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Dividends | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends | Dividends: 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 |
On January 16, 2018, NNN declared a dividend of $0.475 per share, payable February 15, 2018, to its common stockholders of record as of January 31, 2018. 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 |
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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