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Percentage Of Fair Value

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

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt (Senior Notes and Mortgage Notes Payable) (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2017	Nov. 30, 2020	Oct. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Oct. 07, 2020	Nov. 08, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt restructuring costs				$ 18,036,000	$ 1,523,000	$ 605,000
Deferred finance costs, net				$ 6,034,000	$ 8,033,000
Lenexa Mortgage
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,900,000
Interest rate	4.10%
Periodic payment	$ 1,600,000
Extinguishment of debt		$ 1,700,000
Term Loan D
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity			$ 250,000,000
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity			500,000,000
Accordion feature			$ 250,000,000
Term Loan D \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor over LIBOR			0.25%
Term Loan D \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument spread on variable interest rate			1.20%
Term Loan D \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument spread on variable interest rate			1.80%
Term Loan D \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument spread on variable interest rate			0.20%
Term Loan D \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument spread on variable interest rate			0.80%
Unsecured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity			$ 1,700,000,000
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,950,000,000
Operating Partnership and QTS Finance Corporation \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount								$ 400,000,000
Interest rate				4.75%				4.75%
Percentage of issued price equal to face value								100.00%
Debt restructuring costs				$ 18,000,000.0
Operating Partnership and QTS Finance Corporation \| Senior Notes \| Early Redemption Fees
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt restructuring costs				14,300,000
Operating Partnership and QTS Finance Corporation \| Senior Notes \| Non-cash Charge
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt restructuring costs				$ 3,700,000
5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate								5.875%
Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount							$ 500,000,000
Interest rate				3.875%			3.875%
Percentage of issued price equal to face value							100.00%
Senior Notes due 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred finance costs, net				$ 7,500,000