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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Thousands, £ in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 25, 2018 USD ($) | May 25, 2018 EUR (€) | Mar. 08, 2018 USD ($) data_center | Mar. 08, 2018 GBP (£) data_center | Mar. 08, 2018 SGD ($) data_center | Jan. 10, 2018 USD ($) data_center | Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2017 GBP (£) shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) company | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) company | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) acquisition company
Storage and Data Management Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of companies acquired | company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 11 |
Storage, Records Management And Art Storage Companies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 51,000,000 |  |
Storage, Records Management And Art Storage Companies | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,500,000 |  |
Storage, Records Management And Art Storage Companies | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |
IO Data Center LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,347,046,000 |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,347,000,000 | $ 31,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,347,046,000 |
Number of data centers | data_center |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 28,064 |  |
EvoSwitch |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | $ 222,000,000 | € 189,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential additional payments to be made | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Suisse Data Center Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  | $ 111,400,000 | £ 34,600 | $ 81,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of data centers | data_center |  |  | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Art Storage Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of companies acquired | company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 3 | 1
Other 2018 Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98,100,000 |
Other 2018 Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,100,000 |
Other 2018 Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |
Santa Fe China Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Bonded Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 83,000,000 | £ 62,000 |  |  |
FORTRUST |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,500,000 |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 137,500,000 |  |  |  |
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 37.84 |  |  |  |
FORTRUST | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of common stock (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,193,637 | 2,193,637 |  |  |
Storage and Records Management Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of companies acquired | acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Other 2017 Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 98,200,000
Other 2017 Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,500,000
Other 2017 Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000

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