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Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares | 3 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Shares pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan (in shares) | 14,525,000 | 12,627,000 | 83,978,000 | 105,753,000 | 99,804,000 | 120,347,000 |
Shares due to exercise of employee stock options and issuance of directors' deferred stock (in shares) | 984,000 | 3,109,000 | 11,745,000 | 1,645,000 | 48,772,000 | 485,000 |
Issuance of partnership units pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan (in shares) | 13,108,000 |  | 15,101,000 | 13,406,000 | 20,041,000 | 13,742,000 |
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | 23,358,208 |  |  |  |  |  | 23,231,240
Dividend Distributions Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions payable common stock, per share (in usd per share) | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.53 |
Distributions partnership units, per unit (in usd per share) | $ 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 |
Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock | Dividend Distributions Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions payable on preferred stock, per share (in usd per share) |  |  |  | 42.97 | 42.97 | 42.97 |
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) | 30,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 30,000,000
Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | Dividend Distributions Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions payable on preferred stock, per share (in usd per share) | $ 38.28 | 38.28 | 38.28 | $ 38.28 | $ 38.28 | $ 38.28 |
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative redeemable preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) | 44,000,000 |  |  | 44,000,000 |  |  | 44,000,000
Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock | Dividend Distributions Payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Distributions payable on preferred stock, per share (in usd per share) | $ 37.50 | $ 37.50 | $ 37.50 | $ 5.83 |  |  |

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