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Subsequent Events (Details) | Feb. 16, 2022 $ / shares | Jan. 27, 2022 USD ($) center | Jan. 07, 2022 USD ($) | Jan. 07, 2022 GBP (£) | Jan. 07, 2022 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  |  |  |  |  | $ 245,049,000 | $ 163,071,000 |
Line of Credit | 2017 Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | 2017 Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000,000
Term loans | Line of Credit | 2017 Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 3.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | APAC 3 Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investments |  | $ 525,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers to develop and operate | center |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | Line of Credit | 2022 Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from lines of credit |  |  | $ 119,500,000 | £ 88,000,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | 2022 Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent event | Term loans | Line of Credit | 2022 Senior Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | £ |  |  |  |  | £ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Repayments of debt | £ |  |  |  | £ 406,300,000 |  |  |  |

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