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Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of data centers \| Center								2
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers \| Center				10
Potential IT load capacity \| MW				500
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities									$ 2,140,763		$ 2,140,763			$ 2,168,984
Data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest held in operating properties sold	24.90%
Consideration on sale of ownership	$ 126,000
Gain on sale	0
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture \| Hyperscale Data Center Campuses across Frankfurt, Paris and Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of hyperscale data center campuses develop through joint venture \| Center				4
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers \| Center				10
Potential IT load capacity \| MW				500
TPG Real Estate Joint Venture \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of properties sold \| property						3
Percentage of interest in property sold						80.00%
GI Partners Joint Venture \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in partnership							65.00%
Number of properties sold \| property							2
Percentage of interest in property sold													75.00%
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture \| Data Centers in Dallas Metro Area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in partnership		65.00%
Number of data centers \| Center		2
Planned campuses to support the construction of data centers \| Center		2
Remaining development cost to be funded by each partner in pro rata share		$ 140,000
Realty Income \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in partnership					80.00%
Number of data centers \| Center					2
GI Partners Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures													25.00%
GI Partners Joint Venture \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of interest in partnership									80.00%		80.00%
Call option to increase ownership interest in joint venture							80.00%
Additional cash contribution by Joint Venture partner			$ 68,000
Percentage of Interest Acquired in Joint Venture			15.00%
GI Partners \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures							35.00%
Ascenty \| Subsidiary of Operating Partnership subsidiary
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest									2.00%		2.00%
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities									$ 12,000		$ 12,000			$ 18,000
Digital Core REIT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures									32.00%		32.00%
Number of units owned \| shares														406
Closing price per unit \| $ / shares									$ 0.62		$ 0.62			$ 0.65
Fair value of shares									$ 257,000		$ 257,000			$ 264,000
Digital Core REIT \| Data center facility in Frankfurt, Germany
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Amount loaned to the consolidated subsidiary that owns the data center	$ 80,000
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities									$ 160,400		$ 160,400
Ownership interest in DCRU operating properties \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Chicago metro area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures									20.00%		20.00%
Ownership interest in DCRU operating properties \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures					20.00%	20.00%
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures				20.00%
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture \| Hyperscale data center buildings in the Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures									20.00%		20.00%
Remaining development cost to be funded by each partner in pro rata share											$ 3,000,000
Joint Venture With Blackstone Joint Venture \| Hyperscale Data Center Campuses across Frankfurt, Paris and Northern Virginia
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of hyperscale data center campuses develop through joint venture \| item				4
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture
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Ownership percentage in joint ventures		35.00%
Joint Venture With Mitsubishi Joint Venture \| Data Centers in Dallas Metro Area
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures		35.00%
North America \| Digital Core REIT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint ventures									10.00%		10.00%
Digital Core REIT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of data centers \| property											10
Number of units owned \| shares									414		414
Digital Core REIT \| Frankfurt data center
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest	49.90%
Digital Core REIT \| Subsidiary of Operating Partnership subsidiary
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Ownership interest by noncontrolling interest									49.90%		49.90%
Digital Core REIT \| Fee income and other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Fees earned pursuant to these contractual agreements									$ 800	$ 2,400	$ 6,800	$ 7,300