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Equity Stock Redeemed and Retired (Details) (7.55% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013
7.55% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Shares redeemed and retired |  |  |  | 6,200,000 |
Redemption cost |  |  |  | $ 155,621 | [1]
Deemed dividend | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 5,230 | [2]
[1] | Includes accrued and unpaid dividends.
[2] | Represents the difference between the redemption cost and historical GAAP cost. Accordingly, net income was adjusted for the deemed dividend to arrive at net loss attributable to common shareholders.

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- Definition The excess of (1) fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred stock over (2) the carrying amount of the preferred stock in the registrant's balance sheet, during the accounting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27010884&loc=d3e42851-122695 + Details
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