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Distributions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Distributions | 11. Distributions We must distribute at least 90% of our taxable income in order to continue to qualify as a REIT. This distribution requirement can be satisfied by current year distributions or, to a certain extent, by distributions in the following year. For federal tax purposes, distributions to stockholders are treated as ordinary income, capital gains, return of capital or a combination thereof. Distributions for 2016, 2015 and 2014 were cash distributions. The federal income tax classification of the per share common stock distributions are as follows (unaudited):
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
Ordinary taxable distribution |  | $ | 1.485 |  | $ | 1.690 |  | $ | 1.474 |
Return of capital |  |  | 0.556 |  |  | 0.357 |  |  | 0.196 |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain |  |  | 0.149 |  |  | 0.023 |  |  | 0.370 |
Total |  | $ | 2.190 |  | $ | 2.070 |  | $ | 2.040 |

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