Dividends (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

During 2016, we paid regular quarterly cash dividends totaling $53.3 million as detailed below:



	Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2016		June 30, 2016		September 30, 2016		December 31, 2016
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.18125	$	0.18250	$	0.18375	$	0.18500
Total cash dividends paid	$	13,158	$	13,293	$	13,398	$	13,493
Record date	February 19, 2016		May 20, 2016		August 19, 2016		November 18, 2016
Payment date	March 25, 2016		June 24, 2016		September 23, 2016		December 23, 2016

Dividends Payable on Outstanding Weighted Average Basic Common Shares

Cash dividends on our outstanding weighted average number of basic common shares for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.73750	$	0.71750	$	0.69750