| Submission | Dec. 21, 2024 |
| Submission [Line Items] | |
| Central Index Key | 0001297996 |
| Registrant Name | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. |
| Registration File Number | 333-270596 |
| Form Type | S-3 |
| Submission Type | 424B5 |
| Fee Exhibit Type | EX-FILING FEES |
| Offerings - Offering: 1 | Dec. 21, 2024 USD ($) |
| Offering: | |
| Fee Previously Paid | false |
| Rule 457(o) | true |
| Security Type | Equity |
| Security Class Title | Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
| Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | $ 3,000,000,000 |
| Fee Rate | 0.01531% |
| Amount of Registration Fee | $ 459,300 |
| Offsets | Dec. 21, 2024 USD ($) |
| Offset: 1 | |
| Offset Payment: | |
| Offset Claimed | true |
| Rule 457(p) Offset | true |
| Registrant or Filer Name | DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. |
| Form or Filing Type | S-3 |
| File Number | 333-270596 |
| Initial Filing Date | Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Fee Offset Claimed | $ 11,290.38 |
| Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Equity |
| Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
| Unsold Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | $ 76,493,099.98 |
| Offset Note | (2) Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is registering shares of common stock having a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of up to $3,000,000,000 pursuant to the prospectus supplement to which this Exhibit 107 relates (the “Current Prospectus Supplement”). The Company has previously registered shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2,000,000,000, offered by means of a prospectus supplement dated February 23, 2024 (the “Prior Prospectus Supplement”) and an accompanying prospectus dated March 16, 2023 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-270596) |
| Offset: 2 | |
| Offset Payment: | |
| Offset Claimed | false |
| Rule 457(p) Offset | true |
| Registrant or Filer Name | DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. |
| Form or Filing Type | S-3 |
| File Number | 333-270596 |
| Filing Date | Feb. 23, 2024 |
| Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source | $ 11,711.09 |
| Offset Note | (2) Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is registering shares of common stock having a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of up to $3,000,000,000 pursuant to the prospectus supplement to which this Exhibit 107 relates (the “Current Prospectus Supplement”). The Company has previously registered shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2,000,000,000, offered by means of a prospectus supplement dated February 23, 2024 (the “Prior Prospectus Supplement”) and an accompanying prospectus dated March 16, 2023 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-270596) |
| Fees Summary | Dec. 21, 2024 USD ($) |
| Fees Summary [Line Items] | |
| Total Offering | $ 3,000,000,000 |
| Previously Paid Amount | 0 |
| Total Fee Amount | 459,300 |
| Total Offset Amount | 11,290.38 |
| Net Fee | $ 448,009.62 |
