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Income Taxes (Taxability of Cash Distributions Paid on Common Shares) (Details) - Parent Company [Member] - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, Owned, Federal Income Tax Note |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary income (dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.28 | $ 3.07 | $ 2.76
Ordinary income (percentage per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 99.70% | 94.40%
Return of capital (dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0.00 | $ 0
Return of capital (percentage per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00%
Un-recaptured Section 1250 gain dividends per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.00 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.00
Un-recaptured Section 1250 gain dividends per share percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00%
Total (dollars per share) | $ 0.82 | $ 0.82 | $ 0.82 | $ 0.82 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.77 | $ 0.77 | $ 3.28 | $ 3.08 | $ 2.92
Total (percentage per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00%

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