Common Stock and Other Equity Related Transactions Common Stock and Other Equity Related Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of Common Stock Outstanding Roll Forward

The following table presents the changes in our outstanding common stock for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 (excluding OP Units of 7,207,678, 7,231,967, and 7,667,723 outstanding at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively):



	2015		2014		2013
Shares outstanding at January 1,	83,879,779		83,313,677		83,193,310
Common stock issued through conversion of OP Units	24,289		435,756		29,566
Common stock issued through exercise of options	220,000		—		20,000
Common stock issued through stock grants	158,013		186,666		173,332
Common stock issued through ESPP and Dividend Reinvestment Plan	20,134		31,203		19,013
Common stock repurchased and retired	(49,150	)	(87,523	)	(121,544	)
Shares outstanding at December 31,	84,253,065		83,879,779		83,313,677

Dividends Declared

The following regular quarterly distributions have been declared and paid to common stockholders and common OP Unit non-controlling interests since January 1, 2013:



Distribution Amount Per Share	For the Quarter Ending	Stockholder Record Date	Payment Date
$0.2500	March 31, 2013	March 28, 2013	April 12, 2013
$0.2500	June 30, 2013	June 28, 2013	July 12, 2013
$0.2500	September 30, 2013	September 27, 2013	October 11, 2013
$0.2500	December 31, 2013	December 27, 2013	January 10, 2014
$0.3250	March 31, 2014	March 28, 2014	April 11, 2014
$0.3250	June 30, 2014	June 27, 2014	July 11, 2014
$0.3250	September 30, 2014	September 26, 2014	October 10, 2014
$0.3250	December 31, 2014	December 26, 2014	January 9, 2015
$0.3750	March 31, 2015	March 27, 2015	April 10, 2015
$0.3750	June 30, 2015	June 26, 2015	July 10, 2015
$0.3750	September 30, 2015	September 25, 2015	October 9, 2015
$0.3750	December 31, 2015	December 28, 2015	January 8, 2016