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Common Stock Capitalization (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] |
Summary of Common Shares Outstanding | The following table summarizes issuance, repurchase, and other activity with respect to the Company's common stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019:
|  | March 31, 2019
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding (1/1/19) |  | 29,796,601 |
Share Activity: |  |
Shares of common stock repurchased |  | (50,825 | )
Director OP LTIP Units exercised |  | — |
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding (3/31/19) |  | 29,745,776 |
The following table summarizes issuance, repurchase, and other activity with respect to the Company's common shares for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018:
|  | Three-Month Period Ended March 31, 2018
Common Shares Outstanding (12/31/2017) |  | 31,335,938 |
Share Activity: |  |
Shares repurchased |  | (943,897 | )
Director LTIP Units exercised |  | — |
Common Shares Outstanding (3/31/2018) |  | 30,392,041 |

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