Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Schedule of dividends paid per share on Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and common shares


	Year Ended December 31,
Record Date	2019		2018		2017
Common Stock:
Ordinary income⁽¹⁾	$	3.07	$	3.09	$	2.13
Qualified dividend		—		—		—
Capital gains		—		—		—
Return of capital		1.57		0.93		0.91
Total dividend ⁽²⁾	$	4.64	$	4.02	$	3.04

Preferred Stock:
Ordinary income	$	—	$	—	$	1.36
Qualified dividend		—		—		—
Capital gains		—		—		—
Total dividend ⁽³⁾	$	—	$	—	$	1.36

(1)	All 2018 and 2019 ordinary dividends are eligible for the 20% deduction generally allowable to non-corporate shareholders under Internal Revenue Code Section 199A. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding their specific treatment of CoreSite distributions.

(2)

A $1.22 per share or unit distribution was paid in January, all of which will apply to tax year 2020. A $1.10 per share or unit distribution was paid in January 2019, all of which will apply to tax year 2019. A $0.98 per share or unit distribution was paid in January 2018, all of which applied to tax year 2018. Of the $2.36 taxable dividend in 2016, $0.80 was paid in January 2017, of which $0.44 applied to tax year 2017.

(3)	All outstanding shares and dividends of the 7.25% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock were redeemed at $25.292014 per share at December 12, 2017. Of the $1.81 taxable dividend in 2016, $0.45 was paid in January 2017.