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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Shareholders' Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Dividends Declared and Paid For Income Tax Purposes | The allocations of dividends declared and paid for income tax purposes are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Dividends declared: |  |  |  |  |
Common stock | $ | 0.83 |  | (1) | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.80 |
Series C preferred stock | $ | 14.53 |  | (2) | $ | 19.38 |  |  | $ | 19.38 |
Series D preferred stock | $ | 18.44 |  |  | $ | 18.44 |  |  | $ | 18.44 |
Series E preferred stock | $ | 3.91 |  | (3) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Allocations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary income | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
Capital gains 25% rate | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
Return of capital | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
Total | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
Preferred stock (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary income | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
Capital gains 25% rate | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
Total | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
(1) | Of the $0.22 per share dividend declared on November 18, 2012 and paid January 16, 2013, $0.17 per share is taxable in 2012 and $0.05 per share will be reported and is taxable in 2013.
(2) | Represents the three regular quarterly dividends paid in 2012, prior to the redemption on November 5, 2012.
(3) | Represents dividends for the partial quarter covering October 5, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
(4) | The allocations for income tax purposes are the same for each series of preferred stock for each period presented.

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