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Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Preferred Shares | As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had the following series of perpetual preferred shares outstanding (in thousands, except share data):
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Series |  | Issuance Date |  | Earliest Redemption Date |  | Dividend Rate |  | Outstanding Shares |  | Current Liquidation Value |  | Outstanding Shares |  | Current Liquidation Value
Series D perpetual preferred shares |  | 5/24/2016 |  | 5/24/2021 |  | 6.500 | % |  | 10,750,000 |  |  | $ | 268,750 |  |  | 10,750,000 |  |  | $ | 268,750 |
Series E perpetual preferred shares |  | 6/29/2016 |  | 6/29/2021 |  | 6.350 | % |  | 9,200,000 |  |  | 230,000 |  |  | 9,200,000 |  |  | 230,000 |
Series F perpetual preferred shares |  | 4/24/2017 |  | 4/24/2022 |  | 5.875 | % |  | 6,200,000 |  |  | 155,000 |  |  | 6,200,000 |  |  | 155,000 |
Series G perpetual preferred shares |  | 7/17/2017 |  | 7/17/2022 |  | 5.875 | % |  | 4,600,000 |  |  | 115,000 |  |  | 4,600,000 |  |  | 115,000 |
Series H perpetual preferred shares |  | 9/19/2018 |  | 9/19/2023 |  | 6.250 | % |  | 4,600,000 |  |  | 115,000 |  |  | 4,600,000 |  |  | 115,000 |
Total preferred shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,350,000 |  |  | $ | 883,750 |  |  | 35,350,000 |  |  | $ | 883,750 |
Schedule Of Distributions Made During Period | The Operating Partnership funds the payment of distributions, and the board of trustees declared an equivalent amount of distributions on the corresponding Operating Partnership units.
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Class A and Class B common shares | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |  |  | $ | 0.20 |
5.500% Series C participating preferred shares | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.34 |
6.500% Series D perpetual preferred shares | 1.63 |  |  | 1.63 |  |  | 1.63 |
6.350% Series E perpetual preferred shares | 1.59 |  |  | 1.59 |  |  | 1.59 |
5.875% Series F perpetual preferred shares | 1.47 |  |  | 1.47 |  |  | 1.47 |
5.875% Series G perpetual preferred shares | 1.47 |  |  | 1.47 |  |  | 1.47 |
6.250% Series H perpetual preferred shares | 1.56 |  |  | 1.56 |  |  | 0.44 |
Noncontrolling Interest | The following table summarizes the income or loss allocated to noncontrolling interests as reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
| For the Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Net income allocated to Class A units | $ | 14,455 |  |  | $ | 15,221 |  |  | $ | 4,424 |
Net loss allocated to noncontrolling interest in a consolidated subsidiary | — |  |  | — |  |  | (259) |
Total noncontrolling interest | $ | 14,455 |  |  | $ | 15,221 |  |  | $ | 4,165 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of preferred units of master limited partnerships that have priority over limited partner units in areas including liquidation, redemption, conversion, tax status of distribution or sharing in distributions. This schedule ordinarily includes a description of the preferred units that details various rights including redemption, conversion, liquidation, and sharing in distributions; capital contributed by preferred partners; number of preferred units authorized to be issued, issued, and outstanding; aggregate cumulative cash distributions made to the preferred partners; aggregate cumulative net income earned by the preferred partners; capital account balance of the preferred partners. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.F) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187171-122770 + Details
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