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Pay vs Performance Disclosure | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table |
Year |  | Summary Compensation Table Totals for CEO(1) ($) |  | Compensation Actually Paid to CEO(2) ($) |  | Average Summary Comp. Table Total for Non-CEO Named Executive Officers(3) ($) |  | Average Comp. Actually Paid to Non-CEO Named Executive Officers(4) ($) |  | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On: |  | Net Income (millions)(7) ($) | AFFO/Share (non-GAAP)(8) ($) |  | Supplemental Financial Performance Measure: Revenue (millions)(9) ($) |
Prior CEO |  | CEO |  | Prior CEO |  | CEO | Total Stock-holder Return(5) ($) |  | Peer Group Total Stock-holder Return(6) ($) |
2024 |  | 23,348,779 |  |  | 36,601,248 |  |  | 12,859,730 |  |  | 46,018,047 |  |  | 8,255,046 |  |  | 8,357,428 |  |  | 176.49 |  |  | 114.71 |  |  | 814 |  | 35.02 |  |  | 8,748 |  |
2023 |  | 23,927,452 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,348,387 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,625,580 |  |  | 7,543,407 |  |  | 147.75 |  |  | 109.95 |  |  | 969 |  | 32.11 |  |  | 8,188 |  |
2022 |  | 22,282,928 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,613,714 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,315,931 |  |  | 5,927,330 |  |  | 117.82 |  |  | 98.62 |  |  | 705 |  | 29.55 |  |  | 7,263 |  |
2021 |  | 23,248,193 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,570,911 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,991,224 |  |  | 10,013,447 |  |  | 149.41 |  |  | 131.68 |  |  | 500 |  | 27.11 |  |  | 6,636 |  |
2020 |  | 25,836,268 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,284,734 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,522,729 |  |  | 10,302,386 |  |  | 124.23 |  |  | 94.14 |  |  | 370 |  | 24.76 |  |  | 5,999 |  |
Company Selected Measure Name | AFFO/Share |  |  |  |
Named Executive Officers, Footnote | The dollar amounts reported in these column are the amounts of total compensation reported for Ms. Fox-Martin, who joined the company in June 2024 as our CEO and President, and Mr. Meyers who served as our CEO and President for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) through June 2024, before transitioning to Executive Chairman. For additional information, please refer to the section of this proxy statement titled “Executive compensation tables and related information — Summary Compensation Table.”The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average of the amounts of total compensation reported for our named executive officers as a group (excluding Ms. Fox-Martin and Mr. Meyers) (the “Non-CEO Named Executive Officers”) for each corresponding year in the “Total” column of the SCT in each applicable year. The names of each of the Non-CEO Named Executive Officers included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follows: (i) for 2024, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Abdel, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Lin, Ms. Morandi and Ms. Williamson (ii) for 2023, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Campbell, Scott Crenshaw, Ms. Morandi and Karl Strohmeyer, (iii) for 2022, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Morandi, and Mr. Strohmeyer, (iv) for 2021, Mr. Taylor, Sara Baack, Mr. Campbell, Ms. Morandi and Mr. Strohmeyer, and (v) for 2020, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Baack, Ms. Morandi and Mr. Strohmeyer. |  |  |  |
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote | Peer Group Total Stockholder Return represents the weighted peer group total stockholder return, weighted according to the respective companies’ stock market capitalization at the beginning of each period for which a return is indicated. The peer group used for this purpose is the following published industry index: FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index. |  |  |  |
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote | The dollar amounts reported in these column represent the amount of “compensation actually paid” to Ms. Fox-Martin and Mr. Meyers, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to Ms. Fox-Martin and Mr. Meyers’ total compensation as reported in the SCT for each year to determine the compensation actually paid to Ms. Fox-Martin and Mr. Meyers:
| Year |  | SCT Total for CEO ($) |  | (Minus) Value of Equity Awards Reported in SCT(a) ($) |  | Plus Equity Award Adjustments(b) ($) |  | Compensation Actually Paid to CEO(c) ($) |
