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Shareholders' Equity - Distributions (Details) - $ / shares | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Class B common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20 | $ 0.20
Class A common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.20 | 0.2 | 0.2
Series A Participating Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.25 | $ 1.25 | $ 1.25
Preferred Shares dividend rate |  |  |  |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00%
Series B Participating Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.25 | $ 1.25 | $ 1.2875
Preferred Shares dividend rate |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00%
Series C Participating Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.375 | $ 1.375 | $ 0.912847
Preferred Shares dividend rate |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |  | 5.50% | 5.50% | 5.50%
Series D Perpetual Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Shares dividend rate |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |
Preferred stock, dividends per share, declared (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.98403 |  |
Series E Perpetual Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Shares dividend rate | 6.35% | 6.35% |  |  |  |  | 6.35% |  |
Preferred stock, dividends per share, declared (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.80257 |  |
Series D Convertible Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.11 |  |
Series C Convertible Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.06517 | $ 0.60452 | $ 0.60452

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