Note 17 - Preferred Stock	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Preferred Stock [Text Block]	17. Preferred Stock During March 2012, the Company issued 16,000,000 Depositary Shares (the "Class I Depositary Shares"), each representing a one-thousandth fractional interest in a share of the Company's 6.00% Class I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Class I Preferred Stock"). Dividends on the Class I Depositary Shares are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears at the rate of 6.00% per annum based on the $25.00 per share initial offering price, or $1.50 per annum. The Class I Depositary Shares are redeemable, in whole or part, for cash on or after March 20, 2017, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price of $25.00 per depositary share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. The Class I Depositary Shares are not convertible or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Company. The net proceeds received from this offering of $387.2 million are for general corporate purposes, including the reduction of borrowings outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility and the redemption of shares of the Company’s preferred stock when they become redeemable at the Company’s option. During July 2012, the Company issued 9,000,000 Depositary Shares (the "Class J Depositary Shares"), each representing a one-thousandth fractional interest in a share of the Company's 5.50% Class J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Class J Preferred Stock"). Dividends on the Class J Depositary Shares are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears at the rate of 5.50% per annum based on the $25.00 per share initial offering price, or $1.375 per annum. The Class J Depositary Shares are redeemable, in whole or part, for cash on or after July 25, 2017, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price of $25.00 per depositary share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. The Class J Depositary Shares are not convertible or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Company. The net proceeds received from this offering of $217.8 million, after expenses, were for the redemption of all the outstanding depositary shares representing the Company’s Class F preferred stock, as discussed below and for general corporate purposes, including the potential redemption of additional classes of the Company’s preferred stock when they become redeemable at our option. On August 15, 2012, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding 7,000,000 depositary shares of the Company’s 6.65% Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “Class F Preferred Stock”) for $175.0 million, before payment of accrued and unpaid dividends of $1.0 million. In connection with this redemption the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $6.2 million resulting from the difference between the redemption amount and the carrying amount of the Class F Preferred Stock on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with the FASB’s guidance on Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. The $6.2 million was subtracted from net income to arrive at net income available to common shareholders and is used in the calculation of earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. On August 15, 2012, the Company called for the redemption of all of its outstanding 18,400,000 depositary shares of the Company’s 7.75% Class G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “Class G Preferred Stock”). The aggregate redemption amount of $460.0 million, before payment of accrued and unpaid dividends of $8.5 million, was paid on October 10, 2012. The Company will record a non-cash charge of $15.5 million resulting from the difference between the redemption amount and the carrying amount of the Class G Preferred Stock on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with the FASB’s guidance on Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. The $15.5 million will be subtracted from net income to arrive at net income available to common shareholders and will be used in the calculation of earnings per share in the quarter ending December 31, 2012. The Company’s Class J Preferred Stock, Class I Preferred Stock, Class H Preferred Stock and Class G Preferred Stock rank pari passu as to voting rights, priority for receiving dividends and liquidation preference. As to any matter on which the Class I Preferred Stock or Class J Preferred Stock may vote, including any action by written consent, each share of Class I Preferred Stock and Class J Preferred Stock shall be entitled to 1,000 votes, each of which 1,000 votes may be directed separately by the holder thereof. With respect to each share of Class I Preferred Stock and Class J Preferred Stock, the holder thereof may designate up to 1,000 proxies, with each such proxy having the right to vote a whole number of votes (totaling 1,000 votes per share of Class I Preferred Stock and Class J Preferred Stock). As a result, each Class I Depositary Share and Class J Preferred Stock is entitled to one vote. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, preferred stock holders are entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution to its stockholders, a liquidation preference of $2,500.00 Class G Preferred Stock per share, $2,500.00 Class H Preferred Stock per share, $25,000.00 Class I Preferred per share and $25,000.00 Class J Preferred Stock per share ($25.00 per each Class G, Class H, Class I and Class J Depositary Share), plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of payment, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of the Company’s common stock or any other capital stock that ranks junior to the preferred stock as to liquidation rights.

