Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net [Abstract]

Ownership Interest In The Operating Partnership

	March 31, 2014			December 31, 2013
	Number of units	Percentage of total		Number of units	Percentage of total
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.	128,606,462	97.6	%	128,455,350	97.7	%
Noncontrolling interests consist of:
Common units held by third parties	1,491,814	1.1		1,491,814	1.2
Incentive units held by employees and    directors (see note 13)	1,633,797	1.3		1,475,207	1.1
	131,732,073	100.0	%	131,422,371	100.0	%

Summary Of Activity For Noncontrolling Interests In The Operating Partnership

	Common Units	Incentive Units	Total
As of December 31, 2013	1,491,814	1,475,207	2,967,021
Conversion of incentive units held by employees and directors    for shares of Digital Realty Trust, Inc. common stock (1)	-	(4,438)	(4,438)
Cancellation of incentive units held by employees and directors	-	(18,773)	(18,773)
Grant of incentive units to employees and directors	-	181,801	181,801
As of March 31, 2014	1,491,814	1,633,797	3,125,611

(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 Dividends/Distributions

Date dividend declared	Dividend payable date	Series E Preferred Stock (1)	Series F Preferred Stock (2)	Series G Preferred Stock (3)	Common Stock (4)
February 11, 2014	March 31, 2014	$            5,031	$             3,023	$             3,672	$          106,743
		$            5,031	$             3,023	$             3,672	$          106,743

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

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

(3) $1.469 annual rate of dividend per share.

(4) $3.320 annual rate of dividend per share.

Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Foreign currency translation adjustments	Cash flow hedge adjustments	Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
Balance as of December 31, 2013	$                 11,745	$                 (1,054)	$                 10,691
Net current period change	3,743	(1,316)	2,427
Reclassification to interest expense from    interest rate swaps	-	829	829
Balance as of March 31, 2014	$                 15,488	$                 (1,541)	$                 13,947