Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net [Abstract]

Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership

	March 31, 2012					December 31, 2011
	Number of units		Percentage of total			Number of units		Percentage of total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.		107,342,049		95.7	%		106,039,279		95.6	%
Noncontrolling interests consist of:
Common units held by third parties		3,240,814		2.8			3,405,814		3.0
Incentive units held by employees and directors (see note 12)		1,632,820		1.5			1,530,316		1.4
		112,215,683		100.0	%		110,975,409		100.0	%

Summary Of Activity For Noncontrolling Interests In The Operating Partnership

	Common Units			Incentive Units			Total
As of December 31, 2011		3,405,814			1,530,316			4,936,130
Redemption of common units for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)		(165,000	)		—			(165,000	)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)		—			(56,716	)		(56,716	)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors		—			159,220			159,220
As of March 31, 2012		3,240,814			1,632,820			4,873,634

(1) This redemption was recorded as a reduction to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and an increase to common stock and additional paid in capital based on the book value per unit in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

Schedule Of Distributions

Date dividend declared	Dividend payable date		Series C Preferred Stock(1)		Series D Preferred Stock(2)		Series E Preferred Stock(3)		Common Stock (4)
February 14, 2012		March 30, 2012	$	1,402	$	2,398	$	5,031	$	78,335

(1) $1.094 annual rate of dividend per share.

(2) $1.375 annual rate of dividend per share.

(3) $1.750 annual rate of dividend per share.

(4) $2.920 annual rate of dividend per share.

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net

	Foreign currency translation adjustments			Cash flow hedge adjustments			Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	(49,298	)	$	(6,582	)	$	(55,880	)
Net current period change		18,552			(908	)		17,644
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps		—			1,061			1,061
Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	(30,746	)	$	(6,429	)	$	(37,175	)