| Adaire Fox-Martin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 |  | 36,601,248 |  |  | (35,676,826) |  |  | 45,093,625 |  |  | 46,018,047 |  |
| Charles Meyers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 |  | 23,348,779 |  |  | (22,613,055) |  |  | 12,124,006 |  |  | 12,859,730 |  |
| 2023 |  | 23,927,452 |  |  | (22,821,961) |  |  | 32,242,896 |  |  | 33,348,387 |  |
| 2022 |  | 22,282,928 |  |  | (21,145,956) |  |  | 11,476,742 |  |  | 12,613,714 |  |
| 2021 |  | 23,248,193 |  |  | (22,150,441) |  |  | 32,473,159 |  |  | 33,570,911 |  |
| 2020 |  | 25,836,268 |  |  | (24,748,074) |  |  | 32,196,540 |  |  | 33,284,734 |  |
(a)The amounts shown in this column reflect the total grant date fair value of equity awards granted to Ms. Fox-Martin and Mr. Meyers for the applicable year reported in the “Stock Awards” column of the SCT. (b)The equity award adjustments for each applicable year include the addition (or subtraction, as applicable) of the following: (i) for any awards granted in the applicable year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the year, the year-end fair value of those awards; (ii) for any awards granted in prior years that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the applicable year, the amount of change as of the end of the applicable year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of those awards; (iii) for any awards that were granted and became vested in the same applicable year, the fair value of those awards as of the vesting date; (iv) for any awards granted in prior years that vested in the applicable year, the amount equal to the change in fair value of those awards as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year); (v) for any awards granted in prior years that failed to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the applicable year by being below target shares granted, a deduction for the amount equal to the fair value of those awards as of the end of the prior fiscal year; and (vi) the dollar value of any dividends or other earnings paid on equity awards in the applicable year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise reflected in the fair value of such award or included in any other component of total compensation for the applicable year. The valuation assumptions used to calculate fair values did not materially differ from those disclosed as of the grant date of the equity awards. The amounts deducted or added in calculating the equity award adjustments are as follows:
| Year |  | Year-End Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years ($) |  | Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Value of Dividends or other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation ($) |  | Total Equity Award Adjustments ($) |
| Adaire Fox-Martin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 |  | 39,264,772 |  |  | — |  |  | 5,447,487 |  |  | (12,948) |  |  | — |  |  | 394,314 |  |  | 45,093,625 |  |
| Charles Meyers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 2024 |  | 9,731,562 |  |  | 2,522,203 |  |  | — |  |  | (853,746) |  |  | — |  |  | 723,987 |  |  | 12,124,006 |  |
| 2023 |  | 24,543,129 |  |  | 4,485,873 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,357,679 |  |  | — |  |  | 856,215 |  |  | 32,242,896 |  |
| 2022 |  | 22,020,915 |  |  | (7,279,443) |  |  | — |  |  | (4,036,337) |  |  | — |  |  | 771,607 |  |  | 11,476,742 |  |
| 2021 |  | 26,697,460 |  |  | 5,050,791 |  |  | — |  |  | (178,945) |  |  | — |  |  | 903,852 |  |  | 32,473,159 |  |
| 2020 |  | 25,440,598 |  |  | 4,828,550 |  |  | 522,848 |  |  | 780,791 |  |  | — |  |  | 623,754 |  |  | 32,196,540 |  |
(c)The amount shown for each applicable year is calculated as (i) the amount shown in the “SCT Total for CEO” column, less (ii) the amount shown in the “Value of Equity Awards Reported in SCT” column, plus or minus (iii) the amount shown in the “Equity Awards Adjustments” column. |  |  |  |
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount | $ 8,255,046 | $ 8,625,580 | $ 8,315,931 | $ 6,991,224 | $ 7,522,729
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount | $ 8,357,428 | 7,543,407 | 5,927,330 | 10,013,447 | 10,302,386
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote | The dollar amounts reported in this column represent the average amount of “compensation actually paid” to the Non-CEO Named Executive Officers as a group, as computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to the average total compensation for the Non-CEO Named Executive Officers as a group based on the SCT for each year to determine the compensation actually paid, using the same methodology described above in footnote 2 but as applied to the Non-CEO Named Executive Officers as a group:
