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Acquisition of Real Estate (Consideration for the New Jersey Facility and the Preliminary Allocation of the Fair Value of Assets Acquired) (Details) (Princeton Facility [Member], USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Buildings $ 35,574us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedBuildings
Land 17,976us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedLand
Intangible assets 16,114us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
Other 301us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedOtherNoncurrentAssets
Total purchase price 73,300us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedNet
Buildings, Weighted average useful life 40 years
Deferred Costs [Member]
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets $ 3,335us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIntangibles
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= qts_PrincetonFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_DeferredRevenueArrangementTypeAxis
= qts_DeferredCostsMember
Intangible assets, Weighted average useful life 10 years
Other [Member]
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets, Weighted average useful life 10 years
Acquisition Related Intangibles [Member]
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Intangible assets, Weighted average useful life 10 years