Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Operating Revenues:
Rental	$ 377,109	$ 329,213	$ 748,237	$ 647,017
Tenant reimbursements	88,211	87,572	172,429	173,401
Interconnection and other	48,363	1,463	95,326	2,825
Fee income	1,251	1,549	3,050	3,163
Other	0	498	91	498
Total operating revenues	514,934	420,295	1,019,133	826,904
Operating Expenses:
Rental property operating and maintenance	159,548	129,539	313,717	254,102
Property taxes	27,449	20,900	54,780	44,163
Insurance	2,241	2,154	4,653	4,309
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	352	0	(42,682)
Depreciation and amortization	175,594	131,524	344,610	260,597
General and administrative	34,189	25,613	65,445	46,807
Transactions	3,615	3,166	5,515	3,259
Other	0	(6)	(1)	(22)
Total operating expenses	402,636	313,242	788,719	570,533
Operating income	112,298	107,053	230,414	256,371
Other Income (Expenses):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	4,132	3,383	8,210	8,001
Gain on sale of properties	0	76,669	1,097	94,489
Interest and other (expense) income	(3,325)	(231)	(3,949)	(2,521)
Interest expense	(59,909)	(46,114)	(117,170)	(91,580)
Tax expense	(2,252)	(2,615)	(4,361)	(4,290)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	0	(148)	(964)	(148)
Net income	50,944	137,997	113,277	260,322
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(569)	(2,486)	(1,353)	(4,628)
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc./Digital Realty Trust, L.P.	50,375	135,511	111,924	255,694
Preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	(22,424)	(18,456)	(44,848)	(36,911)
Net income available to common stock/unitholders	$ 27,951	$ 117,055	$ 67,076	$ 218,783
Net income per share/unit available to common stockholders/unitholders:
Basic ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.19	$ 0.86	$ 0.46	$ 1.61
Diluted ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.19	$ 0.86	$ 0.46	$ 1.61
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding:
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-basic (shares)	146,824,268	135,810,060	146,694,916	135,757,584
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-diluted (shares)	147,808,268	136,499,004	147,416,934	136,260,995
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Operating Revenues:
Rental	$ 377,109	$ 329,213	$ 748,237	$ 647,017
Tenant reimbursements	88,211	87,572	172,429	173,401
Interconnection and other	48,363	1,463	95,326	2,825
Fee income	1,251	1,549	3,050	3,163
Other	0	498	91	498
Total operating revenues	514,934	420,295	1,019,133	826,904
Operating Expenses:
Rental property operating and maintenance	159,548	129,539	313,717	254,102
Property taxes	27,449	20,900	54,780	44,163
Insurance	2,241	2,154	4,653	4,309
Change in fair value of contingent consideration	0	352	0	(42,682)
Depreciation and amortization	175,594	131,524	344,610	260,597
General and administrative	34,189	25,613	65,445	46,807
Transactions	3,615	3,166	5,515	3,259
Other	0	(6)	(1)	(22)
Total operating expenses	402,636	313,242	788,719	570,533
Operating income	112,298	107,053	230,414	256,371
Other Income (Expenses):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	4,132	3,383	8,210	8,001
Gain on sale of properties	0	76,669	1,097	94,489
Interest and other (expense) income	(3,325)	(231)	(3,949)	(2,521)
Interest expense	(59,909)	(46,114)	(117,170)	(91,580)
Tax expense	(2,252)	(2,615)	(4,361)	(4,290)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	0	(148)	(964)	(148)
Net income	50,944	137,997	113,277	260,322
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(112)	(109)	(233)	(225)
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc./Digital Realty Trust, L.P.	50,832	137,888	113,044	260,097
Preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	(22,424)	(18,456)	(44,848)	(36,911)
Net income available to common stock/unitholders	$ 28,408	$ 119,432	$ 68,196	$ 223,186
Net income per share/unit available to common stockholders/unitholders:
Basic ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.19	$ 0.86	$ 0.46	$ 1.61
Diluted ($ per share/unit)	$ 0.19	$ 0.86	$ 0.46	$ 1.61
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding:
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-basic (shares)	149,226,714	138,567,526	149,137,258	138,487,704
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-diluted (shares)	150,210,714	139,256,470	149,859,276	138,991,115