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Equity
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity
Equity
Preferred Stock—The Company had the following series of Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2013:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative Preferential Cash
Dividends(1)(2)
Series
 
Shares Issued and
Outstanding
(in thousands)
 
Par Value
 
Liquidation
Preference
 
Rate per Annum
 
Equivalent to
Fixed Annual
Rate (per share)
D
 
4,000

 
$
0.001

 
$
25.00

 
8.000
%
 
$
2.00

E
 
5,600

 
$
0.001

 
$
25.00

 
7.875
%
 
$
1.97

F
 
4,000

 
$
0.001

 
$
25.00

 
7.8
%
 
$
1.95

G
 
3,200

 
$
0.001

 
$
25.00

 
7.65
%
 
$
1.91

I
 
5,000

 
$
0.001

 
$
25.00

 
7.50
%
 
$
1.88

J
 
4,000

 
$
0.001

 
$
50.00

 
4.50
%
 
$
2.25

 
 
25,800

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Explanatory Notes:
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(1)
Holders of shares of the Series D, E, F, G, I and J preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. Dividends are cumulative from the date of original issue and are payable quarterly in arrears on or before the 15th day of each March, June, September and December or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day. Any dividend payable on the preferred stock for any partial dividend period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as of the close of business on the first day of the calendar month in which the applicable dividend payment date falls or on another date designated by the Board of Directors of the Company for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the dividend payment date.
(2)
The Company declared and paid dividends of $2.0 million, $2.8 million, $2.0 million, $1.5 million and $2.3 million on its Series D, E, F, G and I preferred stock, respectively, during each of the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, all of which qualified as return of capital for tax reporting purposes. There are no dividend arrearages on any of the preferred shares currently outstanding.
In March 2013, the Company completed a public offering of $200.0 million of its 4.5% Series J Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, having a liquidation preference of $50.00 per share. Each share of the Series J Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder's option at any time, initially into 3.9087 shares of the Company's common stock (equal to an initial conversion price of approximately $12.79 per share), subject to specified adjustments. The Company may not redeem the Series J Preferred Stock prior to March 15, 2018. On or after March 15, 2018, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series J Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.
Dividends—In order to maintain its election to qualify as a REIT, the Company must currently distribute, at a minimum, an amount equal to 90% of its taxable income, excluding net capital gains, and must distribute 100% of its taxable income (including net capital gains) to avoid paying corporate federal income taxes. The Company has recorded net operating losses and may record net operating losses in the future, which may reduce its taxable income in future periods and lower or eliminate entirely the Company's obligation to pay dividends for such periods in order to maintain its REIT qualification. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had $423.9 million of net operating loss carryforwards at the corporate REIT level that can generally be used to offset both ordinary and capital taxable income in future years and will expire through 2031 if unused. The amount net of operating loss carryforwards as of March 31, 2013 will be subject to finalization of the 2012 and 2013 tax returns. Because taxable income differs from cash flow from operations due to non-cash revenues and expenses (such as depreciation and certain asset impairments), in certain circumstances, the Company may generate operating cash flow in excess of its dividends or, alternatively, may need to make dividend payments in excess of operating cash flows. The Company's 2013 and 2012 Secured Credit Facilities permit the Company to distribute 100% of its REIT taxable income on an annual basis, for so long as the Company maintains its qualification as a REIT. The 2013 and 2012 Secured Credit Facilities restrict the Company from paying any common dividends if it ceases to qualify as a REIT. The Company did not declare or pay any Common Stock dividends for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
Stock Repurchase Programs—On May 15, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program that authorized the repurchase of up to $20.0 million of its Common Stock from time to time in open market and privately negotiated purchases, including pursuant to one or more trading plans. As of March 31, 2013, the Company had $16.0 million of Common Stock available to repurchase under its Board authorized stock repurchase programs.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)—"Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" reflected in the Company's shareholders' equity is comprised of the following ($ in thousands):
 
As of
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
$
1,092

 
$
867

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges
718

 
607

Unrealized losses on cumulative translation adjustment
(3,274
)
 
(2,659
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(1,464
)
 
$
(1,185
)