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Dividends | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends | Dividends: The following presents the characterization for tax purposes of common stock dividends per share paid to stockholders for the years ended December 31:
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Ordinary dividends | $ | 1.363294 |  |  | $ | 1.306992 |  |  | $ | 1.224568 |
Qualified dividends | 0.019005 |  |  | 0.006212 |  |  | 0.056784 |
Capital gain | 0.007806 |  |  | 0.008603 |  |  | — |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | 0.011055 |  |  | 0.015362 |  |  | 0.000650 |
Nontaxable distributions | 0.308840 |  |  | 0.312831 |  |  | 0.317998 |
| $ | 1.710000 |  |  | $ | 1.650000 |  |  | $ | 1.600000 |
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):
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Dividends | $ | 228,699 |  |  | $ | 204,157 |  |  | $ | 189,107 |
Per share | 1.710 |  |  | 1.650 |  |  | 1.600 |
On January 15, 2016, NNN declared a dividend of $0.435 per share, payable February 16, 2016 to its common stockholders of record as of January 29, 2016. The following presents the characterization for tax purposes of Series D and E Preferred Stock dividends per share paid to stockholders for the year ended December 31:
| Series E |  | Series D
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Ordinary dividends | $ | 1.385670 |  |  | $ | 1.393700 |  |  | $ | 0.741150 |  |  | $ | 1.610538 |  |  | $ | 1.619870 |  |  | $ | 1.590323 |
Qualified dividends | 0.020141 |  |  | 0.005738 |  |  | 0.030332 |  |  | 0.023409 |  |  | 0.006670 |  |  | 0.065084 |
Capital gain | 0.007937 |  |  | 0.009177 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.009225 |  |  | 0.010666 |  |  | — |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | 0.011252 |  |  | 0.016385 |  |  | 0.000393 |  |  | 0.013078 |  |  | 0.019044 |  |  | 0.000843 |
| $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 0.771875 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |
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):
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Series D Preferred Stock(1): |  |  |  |  |
| Dividends | $ | 19,047 |  |  | $ | 19,047 |  |  | $ | 19,047 |
| Per share | 1.656250 |  |  | 1.656250 |  |  | 1.656250 |
Series E Preferred Stock(2): |  |  |  |  |
| Dividends | 16,387 |  |  | 16,387 |  |  | 8,876 |
| Per share | 1.425000 |  |  | 1.425000 |  |  | 0.771875 |
(1) The Series D Preferred Stock has no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed. (2) The Series E Preferred Stock dividends paid during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 include accumulated and unpaid dividends from the issuance date through the declaration date. The Series E Preferred Stock has no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed.

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