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Equity and Capital
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity
Equity and Capital
During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Parent Company entered into an at-the-market equity offering program ("ATM") through which the Parent Company may sell from time to time up to an aggregate of $400.0 million of its common stock through sales agents over a three-year period. There were no shares issued under the ATM for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, $400.0 million of common stock remained available for issuance under the ATM.

During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company declared common stock dividends and OP unit distributions of $0.225 per share and $0.20 per share, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company declared common stock dividends and OP unit distributions of $0.675 per share and $0.60 per share, respectively. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had declared but unpaid common stock dividends and OP unit distributions of $69.7 million and $68.8 million, respectively. These amounts are included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company's unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The non-controlling interests presented in these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements relate to portions of consolidated subsidiaries held by the non-controlling interest holders.

Certain investments funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. and certain members of the Company’s management collectively owned 1.91% and 2.54% of the Operating Partnership’s outstanding vested partnership common units as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, 1.9 million OP Units were converted to an equal number of the Company’s common shares.