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Balance Sheet Components - Schedule of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 5,737,122 | $ 5,654,217 | $ 5,372,071 | $ 5,472,553
Intangible assets, gross | 3,011,910 | 2,996,602 |  |
Accumulated amortization | (1,307,040) | (1,098,953) |  |
Total | 1,704,870 | 1,897,649 | 1,935,267 | 2,170,945
Customer relationships |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, gross | 2,892,366 | 2,885,152 |  |
Accumulated amortization | (1,254,976) | (1,056,844) |  |
Trade names |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, gross | 13,441 | 14,719 |  |
Accumulated amortization | (3,830) | (4,561) |  |
In-place leases |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, gross | 29,674 | 22,183 |  |
Accumulated amortization | (20,163) | (15,797) |  |
Licenses |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, gross | 9,697 | 9,697 |  |
Accumulated amortization | (7,113) | (6,467) |  |
At-the-money lease contracts |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, gross | 58,639 | 56,822 |  |
Accumulated amortization | (15,368) | (10,056) |  |
Others |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Intangible assets, gross | 8,093 | 8,029 |  |
Accumulated amortization | (5,590) | (5,228) |  |
Americas |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 2,630,583 | 2,630,752 | 2,210,009 | 2,212,782
Total | 1,216,673 | 1,350,314 | 1,327,753 | 1,463,089
EMEA |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 2,467,209 | 2,377,921 | 2,472,586 | 2,611,166
Total | 358,314 | 401,407 | 431,942 | 518,027
Asia-Pacific |  |  |  |
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 639,330 | 645,544 | 689,476 | 648,605
Total | $ 129,883 | $ 145,928 | $ 175,572 | $ 189,829

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