Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of relevant dates with respect to quarterly cash dividends on preferred stock

The following table presents the relevant dates with respect to such quarterly cash dividends, of $0.53125 per share, from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012:

Year	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date

2012	February 17, 2012	March 1, 2012	April 2, 2012
	May 18, 2012	June 1, 2012	July 2, 2012
	August 22, 2012	September 4, 2012	October 1, 2012
	November 20, 2012	December 3, 2012	December 31, 2012

2011	February 18, 2011	March 1, 2011	March 31, 2011
	May 20, 2011	June 1, 2011	June 30, 2011
	August 22, 2011	September 1, 2011	September 30, 2011
	November 21, 2011	December 1, 2011	December 30, 2011

2010	February 19, 2010	March 1, 2010	March 31, 2010
	May 21, 2010	June 1, 2010	June 30, 2010
	August 20, 2010	September 1, 2010	September 30, 2010
	November 19, 2010	December 1, 2010	December 31, 2010

Schedule of cash dividends declared on common stock

The following table presents cash dividends declared by the Company on its common stock from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012:

Year (1)	Declaration Date (2)	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend Per Share
2012	March 23, 2012	April 4, 2012	April 30, 2012	$	0.240
	June 27, 2012	July 13, 2012	July 31, 2012	0.230
	September 28, 2012	October 12, 2012	October 31, 2012	0.210
	December 12, 2012	December 28, 2012	January 31, 2013	0.200		(3)

2011	March 31, 2011	April 11, 2011	April 29, 2011	$	0.235
	June 30, 2011	July 14, 2011	July 29, 2011	0.250
	September 26, 2011	October 11, 2011	October 31, 2011	0.250
	December 14, 2011	December 30, 2011	January 31, 2012	0.270		(4)

2010	April 1, 2010	April 12, 2010	April 30, 2010	$	0.240
	July 1, 2010	July 12, 2010	July 30, 2010	0.190
	October 1, 2010	October 12, 2010	October 29, 2010	0.225
	December 16, 2010	December 31, 2010	January 31, 2011	0.235

(1) Table excludes special cash dividend of $0.50 per share payable on April 10, 2013 to stockholders of record on March 18, 2013. (See Note 17)

(2) During the 2012 and 2011 periods presented, the Company declared its common stock dividend in the final month of each fiscal quarter. For the 2010 periods presented, the Company declared quarterly cash dividends on its common stock in the month following the close of each fiscal quarter, except that dividends for the fourth quarter of each year were declared in that quarter for tax reasons.

(3) At December 31, 2012, the Company had accrued dividends and DERs payable of $72.2 million related to the common stock dividend declared on December 12, 2012.

(4) Includes a special dividend of $0.02 per share.

Schedule of public offering of common stock

The table below presents information with respect to shares of the Company’s common stock issued through a public offering during the three years ended December 31, 2012:

Share Issue Date (1)	Shares Issued	Gross Proceeds Per Share		Gross Proceeds
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
March 11, 2011	74,750	$	8.10	$	605,475	(2)

(1) The Company did not issue any shares of common stock through public offerings during the years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2010.

(2) The Company incurred approximately $438,000 of expenses in connection with this equity offering.

Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)

	Net Unrealized		Net Unrealized			Total Accumulated
	Gain on		(Loss)/Gain			Other Comprehensive
(In Thousands)	Available-for-Sale MBS		on Swaps			(Loss)/Income
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	55,491	$	(114,194	)	$	(58,703	)
Current period other comprehensive income (1)	769,317		51,363			820,680
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	824,808	$	(62,831	)	$	761,977

(1) For further information regarding changes in current period other comprehensive income, see the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income/(loss).