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Debt of the Operating Partnership (Floating and Base Rate Borrowing) (Details) - Digital Realty Trust, L.P. $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / € $ / ¥ $ / £ $ / $ $ / $ $ / $	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / € $ / ¥ $ / £ $ / $ $ / $
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 9,213,029
Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 958,480	$ 558,191
Weighted-average interest rate	2.52%	2.21%
Interest rate basis spread	1.00%
Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 943,480	$ 543,191
Weighted-average interest rate	2.48%	2.15%
Interest rate basis spread	1.00%
U.S. dollar ($) | Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 745,000	$ 400,000
Weighted-average interest rate	2.78%	2.48%
U.S. dollar ($) | Global revolving credit facility | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 15,000	$ 15,000
Weighted-average interest rate	4.75%	4.50%
British pound sterling (£) | Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate | $ / £	1.40	1.35
British pound sterling (£) | Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 14,015	$ 18,918
Weighted-average interest rate	1.51%	1.50%
Euro (€) | Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate | $ / €	1.23	1.20
Euro (€) | Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 38,204	$ 31,213
Weighted-average interest rate	0.62%	0.62%
Australian dollar (AUD) | Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate | $ / $	0.77
Australian dollar (AUD) | Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 11,672	$ 0
Weighted-average interest rate	2.77%	0.00%
Hong Kong dollar (HKD) | Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate | $ / $	0.13	0.13
Hong Kong dollar (HKD) | Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 4,829	$ 4,100
Weighted-average interest rate	1.84%	2.20%
Japanese yen (JPY) | Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate | $ / ¥	0.01	0.01
Japanese yen (JPY) | Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 90,985	$ 65,890
Weighted-average interest rate	0.92%	0.96%
Canadian dollar (CAD) | Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exchange rate | $ / $	0.78	0.80
Canadian dollar (CAD) | Global revolving credit facility | Floating Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 38,775	$ 23,070
Weighted-average interest rate	2.60%	2.36%

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