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Declared Common Stock Dividends (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dividend Payment 1st |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | May 11, 2012 |
Record Date | Jun. 08, 2012 |
Payable Date | Jun. 22, 2012 |
Ordinary Income | $ 0.200000 | [1]
Total Per Share | $ 0.20 |
Dividend Payment 2nd |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Aug. 20, 2012 |
Record Date | Sep. 14, 2012 |
Payable Date | Sep. 28, 2012 |
Ordinary Income | $ 0.200000 | [1]
Total Per Share | $ 0.20 |
Dividend Payment 3rd |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Nov. 06, 2012 |
Record Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
Payable Date | Dec. 14, 2012 |
Ordinary Income | $ 0.200000 | [1]
Total Per Share | $ 0.20 |
Dividend Payment 4th |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Feb. 22, 2013 |
Record Date | Apr. 03, 2013 |
Payable Date | Apr. 15, 2013 |
Ordinary Income | $ 0.346119 |
Return of Capital | $ 0.183881 |
Total Per Share | $ 0.53 |
Dividend Payment 5th |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | May 16, 2013 |
Record Date | Jul. 03, 2013 |
Payable Date | Jul. 15, 2013 |
Ordinary Income | $ 0.313466 |
Return of Capital | $ 0.166534 |
Total Per Share | $ 0.48 |
Dividend Payment 6th |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Aug. 16, 2013 |
Record Date | Oct. 02, 2013 |
Payable Date | Oct. 15, 2013 |
Ordinary Income | $ 0.313466 |
Return of Capital | $ 0.166534 |
Total Per Share | $ 0.48 |
Dividend Payment 7th |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |
Declaration Date | Dec. 12, 2013 |
Record Date | Jan. 02, 2014 |
Payable Date | Jan. 15, 2014 |
Ordinary Income |  | [2]
Return of Capital |  | [2]
Total Per Share | $ 0.48 |
[1] | The amount constitutes a "Qualified Dividend", as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.
[2] | Taxable in 2014.

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