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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule for Issuance of Common Stock Sold | The following table summarizes issuances of common stock sold through the ATM program since inception:
|  | Number of Shares Settled |  | Gross Proceeds |  | Net Proceeds |  | Weighted-average Sales Price
First quarter 2013 |  | 1,889,105 |  |  | $ | 44,459 |  |  | $ | 43,904 |  |  | $ | 23.53 |
Second quarter 2013 |  | 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,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Dividends declared: |  |  |  |  |
Common stock | $ | 1.06 |  |  | $ | 1.00 |  |  | $ | 0.98 |
Series D preferred stock | $ | 18.44 |  |  | $ | 18.44 |  |  | $ | 18.44 |
Series E preferred stock | $ | 16.56 |  |  | $ | 16.56 |  |  | $ | 16.56 |
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 (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary income | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
Capital gains 25% rate | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
Total | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
(1) | The allocations for income tax purposes are the same for each series of preferred stock for each period presented.

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