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Segment Information - Revenue and Asset Information by Geography and Service Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues	$ 1,061,489	$ 1,060,991	$ 1,060,823	$ 1,042,458	$ 991,235	$ 965,661	$ 949,806	$ 938,876	$ 4,225,761	$ 3,845,578	$ 3,511,453
Long-Lived Assets	10,644,133				9,022,087				10,644,133	9,022,087	8,374,693
Records Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									2,967,922	2,847,691	2,631,895
Data Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									596,544	574,251	525,086
Information Destruction
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									432,312	385,942	330,223
Data Center
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									228,983	37,694	24,249
United States
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									2,579,847	2,310,296	2,173,782
Long-Lived Assets	6,902,232				5,476,551				6,902,232	5,476,551	5,238,807
United Kingdom
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									280,993	246,373	237,032
Long-Lived Assets	547,768				529,233				547,768	529,233	400,937
Canada
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									249,505	243,625	230,944
Long-Lived Assets	453,398				500,396				453,398	500,396	463,396
Australia
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									155,367	157,333	148,175
Long-Lived Assets	442,755				470,432				442,755	470,432	542,055
Other International
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									960,049	887,951	721,520
Long-Lived Assets	$ 2,297,980				$ 2,045,475				2,297,980	2,045,475	1,729,498
North American Records and Information Management Business
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									2,137,781	2,050,346	1,930,699
North American Records and Information Management Business | Records Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									1,751,058	1,706,288	1,629,367
North American Records and Information Management Business | Data Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
North American Records and Information Management Business | Information Destruction
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									386,723	344,058	301,332
North American Records and Information Management Business | Data Center
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
North American Data Management Business
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									393,993	401,640	392,814
North American Data Management Business | Records Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	14,857
North American Data Management Business | Data Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									384,370	391,346	370,419
North American Data Management Business | Information Destruction
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									9,623	10,294	7,538
North American Data Management Business | Data Center
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
Western European Business
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									521,555	490,746	447,357
Western European Business | Records Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									443,960	417,221	373,994
Western European Business | Data Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									77,189	73,389	73,182
Western European Business | Information Destruction
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									406	136	181
Western European Business | Data Center
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
Other International Business
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									821,333	795,851	659,370
Other International Business | Records Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									708,297	686,988	578,209
Other International Business | Data Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									77,476	77,413	59,989
Other International Business | Information Destruction
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									35,560	31,450	21,172
Other International Business | Data Center
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
Global Data Center Business
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									228,983	37,694	24,249
Global Data Center Business | Records Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
Global Data Center Business | Data Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
Global Data Center Business | Information Destruction
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	0	0
Global Data Center Business | Data Center
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									228,983	37,694	24,249
Corporate and Other Business
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									122,116	69,301	56,964
Corporate and Other Business | Records Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									64,607	37,194	35,468
Corporate and Other Business | Data Management
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									57,509	32,103	21,496
Corporate and Other Business | Information Destruction
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									0	4	0
Corporate and Other Business | Data Center
Revenues by product and service lines
Revenues									$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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