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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Dividends declared: |  |  |  |  |
Common stock | $ | 0.98 |  | (1) | $ | 0.88 |  | (2) | $ | 1.06 |
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 | 85.37 | % |  | 100.00 | % |  | 100.00 | %
Capital gains 25% rate | — | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
Return of capital | 14.63 | % |  | — | % |  | — | %
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) | Of the $0.200 per share dividend declared on November 2, 2017 and paid January 16, 2018, $0.200 will be reported and is taxable in 2018.
(2) | Of the $0.265 per share dividend declared on November 3, 2016 and paid January 16, 2017, $0.081 is taxable in 2016 and $0.184 per share will be reported and is taxable in 2017.
(3) | The allocations for income tax purposes are the same for each series of preferred stock for each period presented.

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