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Income Taxes: (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of components of distributions made to common stockholders on a per share basis | The following table details the components of the distributions, on a per share basis, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
| 2015 (1) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Ordinary income | $ | 1.20 |  |  | 24.8 | % |  | $ | 1.92 |  |  | 76.5 | % |  | $ | 1.02 |  |  | 43.3 | %
Capital gains | 3.64 |  |  | 75.2 | % |  | 0.16 |  |  | 6.4 | % |  | 1.24 |  |  | 52.5 | %
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain | — |  |  | — | % |  | 0.05 |  |  | 2.0 | % |  | 0.10 |  |  | 4.2 | %
Return of capital | — |  |  | — | % |  | 0.38 |  |  | 15.1 | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Dividends paid | $ | 4.84 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 2.51 |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 2.36 |  |  | 100.0 | %
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(1) | During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company paid cash dividends of $4.63 per common share. In addition, the Company declared a $2.00 special cash dividend to shareholders of record as of November 12, 2015 which was paid on January 6, 2016 (See Note 12—Stockholders' Equity). Pursuant to relevant U.S. tax rules, $0.21 per common share of this dividend is treated as having been paid by the Company on December 31, 2015, and received by each shareholder of record as of November 12, 2015 on December 31, 2015.
Schedule of income tax benefit of TRSs | The income tax benefit of the TRSs for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Current | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (142 | )
Deferred | 3,223 |  |  | 4,269 |  |  | 1,834 |
Income tax benefit | $ | 3,223 |  |  | $ | 4,269 |  |  | $ | 1,692 |
Reconciliation of income tax benefit (provision) of the TRSs to the amount computed by applying the federal corporate tax rate | Income tax benefit of the TRSs for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are reconciled to the amount computed by applying the Federal Corporate tax rate as follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Book loss for TRSs | $ | 10,681 |  |  | $ | 10,785 |  |  | $ | 11,709 |
Tax at statutory rate on earnings from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 3,632 |  |  | $ | 3,667 |  |  | $ | 3,981 |
Other | (409 | ) |  | 602 |  |  | (2,289 | )
Income tax benefit | $ | 3,223 |  |  | $ | 4,269 |  |  | $ | 1,692 |
Schedule of tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards of the TRSs included in net deferred tax assets | The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards of the TRSs included in the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized as follows:
| 2015 |  | 2014
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 25,340 |  |  | $ | 24,698 |
Property, primarily differences in depreciation and amortization, the tax basis of land assets and treatment of certain other costs | 10,600 |  |  | 8,201 |
Other | 2,907 |  |  | 2,726 |
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 38,847 |  |  | $ | 35,625 |

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