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Capital and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Schedule of Distributions | We have declared and paid the following dividends on our common and preferred stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands, except per share data):
Date dividend declared | Dividend payment date |  | Series C Preferred Stock |  | Series G Preferred Stock |  | Series H Preferred Stock |  | Series I Preferred Stock |  | Series J Preferred Stock |  | Common Stock
March 1, 2018 | March 30, 2018 |  | $ | 3,333 |  |  | $ | 3,672 |  |  | $ | 6,730 |  |  | $ | 3,969 |  |  | $ | 2,625 |  |  | $ | 208,015 |
May 8, 2018 | June 29, 2018 |  | 3,333 |  |  | 3,672 |  |  | 6,730 |  |  | 3,969 |  |  | 2,625 |  |  | 208,071 |
August 14, 2018 | September 28, 2018 |  | 3,333 |  |  | 3,672 |  |  | 6,730 |  |  | 3,969 |  |  | 2,625 |  |  | 208,166 |
|  |  | $ | 9,999 |  |  | $ | 11,016 |  |  | $ | 20,190 |  |  | $ | 11,907 |  |  | $ | 7,875 |  |  | $ | 624,252 |
Annual rate of dividend per share |  |  | $ | 1.65625 |  |  | $ | 1.46875 |  |  | $ | 1.84375 |  |  | $ | 1.58750 |  |  | $ | 1.31250 |  |  | $ | 4.04000 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net | The accumulated balances for each item within other comprehensive income (loss), net are as follows (in thousands):
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Cash flow hedge adjustments |  | Foreign currency net investment hedge adjustments |  | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | (147,370 | ) |  | $ | 13,200 |  |  | $ | 25,738 |  |  | $ | (108,432 | )
Net current period change | (8,272 | ) |  | 15,705 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,433 |
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps | — |  |  | (2,202 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,202 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2018 | $ | (155,642 | ) |  | $ | 26,703 |  |  | $ | 25,738 |  |  | $ | (103,201 | )
Digital Realty Trust, L.P. |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Schedule of Distributions | The Operating Partnership has declared and paid the following distributions on its common and preferred units for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (in thousands, except for per unit data):
Date distribution declared | Distribution payment date |  | Series C Preferred Units |  | Series G Preferred Units |  | Series H Preferred Units |  | Series I Preferred Units |  | Series J Preferred Units |  | Common Units
March 1, 2018 | March 30, 2018 |  | $ | 3,333 |  |  | $ | 3,672 |  |  | $ | 6,730 |  |  | $ | 3,969 |  |  | $ | 2,625 |  |  | $ | 216,953 |
May 8, 2018 | June 29, 2018 |  | 3,333 |  |  | 3,672 |  |  | 6,730 |  |  | 3,969 |  |  | 2,625 |  |  | 216,789 |
August 14, 2018 | September 28, 2018 |  | 3,333 |  |  | 3,672 |  |  | 6,730 |  |  | 3,969 |  |  | 2,625 |  |  | 216,825 |
|  |  | $ | 9,999 |  |  | $ | 11,016 |  |  | $ | 20,190 |  |  | $ | 11,907 |  |  | $ | 7,875 |  |  | $ | 650,567 |
Annual rate of distribution per unit |  |  | $ | 1.65625 |  |  | $ | 1.46875 |  |  | $ | 1.84375 |  |  | $ | 1.58750 |  |  | $ | 1.31250 |  |  | $ | 4.04000 |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Net | The accumulated balances for each item within other comprehensive income are as follows (in thousands):
| Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Cash flow hedge adjustments |  | Foreign currency net investment hedge adjustments |  | Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | $ | (151,795 | ) |  | $ | 12,758 |  |  | $ | 26,152 |  |  | $ | (112,885 | )
Net current period change | (8,608 | ) |  | 16,336 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,728 |
Reclassification to interest expense from interest rate swaps | — |  |  | (2,289 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,289 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2018 | $ | (160,403 | ) |  | $ | 26,805 |  |  | $ | 26,152 |  |  | $ | (107,446 | )

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