CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Properties:
Land	$ 1,163,391	$ 804,830
Acquired ground leases	10,752	10,725
Buildings and improvements	20,293,589	15,449,884
Tenant improvements	657,753	621,153
Total investments in operating properties	22,125,485	16,886,592
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(5,250,140)	(4,536,169)
Net investments in operating properties	16,875,345	12,350,423
Construction in progress and space held for development	2,328,655	1,732,555
Land held for future development	198,536	147,597
Net investments in properties	19,402,536	14,230,575
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,059,978	1,287,109
Net investments in real estate	20,462,514	15,517,684
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	1,363,285	628,681
Cash and cash equivalents	971,305	89,817
Accounts and other receivables, net	585,506	305,501
Deferred rent	510,627	478,744
Acquired above-market leases, net	50,080	74,815
Goodwill	8,012,256	3,363,070
Customer relationship value, deferred leasing costs and intangibles, net	3,106,414	2,195,324
Assets held for sale	0	229,934
Other assets	373,346	184,561
Total assets	35,435,333	23,068,131
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured senior notes, net of discount	11,999,170	8,973,190
Secured debt, including premiums	238,866	104,934
Operating lease liabilities	1,444,060	693,539
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	2,187,025	1,007,761
Accrued dividends and distributions	571	234,620
Acquired below-market leases, net	135,263	148,774
Security deposits and prepaid rents	353,902	208,724
Obligations associated with assets held for sale	0	2,700
Total liabilities	16,995,581	12,418,566
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	41,265	41,465
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock/units	950,940	1,434,420
Common Stock: $0.01 par value per share, 392,000,000 and 315,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, 279,920,621 and 208,900,758 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	2,784	2,073
Partners' capital:
Additional paid-in capital	20,566,645	11,577,320
Accumulated dividends in excess of earnings	(3,726,901)	(3,046,579)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(123,623)	(87,922)
Total stockholders' equity	17,669,845	9,879,312
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling interests in operating partnership	620,676	708,163
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures	107,966	20,625
Total noncontrolling interests	728,642	728,788
Total equity	18,398,487	10,608,100
Total liabilities and equity/capital	35,435,333	23,068,131
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Properties:
Land	1,163,391	804,830
Acquired ground leases	10,752	10,725
Buildings and improvements	20,293,589	15,449,884
Tenant improvements	657,753	621,153
Total investments in operating properties	22,125,485	16,886,592
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(5,250,140)	(4,536,169)
Net investments in operating properties	16,875,345	12,350,423
Construction in progress and space held for development	2,328,655	1,732,555
Land held for future development	198,536	147,597
Net investments in properties	19,402,536	14,230,575
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	1,059,978	1,287,109
Net investments in real estate	20,462,514	15,517,684
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	1,363,285	628,681
Cash and cash equivalents	971,305	89,817
Accounts and other receivables, net	585,506	305,501
Deferred rent	510,627	478,744
Acquired above-market leases, net	50,080	74,815
Goodwill	8,012,256	3,363,070
Customer relationship value, deferred leasing costs and intangibles, net	3,106,414	2,195,324
Assets held for sale	0	229,934
Other assets	373,346	184,561
Total assets	35,435,333	23,068,131
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured senior notes, net of discount	11,999,170	8,973,190
Secured debt, including premiums	238,866	104,934
Operating lease liabilities	1,444,060	693,539
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	2,187,025	1,007,761
Accrued dividends and distributions	571	234,620
Acquired below-market leases, net	135,263	148,774
Security deposits and prepaid rents	353,902	208,724
Obligations associated with assets held for sale	0	2,700
Total liabilities	16,995,581	12,418,566
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	41,265	41,465
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock/units	950,940	1,434,420
Partners' capital:
Common units, 279,920,621 and 208,900,758 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	16,842,528	8,532,814
Limited Partners, 8,166,661 and 8,843,155 units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively	628,070	711,650
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(131,017)	(91,409)
Total partners' capital	18,290,521	10,587,475
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures	107,966	20,625
Total capital	18,398,487	10,608,100
Total liabilities and equity/capital	35,435,333	23,068,131
Global revolving credit facilities, net
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	124,082	234,105
Global revolving credit facilities, net | Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Line of credit	124,082	234,105
Unsecured term loans, net
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured term loans, net	512,642	810,219
Unsecured term loans, net | Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Unsecured term loans, net	$ 512,642	$ 810,219