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Investments In Real Estate (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
May 07, 2015
property
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Impairment of investments in real estate   $ 126,500,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf  
Assets 9,408,426,000us-gaap_Assets 9,526,784,000us-gaap_Assets  
Total liabilities 5,550,565,000us-gaap_Liabilities 5,612,546,000us-gaap_Liabilities  
Consideration received on sale of property 45,300,000dlr_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationConsideration    
Net gain on sale of discontinued operation 17,800,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfRealEstateDiscontinuedOperations    
Midwest and Northeast Regions      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Number of properties   5us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Held-for-sale      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Number of properties 2us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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5us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Assets 81,700,000us-gaap_Assets
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120,500,000us-gaap_Assets
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Total liabilities 3,200,000us-gaap_Liabilities
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5,800,000us-gaap_Liabilities
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Number of properties sold 2dlr_NumberofPropertiesSold
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Number of properties reclassified 1dlr_NumberofPropertiesReclassified
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Catch up depreciation 300,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
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= us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleMember
   
Held-for-sale | Assets Identified for Disposal Subsequent to First Quarter 2015      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Assets 15,600,000us-gaap_Assets
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Total liabilities $ 300,000us-gaap_Liabilities
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Held-for-sale | Subsequent Event | Assets Identified for Disposal Subsequent to First Quarter 2015      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Number of properties     1us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Fiscal Year-End 2014 Identified Properties for Disposal      
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]      
Number of properties 3us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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