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Shareholders' Equity and Partners' Capital (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule for Issuance of Common Stock Sold | The following table summarizes issuances of common stock sold through the ATM program since inception through December 31, 2013:
|  | Number of Shares Settled |  | Gross Proceeds |  | Net Proceeds |  | Weighted-average Sales Price
2013: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
First quarter |  | 1,889,105 |  |  | $ | 44,459 |  |  | $ | 43,904 |  |  | $ | 23.53 |
Second quarter |  | 6,530,193 |  |  | 167,034 |  |  | 165,692 |  |  | 25.58 |
Total |  | 8,419,298 |  |  | $ | 211,493 |  |  | $ | 209,596 |  |  | $ | 25.12 |
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,
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Dividends declared: |  |  |  |  |
Common stock | $ | 0.98 |  |  | $ | 0.83 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |
Series C preferred stock | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14.53 |  | (1) | $ | 19.38 |
Series D preferred stock | $ | 18.44 |  |  | $ | 18.44 |  |  | $ | 18.44 |
Series E preferred stock | $ | 16.56 |  |  | $ | 3.91 |  | (2) | $ | — |
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 (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary income | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
Capital gains 25% rate | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
Total | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
(1) | Represents the three regular quarterly dividends paid in 2012, prior to the redemption on November 5, 2012.
(2) | Represents dividends for the partial quarter covering October 5, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
(3) | The allocations for income tax purposes are the same for each series of preferred stock for each period presented.

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