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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of significant accounting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Tax Treatment Of Dividends And Distributions Table | During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, our tax treatment of common stock distributions were as follows (unaudited):
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Tax status of Common Shares distributions deemed paid during the year: |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary income | $ | 1.169 |  |  | $ | 1.217 |  |  | $ | 0.680 |
Long-term capital gain | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.211 |
Nondividend distributions | 0.081 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.067 |
Distributions declared per Common Share outstanding | $ | 1.250 |  |  | $ | 1.217 |  |  | $ | 0.958 |

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