Earnings per share (EPS) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings per share, Basic

	December 31,
	2014		2015		2016
	Basic EPS		Basic EPS		Basic EPS
Net income	$	115,087	$	143,764	$	81,702
Less: paid and accrued earnings allocated to Preferred Stock		(11,909)		(17,903)		(21,063)
Net income available to common stockholders		103,178		125,861		60,639
Weighted average number of common shares, basic and diluted		74,800,000		75,027,474		77,243,252
Earnings per common share, basic and diluted	$	1.38	$	1.68	$	0.79