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Debt Of The Company	3 Months Ended
Debt Of The Company	Mar. 31, 2012
Debt Of The Company [Abstract]
Debt Of The Company	5. Debt of the Company In this Note 5, the "Company" refers only to Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. The Company itself does not have any indebtedness. All debt is held directly or indirectly by the Operating Partnership. *Guarantee of Debt* The Company guarantees the Operating Partnership's obligations with respect to the 2029 Debentures, the 2015 Notes, the 2020 Notes, the 2021 Notes (each, as defined in Note 6) and its unsecured senior notes sold to Prudential (as defined in Note 6) pursuant to the Prudential shelf facility. The Company is also the guarantor of the Operating Partnership's obligations under its global revolving credit facility.