Stock-Based and Other Compensation Plans	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments and Other Compensation [Text Block]	Stock-Based and Other Compensation Plans The Company grants stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), performance-based awards, and time-based restricted shares, some of which are cash-settled awards with the final payment indexed to the percentage change in the Company’s stock price from the date of grant. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and $2.9 million, respectively, inclusive of $0.7 million and $0.5 million of mark-to-market gains on awards indexed to the Company's stock price. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and a benefit of $0.7 million, respectively, which reflected $0.6 million and $5.4 million of mark-to-market gains, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, there was $6.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to these awards. The remaining compensation expense for the stock options, SARs and restricted awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately one year, and the remaining expense for performance-based awards will be recognized within approximately two years. The Company also has deferred compensation plans for its Board of Directors and certain executives. Under these plans, participants can elect to invest their deferrals in the Company’s common stock. At September 30, 2014 and 2013, the number of common shares deferred under these plans was 0.5 million and 0.8 million, respectively. As these awards can be settled in cash, the Company records compensation costs each period based on the change in the Company’s stock price. The Company recognized a benefit of $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the company recognized a benefit of $0.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively. In 2010, the Company's Board of Directors approved long-term incentive programs for certain members of management. Payment was contingent upon the completion of a qualifying transaction and attainment of an increase in the equity value of the data center business, as defined in the plans. On January 24, 2013, the initial public offering of CyrusOne was completed, which represented a qualifying transaction requiring payment under these compensation plans. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compensation expense of $42.6 million was recognized for these awards and other transaction-related incentives, of which $20.0 million was associated with CyrusOne employees. This expense has been presented as transaction-related compensation in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Stock-Based and Other Compensation Plans

The Company grants stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), performance-based awards, and time-based restricted shares, some of which are cash-settled awards with the final payment indexed to the percentage change in the Company’s stock price from the date of grant.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and $2.9 million, respectively, inclusive of $0.7 million and $0.5 million of mark-to-market gains on awards indexed to the Company's stock price. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $0.3 million and a benefit of $0.7 million, respectively, which reflected $0.6 million and $5.4 million of mark-to-market gains, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, there was $6.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to these awards. The remaining compensation expense for the stock options, SARs and restricted awards is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately one year, and the remaining expense for performance-based awards will be recognized within approximately two years.

The Company also has deferred compensation plans for its Board of Directors and certain executives. Under these plans, participants can elect to invest their deferrals in the Company’s common stock. At September 30, 2014 and 2013, the number of common shares deferred under these plans was 0.5 million and 0.8 million, respectively. As these awards can be settled in cash, the Company records compensation costs each period based on the change in the Company’s stock price. The Company recognized a benefit of $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the company recognized a benefit of $0.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

In 2010, the Company's Board of Directors approved long-term incentive programs for certain members of management. Payment was contingent upon the completion of a qualifying transaction and attainment of an increase in the equity value of the data center business, as defined in the plans. On January 24, 2013, the initial public offering of CyrusOne was completed, which represented a qualifying transaction requiring payment under these compensation plans. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, compensation expense of $42.6 million was recognized for these awards and other transaction-related incentives, of which $20.0 million was associated with CyrusOne employees. This expense has been presented as transaction-related compensation in our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.