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Dividends | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Ordinary dividends | $ | 1.513705 |  |  | $ | 1.363294 |  |  | $ | 1.306992 |
Qualified dividends | — |  |  | 0.019005 |  |  | 0.006212 |
Capital gain | — |  |  | 0.007806 |  |  | 0.008603 |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | — |  |  | 0.011055 |  |  | 0.015362 |
Nontaxable distributions | 0.266295 |  |  | 0.308840 |  |  | 0.312831 |
| $ | 1.780000 |  |  | $ | 1.710000 |  |  | $ | 1.650000 |
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):
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Dividends | $ | 257,007 |  |  | $ | 228,699 |  |  | $ | 204,157 |
Per share | 1.780 |  |  | 1.710 |  |  | 1.650 |
On January 17, 2017, NNN declared a dividend of $0.455 per share, payable February 15, 2017 to its common stockholders of record as of January 31, 2017. The following presents the characterization for tax purposes of Series D, E and F Preferred Stock dividends per share and dividends declared and paid to stockholders for the year ended December 31:
| Series F(3) |  | Series E(2) |  | Series D(1)
| 2016 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Ordinary dividends | $ | 0.231111 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.385670 |  |  | $ | 1.393700 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |  |  | $ | 1.610538 |  |  | $ | 1.619870 |
Qualified dividends | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.020141 |  |  | 0.005738 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.023409 |  |  | 0.006670 |
Capital gain | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.007937 |  |  | 0.009177 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.009225 |  |  | 0.010666 |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.011252 |  |  | 0.016385 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.013078 |  |  | 0.019044 |
Dividend paid per share | $ | 0.231111 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |
Dividends declared and paid | $ | 3,189 |  |  | $ | 16,387 |  |  | $ | 16,387 |  |  | $ | 16,387 |  |  | $ | 19,047 |  |  | $ | 19,047 |  |  | $ | 19,047 |
(1) In January 2017, NNN called for redemption of all outstanding shares of its Series D Preferred Stock represented by depositary shares, each representing a 1/100th interest in a Series D Preferred Stock share. The depositary shares will be redeemed on February 23, 2017. (2) The Series E Preferred Stock has no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed by NNN. The earliest redemption date for the Series E Preferred Stock is May 2018. (3) The Series F Preferred Stock was issued October 11, 2016 and has no maturity date and will remain outstanding unless redeemed by NNN. The earliest redemption date for the Series F preferred stock is October 2021.

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