Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of Quarterly Cash Dividends to Common Stockholders

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, 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
2016:
January 15, 2016	January 22, 2016	$	0.21
March 14, 2016 (a)	April 1, 2016	$	0.21
June 20, 2016 (a)	July 1, 2016	$	0.21
September 29, 2016	October 7, 2016	$	0.10
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

^(a) As the Company had an accumulated deficit at the time these dividends were declared, these dividends were accounted for as a return of capital and recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity.

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, 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
2016:
January 15, 2016	January 22, 2016	$	0.21
March 14, 2016	April 1, 2016	$	0.21
June 20, 2016	July 1, 2016	$	0.21
September 29, 2016	October 7, 2016	$	0.10
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

Parent Company [Member]

Schedule of Cash Dividends Paid to the Parent

SEA paid a cash dividend to the Parent during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 related to dividend declarations as follows:

Payment Date	Cash Dividends Paid
2016:
January 22, 2016	$	17,808
April 1, 2016(a)	$	21,269
July 1, 2016(a)	$	18,176
October 7, 2016	$	8,647
2015:
January 22, 2015	$	18,112
April 1, 2015(a)	$	18,204
July 1, 2015(a)	$	18,238
October 6, 2015	$	18,117

^(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.