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Common Stock and Dividends (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Dividends Declared and Paid

Dividends declared and paid on a per share basis were as follows:

	Three Months Ended   March 31,
	2016				2015
Dividends declared	$	0.09			$	0.08
Dividends paid	$	0.09			$	0.08

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