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Pay vs Performance Disclosure
12 Months Ended
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 
202323,927,452 — 33,348,387 — 8,625,580 7,543,407 147.75 109.95 969 32.11 8,188 
202222,282,928 — 12,613,714 — 8,315,931 5,927,330 117.82 98.62 705 29.55 7,263 
202123,248,193 — 33,570,911 — 6,991,224 10,013,447 149.41 131.68 500 27.11 6,636 
202025,836,268 — 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
202436,601,248 (35,676,826)45,093,625 46,018,047 
Charles Meyers
2024
23,348,779 (22,613,055)12,124,006 12,859,730 
202323,927,452 (22,821,961)32,242,896 33,348,387 
202222,282,928 (21,145,956)11,476,742 12,613,714 
202123,248,193 (22,150,441)32,473,159 33,570,911 
202025,836,268 (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
202439,264,772 — 5,447,487 (12,948)— 394,314 45,093,625 
Charles Meyers
20249,731,562 2,522,203 — (853,746)— 723,987 12,124,006 
202324,543,129 4,485,873 — 2,357,679 — 856,215 32,242,896 
202222,020,915 (7,279,443)— (4,036,337)— 771,607 11,476,742 
202126,697,460 5,050,791 — (178,945)— 903,852 32,473,159 
202025,440,598 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)
($)
Average Compensation
Actually Paid to
Non-CEO Named
Executive Officers
($)
20248,255,046 (7,604,411)7,706,793 8,357,428 
20238,625,580 (8,020,687)6,938,514 7,543,407 
20228,315,931 (7,760,856)5,372,255 5,927,330 
20216,991,224 (6,389,618)9,411,841 10,013,447 
20207,522,729 (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
($)
20246,762,109 839,055 79,886 (201,713)— 227,456 7,706,793 
20236,682,151 1,053,116 — 642,534 (1,657,839)218,552 6,938,514 
20227,871,911 (1,672,389)— (1,036,970)— 209,703 5,372,255 
20217,672,979 1,598,103 — (124,870)— 265,629 9,411,841 
20207,114,378 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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          
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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          
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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.
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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