Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of Quarterly Cash Dividends to Common Stockholders

During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Board declared or paid quarterly cash dividends to all common stockholders of record as follows:

Record Date	Payment Date	Cash Dividend per Common Share
2015:
January 13, 2015	January 22, 2015	$	0.21
March 13, 2015(a)	April 1, 2015	$	0.21
June 22, 2015(a)	July 1, 2015	$	0.21
September 29, 2015	October 6, 2015	$	0.21
2014:
March 20, 2014(a)	April 1, 2014	$	0.20
June 20, 2014(a)	July 1, 2014	$	0.21
September 29, 2014	October 6, 2014	$	0.21
2013:
June 20, 2013(a)	July 1, 2013	$	0.20
September 20, 2013	October 1, 2013	$	0.20
December 20, 2013	January 3, 2014	$	0.20

During the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the Parent’s Board declared or paid quarterly cash dividends to all common stockholders of record as follows:

Record Date	Payment Date	Cash Dividend per Common Share
2015:
January 13, 2015	January 22, 2015	$	0.21
March 13, 2015	April 1, 2015	$	0.21
June 22, 2015	July 1, 2015	$	0.21
September 29, 2015	October 6, 2015	$	0.21
2014:
March 20, 2014	April 1, 2014	$	0.20
June 20, 2014	July 1, 2014	$	0.21
September 29, 2014	October 6, 2014	$	0.21
2013:
June 20, 2013	July 1, 2013	$	0.20
September 20, 2013	October 1, 2013	$	0.20
December 20, 2013	January 3, 2014	$	0.20

Parent Company [Member]

Schedule of Cash Dividends Paid to the Parent

As a result, SEA paid a cash dividend to the Parent during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 related to dividend declarations as follows:

Payment Date	Cash Dividends Paid
2015:
January 22, 2015	$	18,112
April 1, 2015(a)	$	18,204
July 1, 2015(a)	$	18,238
October 6, 2015	$	18,117
2014
January 3, 2014	$	17,767
April 1, 2014(a)	$	17,766
July 1, 2014(a)	$	18,290
October 6, 2014	$	18,290
2013:
July 1, 2013(a)	$	18,072
October 1, 2013	$	18,072

^(a)As SEA had an accumulated deficit at the time these dividends were declared to the Parent, these dividends were accounted for as a return of capital by the Parent.  The remaining dividends from SEA have been reflected as a return on capital in the accompanying parent company only financial statements.