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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
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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
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues | $ 1,079,590 | $ 1,062,224 | $ 1,066,907 | $ 1,053,863 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,262,584 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  | $ 1,061,489 | $ 1,060,991 | $ 1,060,823 | $ 1,042,458 |  | $ 4,225,761 | $ 3,845,578
Long-Lived Assets | 12,580,477 |  |  |  | 10,649,104 |  |  |  | 12,580,477 | 10,649,104 | 9,025,072
Records Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,995,146 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,967,922 | 2,847,691
Data Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 584,128 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 596,544 | 574,251
Information Destruction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 426,159 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 432,312 | 385,942
Data Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 257,151 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,983 | 37,694
United States |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,632,586 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,579,847 | 2,310,296
Long-Lived Assets | 7,862,262 |  |  |  | 6,902,232 |  |  |  | 7,862,262 | 6,902,232 | 5,476,551
United Kingdom |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 274,931 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 280,993 | 246,373
Long-Lived Assets | 755,859 |  |  |  | 547,768 |  |  |  | 755,859 | 547,768 | 529,233
Canada |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 243,033 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 249,505 | 243,625
Long-Lived Assets | 556,591 |  |  |  | 453,398 |  |  |  | 556,591 | 453,398 | 500,396
Australia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143,511 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 155,367 | 157,333
Long-Lived Assets | 530,755 |  |  |  | 442,755 |  |  |  | 530,755 | 442,755 | 470,432
Remaining Countries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 968,523 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 960,049 | 887,951
Long-Lived Assets | $ 2,875,010 |  |  |  | $ 2,302,951 |  |  |  | 2,875,010 | 2,302,951 | 2,048,460
Global RIM Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,812,433 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,842,600 | 3,706,110
Global RIM Business | Records Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,866,192 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,871,253 | 2,778,024
Global RIM Business | Data Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 520,082 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 539,035 | 542,148
Global RIM Business | Information Destruction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 426,159 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 432,312 | 385,938
Global RIM Business | Data Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 257,151 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,983 | 37,694
Global Data Center Business | Records Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Global Data Center Business | Data Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Global Data Center Business | Information Destruction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0
Global Data Center Business | Data Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 257,151 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 228,983 | 37,694
Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193,000 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 154,178 | 101,774
Corporate and Other Business | Records Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128,954 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96,669 | 69,667
Corporate and Other Business | Data Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,046 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57,509 | 32,103
Corporate and Other Business | Information Destruction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4
Corporate and Other Business | Data Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues by product and service lines |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0

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