Income Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Per Share [Abstract]

Summary Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Net income available to common stockholders	$            45,615	$            31,908	$          126,847	$            94,878
Weighted average shares outstanding—basic	122,026,421	100,588,235	112,995,512	96,137,611
Potentially dilutive common shares:
Stock options	76,774	197,632	74,462	192,885
Class C Units (2007 Grant)	-	49,163	-	38,654
Unvested incentive units	250,316	162,832	205,247	145,032
Series E preferred stock	-	914,480	-	308,176
Excess exchange value of the 2026 Debentures	-	-	-	494,292
Weighted average shares outstanding—diluted	122,353,511	101,912,342	113,275,221	97,316,650
Income per share:
Basic	$                0.37	$                0.32	$                1.12	$                0.99
Diluted	$                0.37	$                0.31	$                1.12	$                0.97

Schedule Of Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Weighted average of Operating Partnership common    units not owned by Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	4,345,574	4,481,045	4,346,586	4,708,129
Potentially dilutive 2029 Debentures	6,514,812	6,368,292	6,471,282	6,309,599
Potentially dilutive Series C Cumulative Convertible    Preferred Stock	-	2,783,811	1,087,398	3,097,084
Potentially dilutive Series D Cumulative Convertible    Preferred Stock	4,219,384	5,603,998	4,309,978	6,775,337
Potentially dilutive Series E Cumulative Redeemable    Preferred Stock	4,151,146	-	4,045,501	-
Potentially dilutive Series F Cumulative Redeemable    Preferred Stock	2,632,647	-	1,243,998	-
	21,863,563	19,237,146	21,504,743	20,890,149