacific |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 1,458,570 | 1,294,398 | 1,167,969
Asia-Pacific | Recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 1,356,617 | 1,210,510 | 1,101,072
Asia-Pacific | Colocation |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 1,042,131 | 933,522 | 857,009
Asia-Pacific | Interconnection |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 223,287 | 187,441 | 155,328
Asia-Pacific | Managed infrastructure |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 87,343 | 89,464 | 88,735
Asia-Pacific | Other |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 3,856 | 83 | 0
Asia-Pacific | Non-recurring revenues |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 101,953 | $ 83,888 | $ 66,897

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