Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of cumulative redeemable and convertible perpetual preferred stock outstanding

The Company had the following series of Cumulative Redeemable and Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

				Cumulative Preferential Cash Dividends(1)(2)
Series	Shares Issued and Outstanding (in thousands)	Par Value		Liquidation Preference(3)(4)		Rate per Annum		Equivalent to Fixed Annual Rate (per share)		Carrying Value (in thousands)
D	4,000	$	0.001	$	25.00	8.00	%	$	2.00	$	89,041
G	3,200	0.001		25.00		7.65	%	1.91		72,664
I	5,000	0.001		25.00		7.50	%	1.88		120,785
J (convertible)(4)	4,000	0.001		50.00		4.50	%	2.25		193,510
Total	16,200									$	476,000

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(1) Holders of shares of the Series D, G, I and J preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, when and as declared by the Company's Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. Dividends are cumulative from the date of original issue and are payable quarterly in arrears on or before the 15th day of each March, June, September and December or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day. Any dividend payable on the preferred stock for any partial dividend period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve30-day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as of the close of business on the first day of the calendar month in which the applicable dividend payment date falls or on another date designated by the Company's Board of Directors for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to the dividend payment date.

(2) The Company declared and paid dividends of $8.0 million, $6.1 million and $9.4 million on its Series D, G and I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company declared and paid dividends of $8.0 million, $8.3 million, $5.9 million, $6.1 million and $9.4 million on its Series D, E, F, G and I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2017. In addition, in October 2017, the Company redeemed its Series E and Series F Preferred Stock and paid dividends through the redemption date of $1.1 million and $0.8 million, respectively, on its Series E and Series F Preferred Stock and paid a liquidation premium of $16.3 million representing a return similar to a dividend to the holders of the Series E and Series F Preferred Stock. The Company declared and paid dividends of $9.0 million on its Series J Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The character of the 2018 dividends was 100% capital gain distribution, of which 26.02% represented unrecaptured section 1250 gain and 73.98% long term capital gain. The character of the 2017 dividends was 100% capital gain distribution, of which 27.90% represented unrecaptured section 1250 gain and 72.10% long term capital gain. There are no dividend arrearages on any of the preferred shares currently outstanding.

(3) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Series G and I Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.

(4) Each share of the Series J Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder's option at any time, into 3.9762 shares of the Company's common stock (equal to a conversion price of approximately $12.57 per share), subject to specified adjustments. The Company may, at its option, redeem the Series J Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of the liquidation preference of $50.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to the redemption date.

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reflected in the Company's shareholders' equity

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)—"Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" reflected in the Company's shareholders' equity is comprised of the following ($ in thousands):

	As of December 31,
	2018			2017
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities	$	475		$	1,335
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	(13,546		)	707
Unrealized losses on cumulative translation adjustment	(4,199		)	(4,524		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(17,270	)	$	(2,482	)