Stockholders' Equity Stockholders Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the following dividends were declared or paid:



Equity Type	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividends Per Share		Aggregate Payment Amount (In millions)
Common Stock	February 21, 2019	March 15, 2019	March 29, 2019	$	1.125	$	471	^(a)
Common Stock	May 16, 2019	June 14, 2019	June 28, 2019	$	1.125	$	471	^(a)
Common Stock	August 8, 2019	September 13, 2019	September 30, 2019	$	1.125	$	472	^(a)
Common Stock	October 14, 2019	December 13, 2019	December 31, 2019	$	1.20	$	502	^(a)
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	December 11, 2018	January 15, 2019	February 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	28
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	March 19, 2019	April 15, 2019	May 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	28
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	June 17, 2019	July 15, 2019	August 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	28
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	September 18, 2019	October 15, 2019	November 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	28
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	December 9, 2019	January 15, 2020	February 3, 2020	$	17.1875	$	28


(a)	Inclusive of dividends accrued for holders of unvested RSUs, which will be paid when and if the RSUs vest.

Tax Treatment of Dividends Paid [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes, for income tax purposes, the nature of dividends paid during 2019 on the Company's common stock and 6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock.



Equity Type	Payment Date	Cash Distribution (per share)		Ordinary Taxable Dividend (per share)		Qualified Taxable Dividend (per share)^(a)		Section 199A Dividend (per share)		Non-Taxable Distribution (per share)
Common Stock	March 29, 2019	$	1.125	$	0.824	$	0.007	$	0.817	$	0.301
Common Stock	June 28, 2019	$	1.125	$	0.824	$	0.007	$	0.817	$	0.301
Common Stock	September 30, 2019	$	1.125	$	0.824	$	0.007	$	0.817	$	0.301
Common Stock	December 31, 2019	$	1.20	$	0.879	$	0.008	$	0.871	$	0.321
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	February 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	17.1875	$	0.1490	$	17.0385	$	—
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	May 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	17.1875	$	0.1490	$	17.0385	$	—
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	August 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	17.1875	$	0.1490	$	17.0385	$	—
6.875% Convertible Preferred Stock	November 1, 2019	$	17.1875	$	17.1875	$	0.1490	$	17.0385	$	—

(a)

Qualified taxable dividend and section 199A dividend amounts are included in ordinary taxable dividend amounts.