Income Taxes and Distributions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes and Distributions (Tables) [Abstract]

Cash distributions paid to common stockholders, for federal income tax purposes

Cash distributions paid to common stockholders, for federal income tax purposes, are as follows

			Year Ended December 31,
			2011		2010		2009
Per Share:
	Ordinary income	$	1.1472	$	0.7774	$	1.9865
	Return of capital		1.4227		1.7408		0.4864
	Long-term capital gains		0.1059		0.0190		-
	1250 gains		0.1592		0.2028		0.2471
	Totals	$	2.8350	$	2.7400	$	2.7200