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Equity Method Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments | The following table summarizes our equity method investments, which are included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
Investee |  | Ownership Percentage |  | June 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | 20% |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 131 |
VIE Joint Ventures (1) |  | 20% |  | 459 |  |  | 374 |
Other |  | Various |  | 14 |  |  | 14 |
Total |  |  |  | $ | 618 |  |  | $ | 519 |
(1)Includes investments in the following xScale joint ventures in each of our three regions: "Asia-Pacific 1 Joint Venture", "Asia-Pacific 2 Joint Venture", "Asia-Pacific 3 Joint Venture", "EMEA 2 Joint Venture", "AMER 1 Joint Venture" and "AMER 2 Joint Venture". These investments share a similar purpose, design and nature of assets.
Schedule of The Maximum Exposure Losses of VIE Joint Ventures | The following table summarizes our maximum exposure to loss related to the VIE Joint Ventures as of June 30, 2025 (in millions):
| VIE Joint Ventures
Equity Investment | $ | 459 |
Outstanding Accounts Receivable | 72 |
Other Receivables | 59 |
Contract Assets | 82 |
Loan Commitment (1) | 392 |
Future Equity Contribution Commitments (2) | 118 |
Maximum Future Payments under Debt Guarantees (3) | 28 |
Total | $ | 1,210 |
(1)Concurrent with the closing of the AMER 2 Joint Venture, we entered into a loan agreement with the AMER 2 Joint Venture, as a lender, further discussed below. (2)The joint ventures' partners are required to make additional equity contributions proportionately upon certain occurrences, such as a shortfall in capital necessary to complete construction or to make interest payments on their outstanding debt. (3)In connection with our 20% equity investment in the EMEA 2 Joint Venture, we provided the lenders with our guarantee covering 20% of all payments of principal and interest due under one of the EMEA 2 Joint Venture's credit facility agreements. A portion of the guarantee relates to our AMER 1 Joint Venture. Refer to Note 10. The following table presents the assets and liabilities of the Indonesian VIE (in millions):
|  | June 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 16 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 57 |  |  | 25 |
Other |  | 9 |  |  | 5 |
Total assets |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 46 |
Finance lease liabilities |  | 25 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 10 |  |  | 5 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Schedule of Other Related Party Transactions | The following table presents the income and expenses from these arrangements with the Joint Ventures in our condensed consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
|  |  |  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
Related Party |  | Nature of Transaction |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | Income (1) |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 12 |
EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | Expenses (2) |  | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |
VIE Joint Ventures |  | Income (3) |  | 29 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 99 |
VIE Joint Ventures |  | Expenses (4) |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |
(1)Primarily consists of revenues related to service arrangements as described above. (2)Primarily consists of rent expenses for a sub-lease agreement with the EMEA 1 Joint Venture for a London data center with a remaining lease term of approximately 14 years as of June 30, 2025. (3)Primarily consists of revenues related to service arrangements as described above and also includes interest income earned on the AMER 2 Loan during the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 of $7 million and $5 million, respectively, and during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 of $14 million and $5 million, respectively. (4)Primarily consists of rent expenses for lease arrangements with the VIE Joint Ventures. The following table presents the assets and liabilities from related party transactions with the Joint Ventures in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):
|  | EMEA 1 Joint Venture |  | VIE Joint Ventures
Balance Sheet |  | June 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024 |  | June 30, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 50 |
Other current assets (1) |  | 8 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 128 |
Property, plant and equipment, net (2) |  | 152 |  |  | 145 |  |  | 75 |  |  | 74 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 2 |
Other assets (3) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 321 |  |  | 302 |
Other current liabilities |  | 7 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 10 |
Finance lease liabilities |  | 180 |  |  | 164 |  |  | 81 |  |  | 78 |
Operating lease liabilities |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 2 |
Other liabilities (4) |  | 53 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |
(1)The balance primarily relates to contract assets and other receivables. (2)The balance relates to finance lease right-of-use assets. (3)The balance primarily relates to contract assets and the AMER 2 Loan receivable. (4)The balance primarily relates to the obligation to pay for future construction for certain sites sold as a part of the EMEA 1 Joint Venture transaction.

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