Number of stock issuances of a class of stock.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of preferred stock outstanding.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Price of a single share of a number of saleable stocks of a company.

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Number of new stock issued during the period.

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Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 item	May 04, 2015	Nov. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Apr. 16, 2013
Stockholders' Equity
Authorized shares of preferred stock	10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized			10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized				10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized
Par value per share	0.01			$ 0.01				$ 0.01
Series A and B Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Number of outstanding stock issuances	2
Series A Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Number of shares			2,760,000
Par value per share			$ 0.01
Price per share (in dollars per share)			$ 25.00
Interest rate (as a percent)			9.00%
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)	0.5625	$ 0.5625		$ 0.5625	$ 0.5625	$ 0.5625	$ 0.5625	$ 2.2500
Series B Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity
Number of shares									2,800,000
Par value per share									$ 0.01
Price per share (in dollars per share)									$ 25.00
Interest rate (as a percent)									6.625%
Dividend declared (in dollars per share)	0.4140625	$ 0.4140625		$ 0.4140625	$ 0.4140625	$ 0.4140625	$ 0.4140625	$ 1.6562500