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Dividends (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Disclosure Cash Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends | Dividends declared during the period were as follows:
| Three Months Ended June 30
| 2019 |  | 2018
| Dividend |  | Dividend per share |  | Dividend |  | Dividend per share
Common shares | $ | 69,868 |  |  | $ | 0.1410 |  |  | $ | 60,739 |  |  | $ | 0.1282 |
Series A preferred shares | C$ | 1,549 |  |  | C$ | 0.3226 |  |  | C$ | 1,350 |  |  | C$ | 0.2813 |
Series D preferred shares | C$ | 1,273 |  |  | C$ | 0.3182 |  |  | C$ | 1,250 |  |  | C$ | 0.3125 |
| Six Months Ended June 30
| 2019 |  | 2018
| Dividend |  | Dividend per share |  | Dividend |  | Dividend per share
Common shares | $ | 133,149 |  |  | $ | 0.2692 |  |  | $ | 111,359 |  |  | $ | 0.2447 |
Series A preferred shares | C$ | 3,097 |  |  | C$ | 0.6452 |  |  | C$ | 2,700 |  |  | C$ | 0.5626 |
Series D preferred shares | C$ | 2,523 |  |  | C$ | 0.6307 |  |  | C$ | 2,500 |  |  | C$ | 0.6250 |

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