Non-Controlling Interests, Preferred Shares, Common Shares and Common Shares in Treasury (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

The Company’s preferred shares outstanding are as follows (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2015		2014
Class J—6.5% cumulative redeemable preferred shares, without par value, $500 liquidation value; 750,000 shares authorized; 400,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014	$	200,000	$	200,000
Class K—6.25% cumulative redeemable preferred shares, without par value, $500 liquidation value; 750,000 shares authorized; 300,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014		150,000		150,000
	$	350,000	$	350,000

Common Shares Issued

The Company issued common shares, including through the use of its continuous equity programs, and paid fees of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 and none in 2015. The issuances are as follows:

Year

Number of

Shares Sold

(Millions)

Average Price

Per Share

Net Proceeds

(Millions)

2014

0.7

18.15

11.6

2013

44.1

18.76

788.0

Common Shares [Member]

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

Common Share Dividends Declared Per Share

Common share dividends declared per share were as follows:

	For the Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Common share dividends declared per share	$	0.69	$	0.62	$	0.54