Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating Revenues:
Rental	$ 371,128	$ 317,804
Tenant reimbursements	84,218	85,829
Interconnection and other	46,963	1,362
Fee income	1,799	1,614
Other	91	0
Total operating revenues	504,199	406,609
Operating Expenses:
Rental property operating and maintenance	154,169	124,563
Property taxes	27,331	23,263
Insurance	2,412	2,155
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	(43,034)
Depreciation and amortization	169,016	129,073
General and administrative	31,256	21,194
Transactions	1,900	93
Other	(1)	(16)
Total operating expenses	386,083	257,291
Operating income	118,116	149,318
Other Income (Expenses):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	4,078	4,618
Gain on sale of properties	1,097	17,820
Interest and other (expense) income	(624)	(2,290)
Interest expense	(57,261)	(45,466)
Tax expense	(2,109)	(1,675)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	(964)	0
Net income	62,333	122,325
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(784)	(2,142)
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc./Digital Realty Trust, L.P.	61,549	120,183
Preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	(22,424)	(18,455)
Net income available to common stock/unitholders	$ 39,125	$ 101,728
Net income per share/unit available to common stockholders/unitholders:
Basic ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.27	$ 0.75
Diluted ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.27	$ 0.75
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding:
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-basic (shares)	146,565,564	135,704,525
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-diluted (shares)	147,433,194	136,128,800
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Operating Revenues:
Rental	$ 371,128	$ 317,804
Tenant reimbursements	84,218	85,829
Interconnection and other	46,963	1,362
Fee income	1,799	1,614
Other	91	0
Total operating revenues	504,199	406,609
Operating Expenses:
Rental property operating and maintenance	154,169	124,563
Property taxes	27,331	23,263
Insurance	2,412	2,155
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	(43,034)
Depreciation and amortization	169,016	129,073
General and administrative	31,256	21,194
Transactions	1,900	93
Other	(1)	(16)
Total operating expenses	386,083	257,291
Operating income	118,116	149,318
Other Income (Expenses):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	4,078	4,618
Gain on sale of properties	1,097	17,820
Interest and other (expense) income	(624)	(2,290)
Interest expense	(57,261)	(45,466)
Tax expense	(2,109)	(1,675)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	(964)	0
Net income	62,333	122,325
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(121)	(116)
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc./Digital Realty Trust, L.P.	62,212	122,209
Preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	(22,424)	(18,455)
Net income available to common stock/unitholders	$ 39,788	$ 103,754
Net income per share/unit available to common stockholders/unitholders:
Basic ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.27	$ 0.75
Diluted ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.27	$ 0.75
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding:
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-basic (shares)	149,047,798	138,406,993
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-diluted (shares)	149,915,428	138,831,268