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Distributions Paid and Payable | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Distributions Paid and Payable |
Distributions Paid and Payable | 11. Distributions Paid and Payable A. Common Stock We pay monthly distributions to our common stockholders. The following is a summary of monthly distributions paid per common share for 2016, 2015 and 2014:
Month |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
January |  | $ | 0.1910000 |  | $ | 0.1834167 |  | $ | 0.1821667
February |  | 0.1985000 |  | 0.1890000 |  | 0.1821667
March |  | 0.1985000 |  | 0.1890000 |  | 0.1821667
April |  | 0.1990000 |  | 0.1895000 |  | 0.1824792
May |  | 0.1990000 |  | 0.1895000 |  | 0.1824792
June |  | 0.1990000 |  | 0.1895000 |  | 0.1824792
July |  | 0.1995000 |  | 0.1900000 |  | 0.1827917
August |  | 0.1995000 |  | 0.1900000 |  | 0.1827917
September |  | 0.2015000 |  | 0.1900000 |  | 0.1827917
October |  | 0.2020000 |  | 0.1905000 |  | 0.1831042
November |  | 0.2020000 |  | 0.1905000 |  | 0.1831042
December |  | 0.2020000 |  | 0.1905000 |  | 0.1831042
Total |  | $ | 2.3915000 |  | $ | 2.2714167 |  | $ | 2.1916254
The following presents the federal income tax characterization of distributions paid or deemed to be paid per common share for the years:
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Ordinary income |  | $ | 1.8771975 |  | $ | 1.7307023 |  | $ | 1.6483522 |
Nontaxable distributions |  | 0.5143025 |  | 0.5407144 |  | 0.5432732 |
Totals |  | $ | 2.3915000 |  | $ | 2.2714167 |  | $ | 2.1916254 |
At December 31, 2016, a distribution of $0.2025 per common share was payable and was paid in January 2017. At December 31, 2015, a distribution of $0.191 per common share was payable and was paid in January 2016. B. Class E Preferred Stock Prior to the redemption of the Class E preferred stock in October 2014, dividends of $0.140625 per share were paid monthly in arrears on the Class E preferred stock. We paid distributions to holders of our Class E preferred stock totaling $12.7 million in 2014. For 2014, dividends paid per share in the amount of $1.4484375 were characterized as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. C. Class F Preferred Stock Dividends of $0.138021 per share are paid monthly in arrears on the Class F preferred stock. We declared dividends to holders of our Class F preferred stock totaling $27.1 million in 2016, 2015 and 2014. For 2016, 2015 and 2014, dividends paid per share of $1.656252 were characterized as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. At December 31, 2016, a monthly dividend of $0.138021 per share was payable and was paid in January 2017. We are current in our obligations to pay dividends on our Class F preferred stock.

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