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Dividends (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Common Stock, Dividends Paid | The following presents the characterization for tax purposes of common stock dividends per share paid to stockholders for the years ended December 31:
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Ordinary dividends | $ | 1.199003 |  |  | $ | 1.088228 |  |  | $ | 1.072446 |
Qualified dividends | 0.013346 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.081661 |
Capital gain | 0.021358 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.000861 |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | 0.048890 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.000498 |
Nontaxable distributions | 0.277403 |  |  | 0.441772 |  |  | 0.354534 |
| $ | 1.560000 |  |  | $ | 1.530000 |  |  | $ | 1.510000 |
Preferred Stock, Dividends Paid | The following presents the characterization for tax purposes of Series C and D Preferred Stock dividends per share paid to stockholders for the year ended December 31:
| Series D |  | Series C
| 2012 |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Ordinary dividends | $ | 1.255844 |  |  | $ | 0.502710 |  |  | $ | 1.843750 |  |  | $ | 1.703170 |
Qualified dividends | 0.013979 |  |  | 0.005596 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.140580 |
Capital gain | 0.022371 |  |  | 0.008956 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | 0.051209 |  |  | 0.020498 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 1.343403 |  |  | $ | 0.537760 |  |  | $ | 1.843750 |  |  | $ | 1.843750 |
Common Stock [Member] |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Schedule of Dividends Declared and Paid | The following table outlines the dividends declared and paid for NNN's common stock for the years ended December 31 (in thousands, except per share data):
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
| Dividends | $ | 167,495 |  |  | $ | 133,720 |  |  | $ | 125,391 |
| Per share | 1.560 |  |  | 1.530 |  |  | 1.510 |
Preferred Stock [Member] |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Schedule of Dividends Declared and Paid | The following table outlines the dividends declared and paid for NNN's preferred stock for the years ended December 31(in thousands, except per share data):
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Series C Preferred Stock (1): |  |  |  |  |
| Dividends | $ | 1,979 |  |  | $ | 6,785 |  |  | $ | 6,785 |
| Per share | 0.5378 |  |  | 1.8438 |  |  | 1.8438 |
Series D Preferred Stock (2): |  |  |  |  |
| Dividends | 15,449 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| Per share | 1.3434 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
1) The Series C Preferred Stock was redeemed in March 2012. The dividends paid during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 include accumulated and unpaid dividends through the redemption date. 2) The Series D Preferred Stock dividends paid during the quarter ended June 30, 2012 include accumulated and unpaid dividends from the issuance date through the declaration date. The Series D Preferred Stock has no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed.

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