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Shareholders' Equity
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
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Common Share Issuances:

See Note 10 for information regarding equity issuances related to share-based compensation.

Common Share Repurchases:

On March 13, 2019, our Board of Trustees authorized the repurchase of up to $150.0 million of our outstanding common shares over the twelve months following the date of authorization. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we did not repurchase any of our common shares under our share repurchase program. The $150.0 million of remaining authorization available under our share repurchase program as of September 30, 2019 is scheduled to expire on March 13, 2020.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, certain of our employees surrendered 168,327 and 57,348 common shares owned by them, respectively, to satisfy their statutory tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of such common shares.

Common Share and Unit Distribution:

On September 24, 2019, our Board of Trustees declared a special, one-time cash distribution of $3.50 per common share/unit to shareholders/unitholders of record on October 7, 2019. On October 23, 2019, we paid this distribution to such shareholders/unitholders in the aggregate amount of $427.7 million.

On September 26, 2018, our Board of Trustees declared a special, one-time cash distribution of $2.50 per common share/unit to shareholders/unitholders of record on October 9, 2018. On October 23, 2018, we paid this distribution to such shareholders/unitholders in the aggregate amount of $304.7 million. In February 2019, the number of earned awards for certain recipients of the Company's restricted stock units was determined. Pursuant to the terms of such awards, we paid a one-time catch-up cash distribution of $2.50 per common share/unit to these recipients in the aggregate amount of $1.2 million upon such determination.
Preferred Share Distributions:

In 2019, our Board of Trustees declared distributions on our series D preferred shares to date as follows:
Declaration DateRecord DatePayment DateSeries D Dividend Per Share
January 11, 2019January 30, 2019February 15, 2019$0.40625  
April 11, 2019April 29, 2019May 15, 2019$0.40625  
July 12, 2019July 30, 2019August 15, 2019$0.40625  
October 11, 2019October 31, 2019November 15, 2019$0.40625