Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary Of Tax Components Of Common And Preferred Dividends Declared And Distributions [Table Text Block]

A summary of the income tax characterization of our distributions paid per common share for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is set forth in the following table:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Common Share Distributions
Ordinary income	$	—		$	1.88		$	1.23
Long-term capital gain	5.02			0.70			1.02
Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 gain	2.23			0.22			0.39
Total	$	7.25		$	2.80		$	2.64
Percentage of distributions representing tax preference items	0.34		%	3.73		%	4.17		%