Debt Instrument, Interest Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Secured Debt Ratio Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Unencumbered Assets Percentage to Unsecured Debt

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Leverage Ratio

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- Definition

Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
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-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
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-Paragraph 1A
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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Contractual rate at which a foreign currency can be purchased or sold.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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Debt of the Operating Partnership (4.750% Notes Due 2023) (Narrative) (Details) - Digital Realty Trust, L.P. $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2014 USD ($) $ / £	Apr. 01, 2014 GBP (£) $ / £
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized discount	$ 17,914
4.75% notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 498,900	£ 300,000,000.0
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.75%	4.75%
Unamortized discount	3,000
Debt issuance cost	5,000
Preceeds form debt, net of issuance costs	$ 490,900
Secured debt ratio percentage	40.00%
Unencumbered assets to unsecured debt (as a percent)	150.00%
British pound sterling (£) \| 4.75% notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative forward exchange rate (in dollars per share) \| $ / £		1.66	1.66
Maximum \| Secured Debt \| 4.75% notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio (as a percent)	60.00%
Minimum \| 4.75% notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest coverage ratio	1.50