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Commitments and Contingencies (Details)
3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
GBP (£)
Mar. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Sentrum Portfolio
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Sentrum Portfolio
GBP (£)
Jul. 11, 2012
Sentrum Portfolio
USD ($)
Jul. 11, 2012
Sentrum Portfolio
GBP (£)
Mar. 31, 2015
29 A International Business Park
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
29 A International Business Park
SGD
Dec. 31, 2014
29 A International Business Park
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Convergence Business Park
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]                        
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities $ 523,948,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent     $ 605,923,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent             $ 12,400,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dlr_TwentyNineInternationalBusinessParkMember
 
Additional performance based consideration earned (maximum)                 36,400,000dlr_PerformanceBasedCommitmentsMaximumConsideration
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dlr_TwentyNineInternationalBusinessParkMember
50,000,000dlr_PerformanceBasedCommitmentsMaximumConsideration
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dlr_TwentyNineInternationalBusinessParkMember
   
Expiration of earnout contingency                 November 2020 November 2020    
Lease expiration period                       April 2017
Sale price of building                       24,000,000us-gaap_RealEstateHeldforsale
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dlr_ConvergenceBusinessParkMember
Contingent liability         2,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedContingentLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dlr_SentrumPortfolioMember
1,400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedContingentLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dlr_SentrumPortfolioMember
87,600,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedContingentLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dlr_SentrumPortfolioMember
56,500,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedContingentLiability
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= dlr_SentrumPortfolioMember
       
Real estate price, per square acre                       225,000dlr_RealEstatePricePerSquareAcre
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dlr_ConvergenceBusinessParkMember
Reduction in fair value 44,800,000dlr_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsFairValueAdjustment 30,300,000dlr_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsFairValueAdjustment                    
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 43,034,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1   3,403,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1                  
Commitments related to construction contracts $ 124,400,000us-gaap_PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted