Income Taxes (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

INCOME TAXES

The Company's estimated REIT taxable income before consideration of its net operating loss carryforward was $79,229 for the year ended December 31, 2014, $71,765 for the year ended December 31, 2013, and $73,962 for the year ended December 31, 2012. After common and preferred dividend distributions during those years as well as utilization of the Company's tax net operating loss ("NOL") carryforward to offset taxable earnings, the Company does not expect to incur any income tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2014 and did not incur any material income tax liability for the years ending December 31, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

The Company's estimated NOL carryforward as of December 31, 2014 is $120,016. Because the Company incurred an "ownership change" under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code ("Section 382"), the company's ability to utilize its NOL carryforward to offset its taxable income after any required dividend distributions is limited to approximately $13,451 per year with any unused amounts being accumulated and carried forward for use in subsequent years. The NOL will expire beginning in 2020 to the extent it is not used.

After reviewing for any potentially uncertain income tax positions, the Company has concluded that it does not have any uncertain tax positions that meet the recognition or measurement criteria of ASC 740 as of December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013, or December 31, 2012, although its tax returns for those tax years are open to examination by the IRS. In the event that the Company incurs income tax related interest and penalties, its policy is to classify them as a component of provision for income taxes.