Cash paid for interest was $76,379, $44,697, and $32,429 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. Cash paid for state income, franchise, and foreign taxes was $2,131, $947, and $655 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively.

The following are non-cash transactions and have been excluded from the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

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During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, the Corporation issued 753, 622, and 499 shares, respectively, of common stock with a value of approximately $63,020, $50,826, and $38,848, respectively, under the terms of the DRIP (see Note 14).

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During the years ended December 31, 2018, and 2017, the Company issued 194 and 161 OP Units, respectively, in exchange for property contributed in UPREIT transactions valued at $15,797 and $12,913, respectively. There were no UPREIT transactions during the year ended December 31, 2019 (see Note 12).

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During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Corporation cancelled nine thousand shares of common stock with a value of $748 that were pledged as collateral by a tenant. The cancellation of the shares was used to settle $748 in outstanding receivables associated with the tenant.

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At December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017, dividend amounts declared and accrued but not yet paid amounted to $12,162, $10,111, and $8,449, respectively.

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Upon adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, described in Note 2, the Company recorded right-of-use assets of $1,687 and lease liabilities of $1,261 associated with ground leases where it is the lessee. The right-of-use asset was recorded net of straight-line rent liability of $7 and ground lease intangible asset, net of $432 as of the date of adoption.

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In connection with real estate transactions conducted during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company assumed tenant improvement allowances of $2,517 in exchange for a reduction to the cash paid to acquire the associated real estate assets. The Company did not assume any tenant improvement allowances during the year ended December 31, 2018. In connection with real estate transactions conducted during the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company accepted tenant improvement allowances and credits for rent in advance of $2,777 and $1,730, respectively, in exchange for a reduction to the cash paid for the associated real estate assets.

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In connection with real estate transactions conducted during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company settled notes receivable in the amount of $6,527 in exchange for a reduction to the cash paid for the associated real estate assets (see Notes 4 and 8).