Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net [Abstract]

Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	Number of units	Percentage of total		Number of units	Percentage of total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	123,261,390	96.4	%	106,039,279	95.6	%
Noncontrolling interests consist of:
Common units held by third parties	3,131,814	2.4		3,405,814	3.0
Incentive units held by employees and    directors (see note 12)	1,494,254	1.2		1,530,316	1.4
	127,887,458	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)	(274,000)	-	(274,000)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors    for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	-	(186,192)	(186,192)
Cancellation of incentive units held by employees and directors	-	(15,950)	(15,950)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors	-	166,080	166,080
As of September 30, 2012	3,131,814	1,494,254	4,626,068

(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)(6)	Series D Preferred Stock (2)	Series E Preferred Stock (3)	Series F Preferred Stock (4)		Common Stock (5)
February 14, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012	$             1,402	$            2,398	$           5,031	$                  -		$        78,335
April 23, 2012	June 29, 2012	-	2,394	5,031	2,888	(7)	80,478
July 19, 2012	Sept. 28, 2012	-	1,723	5,031	3,023		89,679
		$             1,402	$            6,515	$         15,093	$           5,911		$      248,492

(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) $1.656 annual rate of dividend per share.

(5) $2.920 annual rate of dividend per share.

(6) Effective April 17, 2012, Digital Realty Trust, Inc. converted all outstanding shares of its 4.375% series C cumulative convertible preferred stock, or the series C preferred stock, into shares of its of common stock in accordance with the terms of the series C preferred stock. Each share of series C preferred stock was converted into 0.5480 share of common stock of Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

(7) Represents a pro rata dividend from and including the original issue date to and including June 30, 2012.

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	35,053	(6,553)	28,500
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps	-	2,856	2,856
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$               (14,245)	$               (10,279)	$               (24,524)