Note 17 - Preferred Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

17. Preferred Stock

During March 2012, the Company issued 16,000,000 Depositary Shares (the "Class I Depositary Shares"), each representing a one-thousandth fractional interest in a share of the Company's 6.00% Class I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Class I Preferred Stock"). Dividends on the Class I Depositary Shares are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears at the rate of 6.00% per annum based on the $25.00 per share initial offering price, or $1.50 per annum. The Class I Depositary Shares are redeemable, in whole or part, for cash on or after March 20, 2017, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price of $25.00 per depositary share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. The Class I Depositary Shares are not convertible or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Company. The net proceeds received from this offering of $387.2 million are for general corporate purposes, including the reduction of borrowings outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility and the redemption of shares of the Company’s preferred stock when they become redeemable at the Company’s option.

During July 2012, the Company issued 9,000,000 Depositary Shares (the "Class J Depositary Shares"), each representing a one-thousandth fractional interest in a share of the Company's 5.50% Class J Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Class J Preferred Stock"). Dividends on the Class J Depositary Shares are cumulative and payable quarterly in arrears at the rate of 5.50% per annum based on the $25.00 per share initial offering price, or $1.375 per annum. The Class J Depositary Shares are redeemable, in whole or part, for cash on or after July 25, 2017, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price of $25.00 per depositary share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. The Class J Depositary Shares are not convertible or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Company. The net proceeds received from this offering of $217.8 million, after expenses, were for the redemption of all the outstanding depositary shares representing the Company’s Class F preferred stock, as discussed below and for general corporate purposes, including the potential redemption of additional classes of the Company’s preferred stock when they become redeemable at our option.

On August 15, 2012, the Company redeemed all of its outstanding 7,000,000 depositary shares of the Company’s 6.65% Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “Class F Preferred Stock”) for $175.0 million, before payment of accrued and unpaid dividends of $1.0 million. In connection with this redemption the Company recorded a non-cash charge of $6.2 million resulting from the difference between the redemption amount and the carrying amount of the Class F Preferred Stock on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with the FASB’s guidance on Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. The $6.2 million was subtracted from net income to arrive at net income available to common shareholders and is used in the calculation of earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

On August 15, 2012, the Company called for the redemption of all of its outstanding 18,400,000 depositary shares of the Company’s 7.75% Class G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “Class G Preferred Stock”). The aggregate redemption amount of $460.0 million, before payment of accrued and unpaid dividends of $8.5 million, was paid on October 10, 2012. The Company will record a non-cash charge of $15.5 million resulting from the difference between the redemption amount and the carrying amount of the Class G Preferred Stock on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with the FASB’s guidance on Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. The $15.5 million will be subtracted from net income to arrive at net income available to common shareholders and will be used in the calculation of earnings per share in the quarter ending December 31, 2012.

The Company’s Class J Preferred Stock, Class I Preferred Stock, Class H Preferred Stock and Class G Preferred Stock rank pari passu as to voting rights, priority for receiving dividends and liquidation preference.

As to any matter on which the Class I Preferred Stock or Class J Preferred Stock may vote, including any action by written consent, each share of Class I Preferred Stock and Class J Preferred Stock shall be entitled to 1,000 votes, each of which 1,000 votes may be directed separately by the holder thereof. With respect to each share of Class I Preferred Stock and Class J Preferred Stock, the holder thereof may designate up to 1,000 proxies, with each such proxy having the right to vote a whole number of votes (totaling 1,000 votes per share of Class I Preferred Stock and Class J Preferred Stock). As a result, each Class I Depositary Share and Class J Preferred Stock is entitled to one vote.

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, preferred stock holders are entitled to be paid, out of the assets of the Company legally available for distribution to its stockholders, a liquidation preference of $2,500.00 Class G Preferred Stock per share, $2,500.00 Class H Preferred Stock per share, $25,000.00 Class I Preferred per share and $25,000.00 Class J Preferred Stock per share ($25.00 per each Class G, Class H, Class I and Class J Depositary Share), plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of payment, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of the Company’s common stock or any other capital stock that ranks junior to the preferred stock as to liquidation rights.