| Year |  | Average SCT Total for Non-CEO Named Executive Officers ($) |  | (Minus) Average Value of Equity Awards Reported in SCT ($) |  | Plus Average Equity Award Adjustments(a) ($) |  | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO Named Executive Officers ($) |
| 2024 |  | 8,255,046 |  |  | (7,604,411) |  |  | 7,706,793 |  |  | 8,357,428 |  |
| 2023 |  | 8,625,580 |  |  | (8,020,687) |  |  | 6,938,514 |  |  | 7,543,407 |  |
| 2022 |  | 8,315,931 |  |  | (7,760,856) |  |  | 5,372,255 |  |  | 5,927,330 |  |
| 2021 |  | 6,991,224 |  |  | (6,389,618) |  |  | 9,411,841 |  |  | 10,013,447 |  |
| 2020 |  | 7,522,729 |  |  | (6,911,006) |  |  | 9,690,663 |  |  | 10,302,386 |  |
(a)The amounts deducted or added in calculating the total average equity award adjustments are as follows:
| Year |  | Average Year-End Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Year-over- Year Average Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Average Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Year-over-Year Average Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years that Vested in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Average Fair Value at the End of the Prior Year of Equity Awards that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions in the Applicable Year ($) |  | Average Value of Dividends or other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Fair Value or Total Compensation ($) |  | Total Average Equity Award Adjustments ($) |
| 2024 |  | 6,762,109 |  |  | 839,055 |  |  | 79,886 |  |  | (201,713) |  |  | — |  |  | 227,456 |  |  | 7,706,793 |  |
| 2023 |  | 6,682,151 |  |  | 1,053,116 |  |  | — |  |  | 642,534 |  |  | (1,657,839) |  |  | 218,552 |  |  | 6,938,514 |  |
| 2022 |  | 7,871,911 |  |  | (1,672,389) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,036,970) |  |  | — |  |  | 209,703 |  |  | 5,372,255 |  |
| 2021 |  | 7,672,979 |  |  | 1,598,103 |  |  | — |  |  | (124,870) |  |  | — |  |  | 265,629 |  |  | 9,411,841 |  |
| 2020 |  | 7,114,378 |  |  | 1,997,780 |  |  | 110,177 |  |  | 249,549 |  |  | — |  |  | 218,779 |  |  | 9,690,663 |  |
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return | COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID VERSUS TSR As shown in the chart below, the Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers’ compensation actually paid amounts are generally aligned with our TSR. |  |  |  |
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income | COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID VERSUS NET INCOME The chart below shows the relationship between the Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers’ compensation actually paid and net income. |  |  |  |
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure | COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID VERSUS COMPANY-SELECTED MEASURE (“CSM”) The chart below compares the Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers’ compensation actually paid to AFFO/Share (non-GAAP), which is our CSM. |  |  |  |
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group | TSR: EQUINIX VERSUS FTSE NAREIT ALL REITS INDEX As shown in the chart below, our three-year cumulative TSR exceeds the TSR for companies included in our peer group index, primarily due to our stock performance during this period. |  |  |  |
Tabular List, Table | AFFO/Share •Revenue •Total Stockholder Return |  |  |  |
Total Shareholder Return Amount | $ 176.49 | 147.75 | 117.82 | 149.41 | 124.23
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount | 114.71 | 109.95 | 98.62 | 131.68 | 94.14
Net Income (Loss) | $ 814,000,000 | $ 969,000,000 | $ 705,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 | $ 370,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount | 35,020,000.00 | 32,110,000 | 29,550,000 | 27,110,000 | 24,760,000
Additional 402(v) Disclosure | Total Stockholder Return is calculated on a cumulative basis by dividing the sum of the cumulative amount of dividends for the measurement period, assuming dividend reinvestment, and the difference between our share price at the end and the beginning of the measurement period by our share price at the beginning of the measurement period.The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net income reflected in our audited financial statements for the applicable year.The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of revenue reflected in our audited financial statements for the applicable year. |  |  |  |
