Partners' Capital, Equity and Incentive Compensation Plans (Summary of Information About Awards Outstanding) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Operating Partnership [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Outstanding	1,560,716
QTS Realty Trust, Inc Awards Outstanding [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Outstanding	1,280,888
QTS Realty Trust, Inc Awards Outstanding [Member] \| Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Outstanding	396,942
Remaining term of awards	3 years
QTS Realty Trust, Inc Awards Outstanding [Member] \| Options to purchase Class A common stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Lower limit of exercise price	21
Upper limit of exercise price	35.81
Awards Outstanding	883,946
Remaining term of awards	1 year
Class O Units [Member] \| Operating Partnership [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Lower limit of exercise price	20
Upper limit of exercise price	25
Awards Outstanding	1,494,778
Remaining term of awards	1 year
Class RS Units [Member] \| Operating Partnership [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards Outstanding	65,938
Remaining term of awards	2 years

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for equity-based awards excluding options, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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