Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net [Abstract]

Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership




	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Number of units	Percentage of total		Number of units	Percentage of total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	128,455,350	97.7	%	125,140,783	97.8	%
Noncontrolling interests consist of:
Common units held by third parties	1,491,814	1.2		1,515,814	1.2
Incentive units held by employees and directors (see note 13)	1,475,207	1.1		1,335,586	1.0
	131,422,371	100.0	%	127,992,183	100.0	%

Summary Of Activity For Noncontrolling Interests In The Operating Partnership


	Common Units	Incentive Units	Total

As of December 31, 2010	3,937,827	1,525,622	5,463,449

Redemption of common units for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	(532,013)	-	(532,013)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	-	(126,710)	(126,710)
Vesting of Class C Units (2007 Grant)	-	(53,138)	(53,138)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors	-	184,542	184,542
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)	(1,890,000)	-	(1,890,000)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	-	(344,860)	(344,860)
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 December 31, 2012	1,515,814	1,335,586	2,851,400

Redemption of common units for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	(24,000)	-	(24,000)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	-	(33,138)	(33,138)
Cancellation of incentive units held by employees and directors	-	(19,483)	(19,483)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors	-	192,242	192,242
As of December 31, 2013	1,491,814	1,475,207	2,967,021


(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 consolidated balance sheet of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Schedule Of Dividends/Distributions


Date dividend declared	Dividend payable date	Series C Preferred Stock (1)		Series D Preferred Stock (2)		Series E Preferred Stock (3)		Series F Preferred Stock (4)		Series G Preferred Stock (5)		Common Stock

February 10, 2011	March 31, 2011	$ 1,832		$ 4,690		$ -		$ -		$ -		$ 62,459	(6)
April 25, 2011	June 30, 2011	1,441		3,272		-		-		-		67,031	(6)
July 25, 2011	September 30, 2011	1,402		3,034		-		-		-		69,830	(6)
October 24, 2011	December 30, 2011 for Series C, D and E Preferred Stock; January 13, 2012 for Common Stock	1,402		2,398		5,926	(7)	-		-		72,092	(6)

		$ 6,077		$ 13,394		$ 5,926		$ -		$ -		$ 271,412

February 14, 2012	March 30, 2012	$ 1,402		$ 2,398		$ 5,031		$ -		$ -		$ 78,335	(8)
April 23, 2012	June 29, 2012	-	(9)	2,394		5,031		2,888	(10)	-		80,478	(8)
July 19, 2012	September 28, 2012	-		1,723		5,031		3,023		-		89,679	(8)
October 30, 2012	December 31, 2012 for Series D, E and F Preferred Stock; January 15, 2013 for Common Stock	-		1,697		5,031		3,023		-		90,582	(8)

		$ 1,402		$ 8,212		$ 20,124		$ 8,934		$ -		$ 339,074

February 12, 2013	March 29, 2013	$ -		$ -	(11)	$ 5,031		$ 3,023		$ -		$ 100,165	(12)
May 1, 2013	June 28, 2013	-		-		5,031		3,023		3,345	(13)	100,169	(12)
July 23, 2013	September 30, 2013	-		-		5,031		3,023		3,672		100,180	(12)
October 23, 2013	December 31, 2013 for Series E, F and G Preferred Stock; January 15, 2014 for Common Stock	-		-		5,031		3,023		3,672		100,187	(12)

		$ -		$ -		$ 20,124		$ 12,092		$ 10,689		$ 400,701


(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)	$1.469 annual rate of dividend per share.
(6)	$2.720 annual rate of dividend per share.

(7)	Represents a pro rata dividend from and including the original issue date to and including December 31, 2011.

(8)	$2.920 annual rate of dividend per share.
(9)	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 share of common stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

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

(11)

Effective February 26, 2013, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. converted all outstanding shares of its series D preferred stock into shares of its of common stock in accordance with the terms of the series D preferred stock. Each share of series D preferred stock was converted into 0.6360 share of common stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

(12)	$3.120 annual rate of dividend per share.
(13)	Represents a pro rata dividend from and including the original issue date to and including June 30, 2013.

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)



	Foreign currency translation adjustments	Cash flow hedge adjustments	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net

Balance as of December 31, 2011	$ (49,298)	$ (6,582)	$ (55,880)

Net current period change	46,722	(7,426)	39,296
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps	-	4,393	4,393

Balance as of December 31, 2012	$ (2,576)	$ (9,615)	$ (12,191)

Net current period change	14,321	2,423	16,744
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps	-	6,138	6,138

Balance as of December 31, 2013	$ 11,745	$ (1,054)	$ 10,691