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Distributions Paid and Payable (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended																		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2017 $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2017 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2017 $ / shares	May 31, 2017 $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2017 $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2017 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 $ / shares	May 31, 2016 $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2016 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Feb. 29, 2016 $ / shares	Jan. 31, 2016 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) item $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item $ / shares
Common stock
Distributions Paid and Payable - Common Stock
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.2115000	$ 0.2115000	$ 0.2115000	$ 0.2110000	$ 0.2110000	$ 0.2110000	$ 0.2105000	$ 0.2105000	$ 0.2025000	$ 0.2015000	$ 0.1995000	$ 0.1995000	$ 0.1990000	$ 0.1990000	$ 0.1990000	$ 0.1985000	$ 0.1985000	$ 0.1910000		$ 1.8910000	$ 1.7855000
Monthly distributions payable (in dollars per share)	$ 0.212																			$ 0.212
Class F Preferred Stock
Distributions Paid and Payable - Common Stock
Preferred stock redeemed (in shares) | shares						16,350,000
Number of monthly distributions paid | item																			3		9
Dividends paid per preferred share (in dollars per share)						$ 0.101215													$ 0.414063		$ 1.242189
Preferred stock dividends paid | $						$ 1.7													$ 3.9		$ 20.3

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