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Balance Sheet Components - Carrying Amount of Goodwill by Geographical Regions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | $ 5,472,553 | $ 4,781,858
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (177,644) | 217,931
Balance, Ending | 5,372,071 | 5,472,553
xSCale Data Centers |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Asset sales |  | (7,306)
Packet Host, Inc. |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 230,620
Bell |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 170,548
Axtel |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 78,902
GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 77,162 |
Americas |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | 2,212,782 | 1,741,689
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (2,773) | (8,977)
Balance, Ending | 2,210,009 | 2,212,782
Americas | xSCale Data Centers |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Asset sales |  | 0
Americas | Packet Host, Inc. |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 230,620
Americas | Bell |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 170,548
Americas | Axtel |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 78,902
Americas | GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 0 |
EMEA |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | 2,611,166 | 2,426,306
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (138,580) | 184,860
Balance, Ending | 2,472,586 | 2,611,166
EMEA | xSCale Data Centers |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Asset sales |  | 0
EMEA | Packet Host, Inc. |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 0
EMEA | Bell |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 0
EMEA | Axtel |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 0
EMEA | GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 0 |
Asia-Pacific |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | 648,605 | 613,863
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (36,291) | 42,048
Balance, Ending | 689,476 | 648,605
Asia-Pacific | xSCale Data Centers |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Asset sales |  | (7,306)
Asia-Pacific | Packet Host, Inc. |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 0
Asia-Pacific | Bell |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 0
Asia-Pacific | Axtel |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | $ 0
Asia-Pacific | GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | $ 77,162 |

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