Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net [Abstract]

Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership

The following table shows the ownership interests in the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
	Number of units	Percentage of total		Number of units	Percentage of total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	135,843,684	98.0	%	135,626,255	97.8	%
Noncontrolling interests consist of:
Common units held by third parties	1,421,314	1.0		1,463,814	1.1
Incentive units held by employees and directors (see Note 13)	1,414,299	1.0		1,549,847	1.1
	138,679,297	100.0	%	138,639,916	100.0	%

Summary Of Activity For Noncontrolling Interests In The Operating Partnership

The following table shows activity for the noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership for the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

	Common Units		Incentive Units		Total
As of December 31, 2014	1,463,814		1,549,847		3,013,661
Redemption of common units for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	(42,500	)	—		(42,500	)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	—		(76,087	)	(76,087	)
Cancellation of incentive units held by employees and directors	—		(150,140	)	(150,140	)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors	—		90,679		90,679
As of September 30, 2015	1,421,314		1,414,299		2,835,613

(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 Dividends/Distributions

We have declared and paid the following dividends on our common and preferred stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (in thousands, except per share data):

Date dividend declared	Dividend payment date	Series E Preferred Stock		Series F Preferred Stock		Series G Preferred Stock		Series H Preferred Stock		Common Stock
February 25, 2015	March 31, 2015	$	5,031	$	3,023	$	3,672	$	6,730	$	115,419
May 12, 2015	June 30, 2015	5,031		3,023		3,672		6,730		115,458
August 11, 2015	September 30, 2015	5,031		3,023		3,672		6,730		115,454
		$	15,093	$	9,069	$	11,016	$	20,190	$	346,331
Annual rate of dividend per share		$	1.750	$	1.656	$	1.469	$	1.844	$	3.400

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net

The accumulated balances for each item within other comprehensive income, net are as follows (in thousands):

	Foreign currency translation adjustments				Cash flow hedge adjustments			Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	(39,567	)		$	(5,479	)	$	(45,046	)
Net current period change	(40,688		)	(1)	(4,290		)	(44,978		)
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps	—				2,036			2,036
Balance as of September 30, 2015	$	(80,255	)		$	(7,733	)	$	(87,988	)

(1) During the first nine months of 2015, the U.S. dollar was generally stronger against the other currencies in which we transacted business, primarily the Euro and British pound sterling.