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Subsidiary Preferred Stock | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Subsidiary Preferred Stock | Note 16 Subsidiary Preferred Stock During 2014, we paid $70.9 million to redeem the 75,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding of our subsidiary and paid all dividends due on such shares. The result of the redemption was a loss of $1.688 million, representing the difference between the redemption amount and the carrying value of the subsidiary preferred stock. The loss results in a charge to retained earnings and a reduction to net income used to determine income available for common shareholders in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share in the period of transaction. We also paid regular and accrued dividends of $750,000 and $108,750, respectively, and special dividends of $375,000. These dividends were treated as regular dividends, and as such were reflected in earnings in the consolidated statement of income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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