CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Properties:
Land	$ 1,012,022	$ 804,830
Acquired ground leases	10,314	10,725
Buildings and improvements	19,175,385	15,449,884
Tenant improvements	645,553	621,153
Total investments in operating properties	20,843,274	16,886,592
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,945,534)	(4,536,169)
Net investments in operating properties	15,897,740	12,350,423
Construction in progress and space held for development	2,514,325	1,732,555
Land held for future development	175,209	147,597
Net investments in properties	18,587,274	14,230,575
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,033,235	1,287,109
Net investments in real estate	19,620,509	15,517,684
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	1,375,427	628,681
Cash and cash equivalents	505,174	89,817
Accounts and other receivables, net	542,750	305,501
Deferred rent	496,684	478,744
Acquired above-market leases, net	57,535	74,815
Goodwill	7,791,522	3,363,070
Customer relationship value, deferred leasing costs and intangibles, net	3,128,140	2,195,324
Assets held for sale	10,981	229,934
Other assets	333,916	184,561
Total assets	33,862,638	23,068,131
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured senior notes, net of discount	11,268,753	8,973,190
Secured debt, including premiums	238,826	104,934
Operating lease liabilities	1,451,152	693,539
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	1,828,290	1,007,761
Accrued dividends and distributions	0	234,620
Acquired below-market leases, net	139,851	148,774
Security deposits and prepaid rents	348,253	208,724
Obligations associated with assets held for sale	238	2,700
Total liabilities	16,139,405	12,418,566
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	40,584	41,465
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock/units	1,434,420	1,434,420
Common Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 392,000,000 and 315,000,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, 268,399,073 and 208,900,758 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	2,670	2,073
Partners' capital:
Additional paid-in capital	19,292,311	11,577,320
Accumulated dividends in excess of earnings	(3,386,525)	(3,046,579)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(358,349)	(87,922)
Total stockholders' equity	16,984,527	9,879,312
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling interests in operating partnership	633,831	708,163
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures	64,291	20,625
Total noncontrolling interests	698,122	728,788
Total equity	17,682,649	10,608,100
Total liabilities and equity/capital	33,862,638	23,068,131
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Properties:
Land	1,012,022	804,830
Acquired ground leases	10,314	10,725
Buildings and improvements	19,175,385	15,449,884
Tenant improvements	645,553	621,153
Total investments in operating properties	20,843,274	16,886,592
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,945,534)	(4,536,169)
Net investments in operating properties	15,897,740	12,350,423
Construction in progress and space held for development	2,514,325	1,732,555
Land held for future development	175,209	147,597
Net investments in properties	18,587,274	14,230,575
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,033,235	1,287,109
Net investments in real estate	19,620,509	15,517,684
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	1,375,427	628,681
Cash and cash equivalents	505,174	89,817
Accounts and other receivables, net	542,750	305,501
Deferred rent	496,684	478,744
Acquired above-market leases, net	57,535	74,815
Goodwill	7,791,522	3,363,070
Customer relationship value, deferred leasing costs and intangibles, net	3,128,140	2,195,324
Assets held for sale	10,981	229,934
Other assets	333,916	184,561
Total assets	33,862,638	23,068,131
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured senior notes, net of discount	11,268,753	8,973,190
Secured debt, including premiums	238,826	104,934
Operating lease liabilities	1,451,152	693,539
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	1,828,290	1,007,761
Accrued dividends and distributions	0	234,620
Acquired below-market leases, net	139,851	148,774
Security deposits and prepaid rents	348,253	208,724
Obligations associated with assets held for sale	238	2,700
Total liabilities	16,139,405	12,418,566
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	40,584	41,465
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock/units	1,434,420	1,434,420
Partners' capital:
Common units, 268,399,073 and 208,900,758 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	15,908,456	8,532,814
Limited Partners, 8,287,819 and 8,843,155 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	648,057	711,650
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(372,575)	(91,409)
Total partners' capital	17,618,358	10,587,475
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures	64,291	20,625
Total capital	17,682,649	10,608,100
Total liabilities and equity/capital	33,862,638	23,068,131
Global revolving credit facilities, net
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	64,492	234,105
Global revolving credit facilities, net | Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	64,492	234,105
Unsecured term loans, net
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	799,550	810,219
Unsecured term loans, net | Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	$ 799,550	$ 810,219