Equity	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Equity
Equity	11. Equity Common Stock Repurchase In September 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a plan to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock over the next 5 years. Share repurchases are retired immediately. The Board of Directors reaffirmed the repurchase plan in 2016 and extended the Plan to December 31, 2018. During 2018, the Company repurchased 471,595 shares of common stock for approximately $16.2 million under this program, at a weighted average price of $34.36 per share. During 2017, the Company repurchased 155,312 shares of common stock for approximately $3.5 million under this program, at a weighted average price of $22.83 per share. Effective as of December 31, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the renewal of the repurchase plan extending the plan through December 31, 2020 and amending the plan to allow for repurchases of up to $60 million of the Company’s common stock until such date. Redeemable Preferred Stock On October 11, 2016, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Development Bank of Japan Inc. (“DBJ”), relating to the sale and issuance of an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s 6.5% Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $20.00 per share. The purchase and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock closed on October 14, 2016. The net proceeds to the Company after deducting investor fees were $19.8 million. On September 22, 2017, the Company entered into a second stock purchase agreement with DBJ relating to the sale and issuance of an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s 6.5% Series A-2 Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series A-2 Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $20.00 per share. The purchase and sale of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock closed on September 27, 2017. The net proceeds to the Company after deducting issuance costs were $29.7 million. The rights and privileges of the Preferred Stock are described below: Voting Rights: Holders of the Preferred Stock do not have general voting rights. Dividends: The Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Preferred Stock accrue quarterly dividends at the rate per annum of 6.5% per share. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company paid total dividends of $3.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, on the Series A-1 and Series A-2 Preferred Stock. Liquidation Preference: The holders of the Preferred Stock have preference in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the corporation, including a merger or consolidation. Upon such liquidation event, the Preferred Stockholders are entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders after payment of all the Company’s indebtedness and other obligations and before any payment shall be made to the holders of common stock or any other class or series of stock ranking on liquidation junior to the Preferred Stock an amount equal to $20.00 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends. Redemption: The Preferred Stock has no stated maturity date, however the holders of the Preferred Stock have the option to require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Preferred Stock for cash upon occurrence of any significant changes in operating results, ownership structure, or liquidity events as defined in the Preferred Stock purchase agreements. The redemption price is $20.00 per share plus dividends accrued but not paid. The Company is accreting the Preferred Stock to redemption value over the period from the date of issuance to the date first callable by the Preferred Stockholders (October 2023 for the Series A Preferred Stock and September 2024 for the Series A-2 Preferred Stock), such that the carrying amounts of the securities will equal the redemption amounts at the earliest redemption dates.

11. Equity

Common Stock Repurchase

In September 2012, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a plan to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock over the next 5 years. Share repurchases are retired immediately. The Board of Directors reaffirmed the repurchase plan in 2016 and extended the Plan to December 31, 2018. During 2018, the Company repurchased 471,595 shares of common stock for approximately $16.2 million under this program, at a weighted average price of $34.36 per share. During 2017, the Company repurchased 155,312 shares of common stock for approximately $3.5 million under this program, at a weighted average price of $22.83 per share.

Effective as of December 31, 2018, the Board of Directors approved the renewal of the repurchase plan extending the plan through December 31, 2020 and amending the plan to allow for repurchases of up to $60 million of the Company’s common stock until such date.

Redeemable Preferred Stock

On October 11, 2016, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Development Bank of Japan Inc. (“DBJ”), relating to the sale and issuance of an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s 6.5% Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $20.00 per share. The purchase and sale of the Series A Preferred Stock closed on October 14, 2016. The net proceeds to the Company after deducting investor fees were $19.8 million.

On September 22, 2017, the Company entered into a second stock purchase agreement with DBJ relating to the sale and issuance of an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s 6.5% Series A-2 Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series A-2 Preferred Stock”) at a purchase price of $20.00 per share. The purchase and sale of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock closed on September 27, 2017. The net proceeds to the Company after deducting issuance costs were $29.7 million.

The rights and privileges of the Preferred Stock are described below:

Voting Rights: Holders of the Preferred Stock do not have general voting rights.

Dividends: The Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Preferred Stock accrue quarterly dividends at the rate per annum of 6.5% per share. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company paid total dividends of $3.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, on the Series A-1 and Series A-2 Preferred Stock.

Liquidation Preference: The holders of the Preferred Stock have preference in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the corporation, including a merger or consolidation. Upon such liquidation event, the Preferred Stockholders are entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders after payment of all the Company’s indebtedness and other obligations and before any payment shall be made to the holders of common stock or any other class or series of stock ranking on liquidation junior to the Preferred Stock an amount equal to $20.00 per share, plus any declared but unpaid dividends.

Redemption: The Preferred Stock has no stated maturity date, however the holders of the Preferred Stock have the option to require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Preferred Stock for cash upon occurrence of any significant changes in operating results, ownership structure, or liquidity events as defined in the Preferred Stock purchase agreements. The redemption price is $20.00 per share plus dividends accrued but not paid. The Company is accreting the Preferred Stock to redemption value over the period from the date of issuance to the date first callable by the Preferred Stockholders (October 2023 for the Series A Preferred Stock and September 2024 for the Series A-2 Preferred Stock), such that the carrying amounts of the securities will equal the redemption amounts at the earliest redemption dates.