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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Parentheticals) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2013
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) [Abstract]
Dividends	$ 36,200,000	$ 36,200,000	$ 72,513,000	[1]	$ 36,479,000
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs			$ 600,000
[1] Cash dividends declared in relation to the quarter ended March 31, 2014 amounting to $36.2 million were paid in July 2014.

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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred stock.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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