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Dividends | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends | (11) Dividends On January 24, 2013, the board of directors of the Company adopted a quarterly cash dividend policy. Dividends are subject to change at the discretion of the board of directors. The Company began paying regular quarterly dividends in the second quarter of 2013. Additionally, the Company declared and paid one special cash dividend during the year ended December 31, 2014 and two special cash dividends during the year ended December 31, 2013. The following is a summary of the quarterly and special dividends paid to stockholders during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| December 31, 2013 |  | March 31, 2014 |  | June 30, 2014 |  | July 17, 2014 |  | September 30, 2014 |  | Total Dividends Paid in 2014
| (in millions, except per share data)
Dividend type | Quarterly |  |  | Quarterly |  |  | Quarterly |  |  | Special |  |  | Quarterly |  |  |
Amount paid to IEP | $ | 53.4 |  |  | $ | 53.4 |  |  | $ | 53.4 |  |  | $ | 142.4 |  |  | $ | 53.4 |  |  | $ | 356.0 |
Amounts paid to public stockholders | 11.7 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 31.3 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 78.2 |
Total amount paid | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 173.7 |  |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 434.2 |
Per common share | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 2.00 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 5.00 |
Shares outstanding | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  |
| February 19, 2013 |  | March 31, 2013 |  | June 10, 2013 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2013 |  | Total Dividends Paid in 2013
| (in millions, except per share data)
Dividend type | Special |  |  | Quarterly |  |  | Special |  |  | Quarterly |  |  | Quarterly |  |  |
Amount paid to IEP | $ | 391.6 |  |  | $ | 53.4 |  |  | $ | 462.8 |  |  | $ | 53.4 |  |  | $ | 53.4 |  |  | $ | 1,014.6 |
Amounts paid to public stockholders | 86.0 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 101.6 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 222.7 |
Total amount paid | $ | 477.6 |  |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 564.4 |  |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 65.1 |  |  | $ | 1,237.3 |
Per common share | $ | 5.50 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 6.50 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 14.25 |
Shares outstanding | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  | 86.8 |  |  |

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