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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, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | $ 5,372,071 | $ 5,472,553
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (255,654) | (177,644)
Balance, Ending | 5,654,217 | 5,372,071
GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 77,162
MainOne |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 110,648 |
Entel Chile |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 380,867 |
Entel Peru |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 46,285 |
Americas |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | 2,210,009 | 2,212,782
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (6,409) | (2,773)
Balance, Ending | 2,630,752 | 2,210,009
Americas | GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 0
Americas | MainOne |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 0 |
Americas | Entel Chile |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 380,867 |
Americas | Entel Peru |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 46,285 |
EMEA |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | 2,472,586 | 2,611,166
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (205,313) | (138,580)
Balance, Ending | 2,377,921 | 2,472,586
EMEA | GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | 0
EMEA | MainOne |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 110,648 |
EMEA | Entel Chile |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 0 |
EMEA | Entel Peru |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 0 |
Asia-Pacific |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Balance, Beginning | 689,476 | 648,605
Impact of foreign currency exchange | (43,932) | (36,291)
Balance, Ending | 645,544 | 689,476
Asia-Pacific | GPX India |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period |  | $ 77,162
Asia-Pacific | MainOne |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 0 |
Asia-Pacific | Entel Chile |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | 0 |
Asia-Pacific | Entel Peru |  |
Goodwill [Roll Forward] |  |
Goodwill acquired during the period | $ 0 |

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