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Equity
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity Equity
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

Under the declaration of trust for the Company, there are 450,000,000 Common Shares authorized for issuance.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company repurchased and retired 5,489,335 common shares for approximately $62.6 million, of which $26.0 million was repurchased under a share repurchase program that expired February 29, 2020 and $36.6 million was repurchased under a share repurchase program that was approved by the Company's board of trustees on February 14, 2020 to acquire up $250.0 million of Common Shares from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021
("2020 Share Repurchase Program"). As of December 31, 2020, the 2020 Share Repurchase Program had a remaining capacity of $213.4 million. In April 2020, the Company suspended further repurchases of its common shares pursuant to the 2020 Share Repurchase Program due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the Company is not permitted to repurchase common shares as part of the Revolver and Term Loans amendments discussed in Note 7 above. The 2020 Share Repurchase Program expires pursuant to its terms on February 28, 2021.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repurchased and retired 4,575,170 common shares for approximately $77.8 million, of which $10.3 million was repurchased under a share repurchase program that expired February 28, 2019, and $67.5 million was repurchased under a share repurchase program that expired February 29, 2020.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company repurchased and retired 1,162,557 Common Shares for approximately $21.8 million under a share repurchase program that expired February 28, 2019.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per Common Share. During each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company declared a cash dividend of $1.32 per Common Share.

Series A Preferred Share

Under the declaration of trust for the Company, there are 50,000,000 preferred shares authorized for issuance.

During each of the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company declared a cash dividend of $1.95 per Series A Preferred Share.

Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Joint Ventures

The Company consolidates the joint venture that owns the DoubleTree Metropolitan Hotel New York City hotel property, which has a third-party partner that owns a noncontrolling 1.7% ownership interest in the joint venture. In addition, the Company consolidates the joint venture that owns The Knickerbocker hotel property, which has a third-party partner that owns a noncontrolling 5% ownership interest in the joint venture. The third-party ownership interests are included in the noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures on the consolidated balance sheets.

Noncontrolling Interest in the Operating Partnership

The Company consolidates the Operating Partnership, which is a majority-owned limited partnership that has a noncontrolling interest. As of December 31, 2020, the Operating Partnership had 165,775,045 OP units outstanding, of which 99.5% of the outstanding OP units were owned by the Company and its subsidiaries, and the noncontrolling 0.5% ownership interest was owned by other limited partners.

As of December 31, 2020, the limited partners owned 772,293 OP units. The outstanding OP units held by the limited partners are redeemable for cash, or at the option of the Company, for a like number of Common Shares. The noncontrolling interest is included in the noncontrolling interest in the Operating Partnership on the consolidated balance sheets.

Consolidated Joint Venture Preferred Equity

The Company's joint venture that redeveloped The Knickerbocker raised $45.0 million ($44.4 million net of issuance costs) through the sale of redeemable preferred equity under the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The purchasers received a 3.25% annual return, plus a 0.25% non-compounding annual return that was paid upon redemption. On February 15, 2019, the Company redeemed the preferred equity in full.