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Segment Information - Revenue and Expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | $ 1,079,590 | $ 1,062,224 | $ 1,066,907 | $ 1,053,863 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,262,584 |  |
Storage rental |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,681,087 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  | $ 1,061,489 | $ 1,060,991 | $ 1,060,823 | $ 1,042,458 |  | $ 4,225,761 | $ 3,845,578
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 658,201 | 639,514 | 522,376
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 456,323 | 452,740 | 406,283
Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 201,878 | 186,774 | 116,093
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,437,605 | 1,424,824 | 1,243,573
Total Assets | 13,816,816 |  |  |  | 11,857,218 |  |  |  | 13,816,816 | 11,857,218 | 10,975,387
Expenditures for Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 882,867 | 2,317,306 | 638,021
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 692,983 | 460,062 | 343,131
Cash Paid for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,237 | 1,758,557 | 219,705
Acquisitions of Customer Relationships, Customer Inducements, Contract Fulfillment Costs and third-party commissions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131,647 | 98,687 | 75,185
Global RIM Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,812,433 |  |
Storage rental |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,320,076 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,842,600 | 3,706,110
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 454,652 | 472,155 | 458,634
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 330,534 | 341,384 | 351,915
Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,118 | 130,771 | 106,719
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,563,223 | 1,569,353 | 1,470,579
Total Assets | 10,753,218 |  |  |  | 9,135,198 |  |  |  | 10,753,218 | 9,135,198 | 9,151,755
Expenditures for Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 398,690 | 443,634 | 424,628
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 248,232 | 254,308 | 262,474
Cash Paid for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,717 | 93,217 | 86,969
Acquisitions of Customer Relationships, Customer Inducements, Contract Fulfillment Costs and third-party commissions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95,741 | 96,109 | 75,185
Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 257,151 |  |
Storage rental |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 246,925 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,983 | 37,694
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 133,927 | 105,680 | 10,224
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,939 | 58,707 | 8,617
Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,988 | 46,973 | 1,607
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 121,517 | 99,574 | 11,275
Total Assets | 2,535,848 |  |  |  | 2,217,505 |  |  |  | 2,535,848 | 2,217,505 | 382,198
Expenditures for Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 427,935 | 1,794,386 | 86,543
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 392,029 | 152,739 | 32,015
Cash Paid for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1,639,427 | 54,528
Acquisitions of Customer Relationships, Customer Inducements, Contract Fulfillment Costs and third-party commissions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,906 | 2,220 | 0
Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193,000 |  |
Storage rental |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 114,086 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 154,178 | 101,774
Depreciation and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 69,622 | 61,679 | 53,518
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,850 | 52,649 | 45,751
Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,772 | 9,030 | 7,767
Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (247,135) | (244,103) | (238,281)
Total Assets | $ 527,750 |  |  |  | 504,515 |  |  |  | 527,750 | 504,515 | 1,441,434
Expenditures for Segment Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,242 | 79,286 | 126,850
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52,722 | 53,015 | 48,642
Cash Paid for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,520 | 25,913 | 78,208
Acquisitions of Customer Relationships, Customer Inducements, Contract Fulfillment Costs and third-party commissions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 358 | 0
Storage rental |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,622,455 | 2,377,557
Storage rental | Global RIM Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,301,344 | 2,261,831
Storage rental | Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 218,675 | 35,839
Storage rental | Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102,436 | 79,887
Service |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,581,497 | 1,603,306 | 1,468,021
Service | Global RIM Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,492,357 | 1,541,256 | 1,444,279
Service | Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,226 | 10,308 | 1,855
Service | Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 78,914 | 51,742 | 21,887
ASU 2016-02 | Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Assets |  |  |  |  | $ 4,971 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,971 | $ 2,985

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