Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity (Notes)

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Stockholders' Equity (Notes)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity
Stockholders’ Equity
Distributions to Stockholders
The following table presents cash dividends declared by the Company on its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2015, and the four immediately preceding quarters:
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Cash Dividend Per Share
March 18, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
April 21, 2015
 
$
0.26

December 16, 2014
 
December 30, 2014
 
January 20, 2015
 
$
0.26

September 16, 2014
 
September 30, 2014
 
October 21, 2014
 
$
0.26

June 17, 2014
 
July 2, 2014
 
July 22, 2014
 
$
0.26

March 17, 2014
 
March 31, 2014
 
April 21, 2014
 
$
0.26



Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was as follows:
(in thousands)
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value
 
 
 
Unrealized gains
$
878,308

 
$
891,820

Unrealized losses
(28,450
)
 
(36,031
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
$
849,858

 
$
855,789



Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
The following table summarizes reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
(in thousands)
 
Affected Line Item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
 
Amount Reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
Other-than-temporary-impairments on AFS securities
 
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
 
$
127

 
$
212

Realized (gains) losses on sales of AFS securities
 
Gain (loss) on investment securities
 
(99,935
)
 
43,180

 
 
 
 
$
(99,808
)
 
$
43,392



Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan
The Company sponsors a dividend reinvestment and direct stock purchase plan through which stockholders may purchase additional shares of the Company’s common stock by reinvesting some or all of the cash dividends received on shares of the Company’s common stock. Stockholders may also make optional cash purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to certain limitation detailed in the plan prospectus. An aggregate of 7.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock were originally reserved for issuance under the plan. As of March 31, 2015, 232,878 shares have been issued under the plan for total proceeds of approximately $2.5 million, of which 19,412 and 10,780 shares were issued for total proceeds of $200,264 and $110,140 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
Share Repurchase Program
On October 5, 2011, the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program, which allows the Company to repurchase up to 10,000,000 shares of its common stock. On November 14, 2012, the board of directors authorized an increase in the share repurchase program of 15,000,000, for a total of 25,000,000 shares. Shares may be repurchased from time to time through privately negotiated transactions or open market transactions, pursuant to a trading plan in accordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, or by any combination of such methods. The manner, price, number and timing of share repurchases will be subject to a variety of factors, including market conditions and applicable SEC rules. The share repurchase program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares, and purchases may be commenced or suspended at any time without prior notice. As of March 31, 2015, 2,450,700 shares had been repurchased by the Company under the program for a total cost of $23.9 million; however, no shares were repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
At-the-Market Offering
On May 25, 2012, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement under which the Company may sell up to an aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock from time to time in any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. As of March 31, 2015, 7,585,869 shares of common stock have been sold under the equity distribution agreement for total accumulated net proceeds of approximately $77.6 million; however, no shares were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.