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Segment Information - Revenue and Expenditures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	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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