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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Additional Information 1) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 29, 2012
Feb. 08, 2012
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]            
Impairment losses   $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentLossesRelatedToRealEstatePartnerships $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentLossesRelatedToRealEstatePartnerships $ 0us-gaap_ImpairmentLossesRelatedToRealEstatePartnerships    
Amortization of the deferred financing costs 496,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 2,673,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts        
Written off unamortized debt cost   900,000qts_WriteOffUnamortizedDebtIssueCosts 2,200,000qts_WriteOffUnamortizedDebtIssueCosts      
Written off unamortized cost related to assets securitization     1,300,000qts_WrittenOffUnamortizationCostRelationToAssetsSecuritization      
Amortization of deferred leasing costs totaled   6,400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees 4,700,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees 3,400,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfDeferredLeasingFees    
Deferred income 7,892,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 10,531,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 7,892,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue 6,800,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenue    
Amortization of deferred revenue   4,700,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized 4,700,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized 4,300,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized    
Derivative liability 453,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities   453,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities      
Company recorded equity-based compensation expense net of repurchased awards and forfeits   4,200,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationStockOptionsRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition 2,000,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationStockOptionsRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition 400,000us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationStockOptionsRequisiteServicePeriodRecognition    
Amount of the straight-line rent receivable on the balance sheets included in rents and other receivables 2,900,000us-gaap_DeferredRentReceivablesNet 4,000,000us-gaap_DeferredRentReceivablesNet 2,900,000us-gaap_DeferredRentReceivablesNet      
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]            
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]            
Amortization of the deferred financing costs   2,700,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= qts_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
2,800,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= qts_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
Repayment of credit facility   75,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= qts_UnsecuredRevolvingCreditFacilityMember
       
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]            
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]            
Derivative liability   0us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
       
Notional amount of derivative         $ 150,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
$ 150,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateSwapMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis
= us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember