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Stockholders' Equity Matters
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Equity [Abstract]    
Stockholders' Equity Matters STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY MATTERS
In fiscal year 2021 and the three months ended March 31, 2022, our board of directors declared the following dividends:
DECLARATION DATEDIVIDEND
PER SHARE		RECORD DATETOTAL
AMOUNT		PAYMENT DATE
February 24, 2021$0.6185 March 15, 2021$178,569 April 6, 2021
May 6, 20210.6185 June 15, 2021179,026 July 6, 2021
August 5, 20210.6185 September 15, 2021179,080 October 6, 2021
November 4, 20210.6185 December 15, 2021179,132 January 6, 2022
February 24, 20220.6185 March 15, 2022179,661 April 6, 2022
On April 28, 2022, we declared a dividend to our stockholders of record as of June 15, 2022 of $0.6185 per share, payable on July 6, 2022.
 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY MATTERS
Our board of directors has adopted a dividend policy under which we have paid, and in the future intend to pay, quarterly cash dividends on our common stock. The amount and timing of future dividends will continue to be subject to the approval of our board of directors, in its sole discretion, and to applicable legal requirements.
In 2019, 2020 and 2021, our board of directors declared the following dividends:
DECLARATION DATEDIVIDEND
PER SHARE		RECORD DATETOTAL AMOUNTPAYMENT DATE
February 7, 2019$0.6110 March 15, 2019$175,242 April 2, 2019
May 22, 20190.6110 June 17, 2019175,389 July 2, 2019
July 26, 20190.6110 September 16, 2019175,434 October 2, 2019
October 31, 20190.6185 December 16, 2019177,687 January 2, 2020
February 13, 20200.6185 March 16, 2020178,047 April 6, 2020
May 5, 20200.6185 June 15, 2020178,212 July 2, 2020
August 5, 20200.6185 September 15, 2020178,224 October 2, 2020
November 4, 20200.6185 December 15, 2020178,290 January 6, 2021
February 24, 20210.6185 March 15, 2021178,569 April 6, 2021
May 6, 20210.6185 June 15, 2021179,026 July 6, 2021
August 5, 20210.6185 September 15, 2021179,080 October 6, 2021
November 4, 20210.6185 December 15, 2021179,132 January 6, 2022
On February 24, 2022, we declared a dividend to our stockholders of record as of March 15, 2022 of $0.6185 per share, payable on April 6, 2022.
During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we declared dividends in an aggregate and per share amount, based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each respective year, as follows:
 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202120202019
Declared distributions$715,807 $712,773 $703,752 
Amount per share each distribution represents based on weighted average number of common shares outstanding2.47 2.47 2.45 
For federal income tax purposes, distributions to our stockholders are generally treated as nonqualified ordinary dividends (potentially eligible for the lower effective tax rates available for “qualified REIT dividends”), qualified ordinary dividends or return of capital. The United States Internal Revenue Service requires historical C corporation earnings and profits to be distributed prior to any REIT distributions, which may affect the character of each distribution to our stockholders, including whether and to what extent each distribution is characterized as a qualified or nonqualified ordinary dividend. In addition, certain of our distributions qualify as capital gain distributions. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the dividends we paid on our common shares were classified as follows:
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 202120202019
Nonqualified ordinary dividends53.9 %43.0 %54.8 %
Qualified ordinary dividends13.0 %0.0 %4.5 %
Capital gains21.8 %49.5 %14.7 %
Return of capital11.3 %7.5 %26.0 %
100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
Dividends paid during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 which were classified as qualified ordinary dividends for federal income tax purposes primarily related to the distribution of historical C corporation earnings and profits related to certain acquisitions completed during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019. In 2021, the percentage of our dividend that was classified as a capital gain was 21.8% and was primarily related to the sale of land and buildings in the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2020, the percentage of our dividend that was classified as a capital gain was 49.5% and primarily related to the sale of land and buildings in the United States. In 2019, the percentage of our dividend that was classified as a capital gain was 14.7% and primarily related to the sale of land and buildings in the United Kingdom.