Condensed Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating Revenues:
Rental	$ 404,126	$ 371,128
Tenant reimbursements	87,288	84,218
Interconnection and other	57,225	46,963
Fee income	1,895	1,799
Other	35	91
Total operating revenues	550,569	504,199
Operating Expenses:
Rental property operating and maintenance	169,339	154,168
Property taxes	26,919	27,331
Insurance	2,592	2,412
Depreciation and amortization	176,466	169,016
General and administrative	34,647	31,256
Transactions	3,323	1,900
Total operating expenses	413,286	386,083
Operating income	137,283	118,116
Other Income (Expenses):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	5,324	4,078
Gain (loss) on sale of properties	(522)	1,097
Interest and other (expense) income	151	(624)
Interest expense	(55,450)	(57,261)
Tax expense	(2,223)	(2,109)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	0	(964)
Net income	84,563	62,333
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,025)	(784)
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc./Digital Realty Trust, L.P.	83,538	61,549
Preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	(17,393)	(22,424)
Net income available to common stock/unitholders	$ 66,145	$ 39,125
Net income per share/unit available to common stockholders/unitholders:
Basic (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 0.42	$ 0.27
Diluted (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 0.41	$ 0.27
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding:
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-basic (shares/units)	159,297,027	146,565,564
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-diluted (shares/units)	160,421,655	147,433,194
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Operating Revenues:
Rental	$ 404,126	$ 371,128
Tenant reimbursements	87,288	84,218
Interconnection and other	57,225	46,963
Fee income	1,895	1,799
Other	35	91
Total operating revenues	550,569	504,199
Operating Expenses:
Rental property operating and maintenance	169,339	154,168
Property taxes	26,919	27,331
Insurance	2,592	2,412
Depreciation and amortization	176,466	169,016
General and administrative	34,647	31,256
Transactions	3,323	1,900
Total operating expenses	413,286	386,083
Operating income	137,283	118,116
Other Income (Expenses):
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	5,324	4,078
Gain (loss) on sale of properties	(522)	1,097
Interest and other (expense) income	151	(624)
Interest expense	(55,450)	(57,261)
Tax expense	(2,223)	(2,109)
Loss from early extinguishment of debt	0	(964)
Net income	84,563	62,333
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(121)	(121)
Net income attributable to Digital Realty Trust, Inc./Digital Realty Trust, L.P.	84,442	62,212
Preferred stock/unit dividends/distributions	(17,393)	(22,424)
Net income available to common stock/unitholders	$ 67,049	$ 39,788
Net income per share/unit available to common stockholders/unitholders:
Basic (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 0.42	$ 0.27
Diluted (in dollars per share/unit)	$ 0.41	$ 0.27
Weighted average common shares/units outstanding:
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-basic (shares/units)	161,474,901	149,047,798
Weighted average shares/units outstanding-diluted (shares/units)	162,599,529	149,915,428