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Investments in Properties - Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2026 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2026 USD ($) a shares	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) a item	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Secured Debt	$ 1,591,118			$ 1,591,118	$ 1,591,118	$ 869,068
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	3,241,792			3,241,792	3,241,792	2,600,979
Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Secured Debt	1,591,118			1,591,118	1,591,118	869,068
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	$ 3,241,792			$ 3,241,792	$ 3,241,792	$ 2,600,979
Development land at Astra Enterprise Park \| Digital Realty Trust, L.P.
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Operating partnership with a fair value			$ 104,000
Area of land acquired \| a			1,440
Total consideration			$ 482,000
Cash			$ 377,600
Common units of limited partnership interest \| shares			517,475
June 2026 Acquisition
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of voting equity interest acquired	64.00%			64.00%	64.00%
Percentage of equity in the acquiree held by the acquirer immediately before the acquisition date	36.00%			36.00%	36.00%
Amount of gain (loss) recognized	$ 0
Asset acquisition promote income	201,000
Carrying value at acquisition date of equity interest	494,000
Operating partnership with a fair value	3,500,000
Direct capitalized transaction costs	30,000
Secured Debt	725,638			$ 725,638	$ 725,638
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	222,372			$ 222,372	222,372
Total consideration	5,220,582
Land in Georgia
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of land parcels \| item				2
Area of land acquired \| a				355
Payments to acquire real estate				$ 21,000
Data center and land in Cyberjaya, Malaysia
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire real estate				$ 137,000
Number of data centers acquired \| item				2
Site in Marseille
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of land acquired \| a				27
Payments to acquire real estate				$ 55,000
Finance lease right-of-use assets	52,000			52,000	52,000
Finance lease liabilities	54,000			54,000	54,000
Carried interest awards and appreciation interest awards \| 2025 Carried Interest Plan
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	35,000			$ 35,000	$ 35,000
Carried interest awards and appreciation interest awards \| 2025 Carried Interest Plan \| June 2026 Acquisition
Asset Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of promote expense recognized	$ 14,000	$ 0
Limit on Awards	50.00%
Weighted average service period					2 years