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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, shares in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 19, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2024 USD ($) Center | Jan. 12, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 11, 2024 Center item MW | Nov. 10, 2023 Center | Jul. 25, 2023 property | Jul. 13, 2023 property | Jan. 31, 2024 Center | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) property $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Apr. 16, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers | Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers | Center |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential IT load capacity | MW |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,140,763 |  | $ 2,140,763 |  |  | $ 2,168,984
Data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest held in operating properties sold | 24.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration on sale of ownership | $ 126,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture | Hyperscale Data Center Campuses across Frankfurt, Paris and Northern Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of hyperscale data center campuses develop through joint venture | Center |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers | Center |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential IT load capacity | MW |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
TPG Real Estate Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties sold | property |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in property sold |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GI Partners Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties sold | property |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in property sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture | Data Centers in Dallas Metro Area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in partnership |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers | Center |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers | Center |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining development cost to be funded by each partner in pro rata share |  | $ 140,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Realty Income | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in partnership |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers | Center |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GI Partners Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |
GI Partners Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in partnership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  | 80.00% |  |  |
Call option to increase ownership interest in joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional cash contribution by Joint Venture partner |  |  | $ 68,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Interest Acquired in Joint Venture |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GI Partners | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ascenty | Subsidiary of Operating Partnership subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  | 2.00% |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000 |  | $ 12,000 |  |  | $ 18,000
Digital Core REIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.00% |  | 32.00% |  |  |
Number of units owned | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 406
Closing price per unit | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.62 |  | $ 0.62 |  |  | $ 0.65
Fair value of shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 257,000 |  | $ 257,000 |  |  | $ 264,000
Digital Core REIT | Data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount loaned to the consolidated subsidiary that owns the data center | $ 80,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 160,400 |  | $ 160,400 |  |  |
Ownership interest in DCRU operating properties | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Ownership interest in DCRU operating properties | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  |  | 20.00% | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  | 20.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture | Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.00% |  | 20.00% |  |  |
Remaining development cost to be funded by each partner in pro rata share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture | Hyperscale Data Center Campuses across Frankfurt, Paris and Northern Virginia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of hyperscale data center campuses develop through joint venture | item |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture | Data Centers in Dallas Metro Area |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America | Digital Core REIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership percentage in joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Digital Core REIT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers | property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Number of units owned | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 414 |  | 414 |  |  |
Digital Core REIT | Frankfurt data center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest | 49.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Digital Core REIT | Subsidiary of Operating Partnership subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49.90% |  | 49.90% |  |  |
Digital Core REIT | Fee income and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fees earned pursuant to these contractual agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800 | $ 2,400 | $ 6,800 | $ 7,300 |  |

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