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Debt Instrument, Issuance As A Percentage Of Par

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Number of extension options

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Revolving Credit Facility Basis Rate On Unused Portion Of Facility

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Contractual rate at which a foreign currency can be purchased or sold.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of uncollateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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Debt of the Operating Partnership (Summary of Outstanding Indebtedness) (Details)			9 Months Ended
	Jun. 23, 2015 USD ($)	May. 26, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) extension $ / £	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / £
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured senior notes, net of discount			$ 2,816,359,000	$ 2,791,758,000
Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance as of September 30, 2015			688,957,000	525,951,000
Unsecured term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance as of September 30, 2015			$ 938,276,000	976,600,000
Senior Notes: \| 5.875% notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			5.875%
Senior Notes: \| 5.25% notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			5.25%
Senior Notes: \| 3.95% notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015	3.95%		3.95%
Unamortized discounts	$ (3,800,000)
Face amount	$ 500,000,000.0
Principal received relative to par value	99.236%
Senior Notes: \| 3.625% notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			3.625%
Senior Notes: \| 4.75% notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			4.75%
Senior Notes: \| 4.25% notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			4.25%
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal			$ 4,765,705,000
Unamortized discounts			(17,601,000)
Unsecured senior notes, net of discount			$ 2,816,359,000	$ 2,791,758,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| GBP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate \| $ / £			1.51	1.56
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date			Nov. 03, 2017
Balance as of September 30, 2015			$ 688,957,000	$ 525,951,000
Subtotal			688,957,000
Unamortized discounts			$ 0
Number of extension options \| extension			2
Debt instrument, extension term			6 months
Facility fee			0.20%
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Global revolving credit facility \| GBP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate \| $ / £			1.51	1.56
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Global revolving credit facility \| Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance as of September 30, 2015			$ 683,957,000	$ 514,951,000
Interest rate basis spread			1.10%
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Global revolving credit facility \| Floating Rate \| GBP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance as of September 30, 2015			$ 110,434,000	132,716,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Unsecured term loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity Date			Apr. 16, 2017
Balance as of September 30, 2015			$ 938,276,000	976,600,000
Subtotal			938,276,000
Unamortized discounts			$ 0
Number of extension options \| extension			2
Debt instrument, extension term			6 months
Interest rate basis spread			1.20%
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Unsecured term loan \| GBP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance as of September 30, 2015			$ 182,935,000	188,365,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Unsecured term loan \| Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of extension options \| extension			2
Debt instrument, extension term			6 months
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Prudential Shelf Facility:
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal			$ 75,000,000	142,000,000
Unamortized discounts			$ 0
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Prudential Shelf Facility: \| Series C
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			9.68%
Maturity Date			Jan. 06, 2016
Subtotal			$ 25,000,000	25,000,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Prudential Shelf Facility: \| Series D
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			4.57%
Maturity Date			Jan. 20, 2015
Subtotal			$ 0	50,000,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Prudential Shelf Facility: \| Series E
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			5.73%
Maturity Date			Jan. 20, 2017
Subtotal			$ 50,000,000	50,000,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Prudential Shelf Facility: \| Series F
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			4.50%
Maturity Date			Feb. 03, 2015
Subtotal			$ 0	17,000,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes:
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subtotal			2,758,960,000
Unamortized discounts			(17,601,000)	(15,632,000)
Unsecured senior notes, net of discount			$ 2,741,359,000	2,649,758,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes: \| 4.50% notes due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			4.50%
Maturity Date			Jul. 15, 2015
Subtotal			$ 0	375,000,000
Redemption price		100.00%
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes: \| 5.875% notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			5.875%
Maturity Date			Feb. 01, 2020
Subtotal			$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes: \| 5.25% notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			5.25%
Maturity Date			Mar. 15, 2021
Subtotal			$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes: \| 3.95% notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			3.95%
Maturity Date			Jul. 01, 2022
Subtotal			$ 500,000,000	0
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes: \| 3.625% notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			3.625%
Maturity Date			Oct. 01, 2022
Subtotal			$ 300,000,000	300,000,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes: \| 4.75% notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			4.75%
Maturity Date			Oct. 13, 2023
Subtotal			$ 453,840,000	467,310,000
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. \| Senior Notes: \| 4.25% notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate at September 30, 2015			4.25%
Maturity Date			Jan. 17, 2025
Subtotal			$ 605,120,000	$ 623,080,000