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Acquisitions - Narrative (Detail) $ in Millions, ₨ in Billions |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Aug. 01, 2022 USD ($) | May 02, 2022 USD ($) center | Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($) center | Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($) center | Sep. 01, 2021 INR (₨) center | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of acquisitions | acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Empresa Nacional De Telecomunicaciones S.A. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Data centers purchased | center |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
MainOne |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  |  | $ 278.4 |  |  |  |
Data centers purchased | center |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
GPX India |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Data centers purchased | center |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  |  |  | $ 170.5 | ₨ 12.5 |  |
Entel Chile |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred |  | $ 638.3 |  |  |  |  |
Data centers purchased | center |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Entel Chile, Entel Peru, And MainOne |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30.2 | $ 57.2
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.2
Entel Peru: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration transferred | $ 80.3 |  |  |  |  |  |

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