Equity (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Distributions Per Share
Ordinary income	$ 0.3104	$ 0.3022	$ 0.3981
Capital gain	$ 0.0110	$ 0.0000	$ 0.0000
Return of capital	$ 0.3286	$ 0.3478	$ 0.2519
Total distributions paid	$ 0.6500	$ 0.6500	$ 0.6500

The distributions per share paid to stockholders reported, which consist of ordinary income, capital gains, return of capital or a combuination thereof for income tax purposes.

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