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Acquisitions - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 25, 2018 USD ($) | May 25, 2018 EUR (€) | Jan. 10, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($)
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Purchase Price and Other Holdbacks (see Note 6) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,135 | $ 35,218 | $ 20,093 |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  | 1,869,101 | 0 |  | $ 1,825,721
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | (1,728,686) | 0 |  | $ (1,685,771)
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  |  |  |  |  | 4,485,209 | 4,441,030 |  |
Cash paid for previous acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,186 |  |
Other Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) |  |  |  |  |  | 53,230 | 432,078 | 234,314 |
Accrued Purchase Price and Other Holdbacks (see Note 6) |  |  |  |  |  | 4,135 | 35,218 | 20,093 |
Fair Value of Common Stock Issued |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 83,014 |
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  | $ 1,507 | 0 | 0 | 1,507 |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  |  | 57,365 | 467,296 | 338,928 |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  | 14,746 | 2,260 | 10,227 | 14,746 |
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  |  |  |  | 24,379 | 3,102 | 17,662 | 24,379 |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  |  | 150,878 | 5,396 | 225,848 | 150,878 |
Customer Relationship Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  | 116,028 | 22,071 | 44,622 | 116,028 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  | 0 | 16,956 | 0 | 0 |
Data Center In-Place Leases |  |  |  |  | 6,300 | 0 | 36,130 | 6,300 |
Data Center Tenant Relationships |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 18,410 | 0 |
Data Center Above-Market Leases |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 2,381 | 0 |
Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  | 14,487 | 0 | 0 | 14,487 |
Debt Assumed |  |  |  |  | (5,287) | 0 | (12,312) | (5,287) |
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  |  |  | (24,869) | (3,233) | (17,206) | (24,869) |
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  |  |  | 0 | (16,956) | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  |  | (18,122) | (1,813) | (43,218) | (18,122) |
Data Center Below-Market Leases |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (694) | 0 |
Total Fair Value of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  | 278,540 | 27,783 | 281,850 | 278,540 |
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  |  |  |  | 60,388 | 29,582 | 185,446 | 60,388 |
Cash acquired from acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | 2,260 | 44,534 | 14,746 |
Cash paid for previous acquisition |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,267 | 23,967 | 137 |
IO Data Center LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,347,046 |  |
Accrued Purchase Price and Other Holdbacks (see Note 6) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Fair Value of Common Stock Issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total Consideration |  |  | $ 1,347,000 | $ 31,000 |  |  | 1,347,046 |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,307 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,070 |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 863,027 |  |
Customer Relationship Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Data Center In-Place Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,340 |  |
Data Center Tenant Relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,362 |  |
Data Center Above-Market Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,439 |  |
Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Debt Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | (36,230) |  |
Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Data Center Below-Market Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11,421) |  |
Total Fair Value of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,054,894 |  |
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | 292,152 |  |
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions and IODC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,779,124 |  |
Accrued Purchase Price and Other Holdbacks (see Note 6) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,218 |  |
Fair Value of Common Stock Issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Fair Value of Noncontrolling Interests |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,814,342 |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,534 |  |
Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,732 |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,088,875 |  |
Customer Relationship Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,622 |  |
Data Center In-Place Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 140,470 |  |
Data Center Tenant Relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  | 95,772 |  |
Data Center Above-Market Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,820 |  |
Other Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Debt Assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,312) |  |
Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | (53,436) |  |
Deferred Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | (43,218) |  |
Data Center Below-Market Leases |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,115) |  |
Total Fair Value of Identifiable Net Assets Acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,336,744 |  |
Goodwill Initially Recorded |  |  |  |  |  |  | 477,598 |  |
EvoSwitch |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Paid (gross of cash acquired) | $ 222,000 | € 189,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Purchase Price and Other Holdbacks (see Note 6) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18,824 |  |
Santa Fe China Transaction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration paid for acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Purchase Price and Other Holdbacks (see Note 6) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,771 |
Total Consideration |  |  |  |  | $ 16,800 |  |  |  |
Customer relationship intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  | 16 years | 10 years | 12 years |
Data center in-place leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 years |  |
Data center tenant relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9 years |  |
Data center above-market leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Data center below-market leases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value of Identifiable Assets Acquired: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 years |  |

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