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Acquisitions - Narrative (Detail) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, $ in Millions, ₨ in Billions |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended |
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Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($) center | Sep. 01, 2021 INR (₨) center | Nov. 02, 2020 USD ($) center | Nov. 02, 2020 CAD ($) center | Mar. 02, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 08, 2020 USD ($) center | Apr. 18, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 18, 2019 EUR (€) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 acquisition | Oct. 01, 2020 center
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 363,774 | $ 311,020 | $ 236,539 |  |
Number of acquisitions | acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,635,537 | $ 5,998,545 | $ 5,562,140 |  |
MainOne Cable Company Ltd. | Forecast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 320,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
GPX India |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred | $ 170,500 | ₨ 12.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers acquired | center | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,900 |  |  |  |
Bell |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  | $ 704,000 | $ 934.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers acquired | center |  |  | 1 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Packet Host, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  | $ 290,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,100 |  |  |  |  |
Value of equity issued |  |  |  |  | $ 30,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Axtel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  |  |  |  | $ 189,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers acquired | center |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Value added taxes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Switch Datacenters' AMS1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 34,300 | € 30.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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