Dividends

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Dividends [Abstract]

Dividends

Dividends — Following is a summary of our common and preferred share dividends that were declared and/or paid during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:

(millions, except per share amounts)		Amount
Declared	Payable	Per Share		Accrued/Paid1
Common - Quarterly Dividends:
May 2022	July 2022	$	0.10	$	58.5
March 2022	April 2022	0.10		58.5
December 2021	January 2022	0.10		58.5
May 2021	July 2021	0.10		58.5
March 2021	April 2021	0.10		58.5
December 2020	January 2021	0.10		58.6
Common - Annual Variable Dividends:
December 2020	January 2021	4.50		2,635.9
Preferred Dividends:
December 2021	March 2022	26.875		13.4
December 2020	March 2021	26.875		13.4

1 The accrual is based on an estimate of common shares outstanding as of the record date and the common share accrual is recorded as a part of accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

See Note 14 – Dividends in our 2021 Annual Report to Shareholders for a discussion of our quarterly and annual common share dividends and our preferred share dividend policies, including a discussion of the $1.50 per common share, or $876.5 million in the aggregate, 2021 annual variable common share dividend that was declared and paid in the fourth quarter 2021.