Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net [Abstract]

Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership


	June 30, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Number of units		Percentage of total			Number of units		Percentage of total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		110,268,388		95.8	%		106,039,279		95.6	%
Noncontrolling interests consist of:
Common units held by third parties		3,235,814		2.8			3,405,814		3.0
Incentive units held by employees and directors (see note 12)		1,546,326		1.4			1,530,316		1.4

		115,050,528		100.0	%		110,975,409		100.0	%

Summary Of Activity For Noncontrolling Interests In The Operating Partnership


	Common Units			Incentive Units			Total
As of December 31, 2011		3,405,814			1,530,316			4,936,130

Redemption of common units for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock ⁽¹⁾		(170,000	)		—			(170,000	)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock ⁽¹⁾		—			(134,120	)		(134,120	)
Cancellation of incentive units held by employees and directors		—			(15,950	)		(15,950	)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors		—			166,080			166,080

As of June 30, 2012		3,235,814			1,546,326			4,782,140

(1)	This redemption was recorded as a reduction to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and an increase to common stock and additional paid in capital based on the book value per unit in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Schedule Of Distributions


Date dividend declared	Dividend payable date		Series C Preferred Stock⁽¹⁾⁽⁶⁾		Series D Preferred Stock⁽²⁾		Series E Preferred Stock⁽³⁾		Series F Preferred Stock⁽⁴⁾			Common Stock⁽⁵⁾
February 14, 2012		March 30, 2012	$	1,402	$	2,398	$	5,031	$	—		$	78,335
April 23, 2012		June 29, 2012		—		2,394		5,031		2,888	⁽ ⁷ ⁾		80,478

			$	1,402	$	4,792	$	10,062	$	2,888		$	158,813

(1)	$1.094 annual rate of dividend per share.

(2)	$1.375 annual rate of dividend per share.

(3)	$1.750 annual rate of dividend per share.

(4)	$1.656 annual rate of dividend per share.

(5)	$2.920 annual rate of dividend per share.

(6)

Effective April 17, 2012, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. converted all outstanding shares of its 4.375% series C cumulative convertible preferred stock, or the series C preferred stock, into shares of its of common stock in accordance with the terms of the series C preferred stock. Each share of series C preferred stock was converted into 0.5480 shares of common stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

(7)	Represents a pro rata dividend from and including the original issue date to and including June 30, 2012.

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net


	Foreign currency translation adjustments			Cash flow hedge adjustments			Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	(49,298	)	$	(6,582	)	$	(55,880	)
Net current period change		1,235			(2,777	)		(1,542	)
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps		—			1,721			1,721

Balance as of June 30, 2012	$	(48,063	)	$	(7,638	)	$	(55,701	)

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Tabular disclosure of other units or shares or classes of ownership in a partnership.

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