CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Properties:
Land	$ 864,990	$ 859,113
Acquired ground leases	10,619	10,575
Buildings and improvements	15,510,434	15,610,992
Tenant improvements	602,278	574,336
Total investments in operating properties	16,988,321	17,055,016
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,124,002)	(3,935,267)
Net investments in operating properties	12,864,319	13,119,749
Construction in progress and space held for development	1,584,328	1,621,928
Land held for future development	163,081	162,941
Net investments in properties	14,611,728	14,904,618
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	930,326	175,108
Net investments in real estate	15,542,054	15,079,726
Operating lease right-of-use assets	660,586
Cash and cash equivalents	123,879	126,700
Accounts and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16,910 and $11,554 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	328,009	299,621
Deferred rent	479,640	463,248
Acquired above-market leases, net	106,044	119,759
Goodwill	3,358,463	4,348,007
Acquired in-place lease value, deferred leasing costs and intangibles, net	2,580,624	3,144,395
Other assets	162,768	185,239
Total assets	23,342,067	23,766,695
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured senior notes, net	8,523,462	7,589,126
Secured debt, including premiums	105,493	685,714
Operating lease liabilities	725,470
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	922,571	1,164,509
Accrued dividends and distributions	0	217,241
Acquired below-market leases, net	192,667	200,113
Security deposits and prepaid rents	221,526	209,311
Total liabilities	12,341,890	12,892,653
Redeemable noncontrolling interests – operating partnership	17,678	15,832
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock/units	1,452,983	1,249,560
Common Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 315,000,000 shares authorized, 208,214,139 and 206,425,656 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	2,066	2,051
Partners’ capital:
Additional paid-in capital	11,492,766	11,355,751
Accumulated dividends in excess of earnings	(2,767,708)	(2,633,071)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(91,699)	(115,647)
Total stockholders’ equity	10,088,408	9,858,644
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling interests in operating partnership	772,931	906,510
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures	121,160	93,056
Total noncontrolling interests	894,091	999,566
Total equity	10,982,499	10,858,210
Total liabilities and equity/capital	23,342,067	23,766,695
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Properties:
Land	864,990	859,113
Acquired ground leases	10,619	10,575
Buildings and improvements	15,510,434	15,610,992
Tenant improvements	602,278	574,336
Total investments in operating properties	16,988,321	17,055,016
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(4,124,002)	(3,935,267)
Net investments in operating properties	12,864,319	13,119,749
Construction in progress and space held for development	1,584,328	1,621,928
Land held for future development	163,081	162,941
Net investments in properties	14,611,728	14,904,618
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	930,326	175,108
Net investments in real estate	15,542,054	15,079,726
Operating lease right-of-use assets	660,586
Cash and cash equivalents	123,879	126,700
Accounts and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16,910 and $11,554 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	328,009	299,621
Deferred rent	479,640	463,248
Acquired above-market leases, net	106,044	119,759
Goodwill	3,358,463	4,348,007
Acquired in-place lease value, deferred leasing costs and intangibles, net	2,580,624	3,144,395
Other assets	162,768	185,239
Total assets	23,342,067	23,766,695
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured senior notes, net	8,523,462	7,589,126
Secured debt, including premiums	105,493	685,714
Operating lease liabilities	725,470
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	922,571	1,164,509
Accrued dividends and distributions	0	217,241
Acquired below-market leases, net	192,667	200,113
Security deposits and prepaid rents	221,526	209,311
Total liabilities	12,341,890	12,892,653
Redeemable noncontrolling interests – operating partnership	17,678	15,832
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock/units	1,452,983	1,249,560
Partners’ capital:
Common units, 208,214,139 and 206,425,656 units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	8,727,124	8,724,731
Limited Partners, 9,473,459 and 10,580,884 units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	776,614	911,256
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(95,382)	(120,393)
Total partners’ capital	10,861,339	10,765,154
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures	121,160	93,056
Total capital	10,982,499	10,858,210
Total liabilities and equity/capital	23,342,067	23,766,695
Global revolving credit facilities
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	842,975	1,647,735
Global revolving credit facilities | Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	842,975	1,647,735
Unsecured term loans, net
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	807,726	1,178,904
Unsecured term loans, net | Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	$ 807,726	$ 1,178,904