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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126999549&loc=d3e4304-108586

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Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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

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Equity - Summary of Declared Dividends (Details) - $ / shares	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 01, 2022	May 02, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Nov. 01, 2021	Aug. 02, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021
Preferred Shares
Equity And Warrants [Line Items]
Date dividend declared		Jul. 01, 2022	Apr. 05, 2022	Jan. 04, 2022	Oct. 04, 2021	Jul. 02, 2021	Apr. 09, 2021
Record date		Jul. 15, 2022	Apr. 15, 2022	Jan. 15, 2022	Oct. 15, 2021	Jul. 15, 2021	Apr. 15, 2021
Payment date		Aug. 01, 2022	May 02, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Nov. 01, 2021	Aug. 02, 2021	Apr. 30, 2021
Dividend per share		$ 0.625	$ 0.625	$ 0.625	$ 0.625	$ 0.625	$ 0.890
Common Stock
Equity And Warrants [Line Items]
Date dividend declared	Jul. 06, 2022
Record date	Aug. 15, 2022
Payment date	Aug. 31, 2022
Dividend per share	$ 0.057