Measure:: 1 |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Name | AFFO/Share |  |  |  |
Non-GAAP Measure Description | For a full reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures, please refer to Appendix A. |  |  |  |
Measure:: 2 |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Other Measure | SUPPLEMENTAL: COMPENSATION ACTUALLY PAID VERSUS REVENUE The chart below compares the Chief Executive Officer and other named executive officers’ compensation actually paid to our supplemental financial measure, revenue. |  |  |  |
Other Performance Measure, Amount | 8,748,000,000 | 8,188,000,000 | 7,263,000,000 | 6,636,000,000 | 5,999,000,000
Name | Revenue |  |  |  |
Measure:: 3 |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Name | Total Stockholder Return |  |  |  |
Charles Meyers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 23,348,779 | $ 23,927,452 | $ 22,282,928 | $ 23,248,193 | $ 25,836,268
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | $ 12,859,730 | 33,348,387 | 12,613,714 | 33,570,911 | 33,284,734
PEO Name | Mr. Meyers |  |  |  |
Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
PEO Total Compensation Amount | $ 36,601,248 |  |  |  |
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount | $ 46,018,047 |  |  |  |
PEO Name | Ms. Fox-Martin |  |  |  |
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | $ 12,124,006 | 32,242,896 | 11,476,742 | 32,473,159 | 32,196,540
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (22,613,055) | (22,821,961) | (21,145,956) | (22,150,441) | (24,748,074)
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] | Equity Awards Adjustments, Excluding Value Reported in Compensation Table |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 12,124,006 | 32,242,896 | 11,476,742 | 32,473,159 | 32,196,540
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 9,731,562 | 24,543,129 | 22,020,915 | 26,697,460 | 25,440,598
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 2,522,203 | 4,485,873 | (7,279,443) | 5,050,791 | 4,828,550
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  |  |  |  | 522,848
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (853,746) | 2,357,679 | (4,036,337) | (178,945) | 780,791
PEO | Charles Meyers [Member] | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 723,987 | 856,215 | 771,607 | 903,852 | 623,754
PEO | Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 45,093,625 |  |  |  |
PEO | Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (35,676,826) |  |  |  |
PEO | Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] | Equity Awards Adjustments, Excluding Value Reported in Compensation Table |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 45,093,625 |  |  |  |
PEO | Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 39,264,772 |  |  |  |
PEO | Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 5,447,487 |  |  |  |
PEO | Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (12,948) |  |  |  |
PEO | Adaire Fox-Martin [Member] | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 394,314 |  |  |  |
Non-PEO NEO |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 7,706,793 | 6,938,514 | 5,372,255 | 9,411,841 | 9,690,663
Non-PEO NEO | Equity Awards Adjustments |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 7,706,793 | 6,938,514 | 5,372,255 | 9,411,841 | 9,690,663
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (7,604,411) | (8,020,687) | (7,760,856) | (6,389,618) | (6,911,006)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 6,762,109 | 6,682,151 | 7,871,911 | 7,672,979 | 7,114,378
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 839,055 | 1,053,116 | (1,672,389) | 1,598,103 | 1,997,780
Non-PEO NEO | Vesting Date Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted and Vested in Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | 79,886 |  |  |  | 110,177
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | (201,713) | 642,534 | (1,036,970) | (124,870) | 249,549
Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount |  | (1,657,839) |  |  |
Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year |  |  |  |  |
Pay vs Performance Disclosure |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount | $ 227,456 | $ 218,552 | $ 209,703 | $ 265,629 | $ 218,779

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