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Dividends | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Disclosure Cash Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends | Dividends All dividends of the Company are made on a discretionary basis as determined by the Board. The Company declares and pays the dividends on its common shares in U.S. dollars. Dividends declared were as follows:
| Three months ended June 30
| 2020 |  | 2019
| Dividend |  | Dividend per share |  | Dividend |  | Dividend per share
Common shares | $ | 83,824 |  |  | $ | 0.1551 |  |  | $ | 69,868 |  |  | $ | 0.1410 |
Series A preferred shares | C$ | 1,549 |  |  | C$ | 0.3226 |  |  | C$ | 1,549 |  |  | C$ | 0.3226 |
Series D preferred shares | C$ | 1,273 |  |  | C$ | 0.3182 |  |  | C$ | 1,273 |  |  | C$ | 0.3182 |
| Six months ended June 30
| 2020 |  | 2019
| Dividend |  | Dividend per share |  | Dividend |  | Dividend per share
Common shares | $ | 158,453 |  |  | $ | 0.2961 |  |  | $ | 133,149 |  |  | $ | 0.2692 |
Series A preferred shares | C$ | 3,097 |  |  | C$ | 0.6452 |  |  | C$ | 3,097 |  |  | C$ | 0.6452 |
Series D preferred shares | C$ | 2,546 |  |  | C$ | 0.6364 |  |  | C$ | 2,523 |  |  | C$ | 0.6307 |

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