Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net [Abstract]

Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership

	March 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
	Number of units	Percentage of total		Number of units	Percentage of total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	128,413,791	97.7	%	125,140,783	97.8	%
Noncontrolling interests consist of:
Common units held by third parties	1,509,814	1.2		1,515,814	1.2
Incentive units held by employees and    directors (see note 12)	1,486,900	1.1		1,335,586	1.0
	131,410,505	100.0	%	127,992,183	100.0	%

Summary Of Activity For Noncontrolling Interests In The Operating Partnership

	Common Units	Incentive Units	Total
As of December 31, 2012	1,515,814	1,335,586	2,851,400
Redemption of common units for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	(6,000)	-	(6,000)
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors    for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	-	(17,104)	(17,104)
Cancellation of incentive units held by employees and directors	-	(6,650)	(6,650)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors	-	175,068	175,068
As of March 31, 2013	1,509,814	1,486,900	2,996,714

(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 E Preferred Stock (1)	Series F Preferred Stock (2)	Common Stock (3)
February 12, 2013	March 29, 2013	$            5,031	$             3,023	$          100,165

(1)	$1.750 annual rate of dividend per share.
(2)	$1.656 annual rate of dividend per share.

(3) $3.120 annual rate of dividend per share.

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

	Foreign currency translation adjustments	Cash flow hedge adjustments	Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$                 (2,576)	$                 (9,615)	$               (12,191)
Net current period change	(61,868)	(122)	(61,990)
Reclassification to interest expense from    interest rate swaps	-	1,708	1,708
Balance as of March 31, 2013	$               (64,444)	$                 (8,029)	$               (72,473)