Quarterly Financial Information (Digital Realty Trust, Inc.) (Tables) (Digital Realty Trust, Inc. [Member])

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. [Member]

Summary Of Selected Quarterly Financial Data

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2011		September 30, 2011		June 30, 2011		March 31, 2011
Total operating revenues	$	270,612	$	273,476	$	267,881	$	250,741
Net income		47,197		37,689		38,228		39,012
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		45,716		36,344		36,703		37,502
Preferred stock dividends		9,726		4,436		4,713		6,522
Net income available to common stockholders		35,990		31,908		31,990		30,980
Basic net income per share available to common stockholders	$	0.34	$	0.32	$	0.33	$	0.34
Diluted net income per share available to common stockholders	$	0.34	$	0.31	$	0.33	$	0.33
	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2010		September 30, 2010		June 30, 2010		March 31, 2010
Total operating revenues	$	238,672	$	237,486	$	197,464	$	191,779
Net income		36,298		23,626		19,902		25,586
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		35,221		23,036		19,192		24,845
Preferred stock dividends		7,608		9,194		10,101		10,101
Net income available to common stockholders		24,865		9,639		9,091		14,744
Basic net income per share available to common stockholders	$	0.27	$	0.11	$	0.11	$	0.19
Diluted net income per share available to common stockholders	$	0.27	$	0.11	$	0.11	$	0.18