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Dividends (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Dividends [Abstract] |
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):
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Dividends | $ | 277,120 |  |  | $ | 257,007 |  |  | $ | 228,699 |
Per share | 1.860 |  |  | 1.780 |  |  | 1.710 |
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:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Ordinary dividends | $ | 1.559781 |  |  | $ | 1.513705 |  |  | $ | 1.363294 |
Qualified dividends | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.019005 |
Capital gain | 0.035041 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.007806 |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | 0.012194 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.011055 |
Nontaxable distributions | 0.252984 |  |  | 0.266295 |  |  | 0.308840 |
| $ | 1.860000 |  |  | $ | 1.780000 |  |  | $ | 1.710000 |
Preferred Stock, Dividends Paid | 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)
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Ordinary dividends | $ | 1.261789 |  |  | $ | 0.231111 |  |  | $ | 1.383115 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.385670 |  |  | $ | 0.303652 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |  |  | $ | 1.610538 |
Qualified dividends | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.020141 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.023409 |
Capital gain | 0.028345 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.031071 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.007937 |  |  | 0.006821 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.009225 |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain | 0.009866 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.010814 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.011252 |  |  | 0.002374 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.013078 |
Dividend paid per share | $ | 1.300000 |  |  | $ | 0.231111 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 1.425000 |  |  | $ | 0.312847 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |  |  | $ | 1.656250 |
Dividends declared and paid | $ | 17,940 |  |  | $ | 3,189 |  |  | $ | 16,387 |  |  | $ | 16,387 |  |  | $ | 16,387 |  |  | $ | 3,598 |  |  | $ | 19,047 |  |  | $ | 19,047 |
(1) The Series D Preferred Stock was redeemed in February 2017. The dividends paid in 2017 include accumulated and unpaid dividends through the redemption date. (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 in October 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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