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CAPITAL STOCK
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Equity [Abstract]  
CAPITAL STOCK
13. CAPITAL STOCK
(A)    Common Stock
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s common shares authorized, and issued and outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
Shares authorizedShares issued and outstanding
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025June 30, 2026December 31, 2025Par Value
Common stock
1,456,750,000 1,456,750,000 750,574,308 706,972,452 $0.01

In January 2025, the Company announced that its Board authorized the repurchase of up to $1.5 billion of its outstanding shares of common stock through December 31, 2029 (the “Common Stock Repurchase Program”). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, no shares were repurchased under the Common Stock Repurchase Program.
On September 20, 2024, the Company entered into separate Distribution Agency Agreements (collectively, the “2024 Sales Agreements”) with each of Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “2024 Sales Agents”). Under the terms of the 2024 Sales Agreements, the Company offered and sold shares of its common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $1.5 billion, from time to time through any of the 2024 Sales Agents (the “2024 At-The-Market Sales Program”).
On May 8, 2025, the Company entered into separate Distribution Agency Agreements (collectively, the “Prior Sales Agreements”) with each of Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, Piper Sandler & Co., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (the “Sales Agents”), which terminated and replaced the 2024 Sales Agreements. Under the terms of the Prior Sales Agreements, the Company offered and sold shares of its common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.0 billion, from time to time through any of the Sales Agents (the "Prior At-The-Market Sales Program").
On December 22, 2025, the Company entered into separate Distribution Agency Agreements (collectively, the “Sales Agreements”) with each of the Sales Agents, which terminated and replaced the Prior Sales Agreements. Under the terms of the Sales Agreements, the Company may offer and sell shares of its common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.5 billion, from time to time through any of the Sales Agents (the "Current At-The-Market Sales Program" and, together with the 2024 At-The-Market Sales Program and the Prior At-The-Market Sales Program, the "at-the-market sales program").
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, under the at-the-market sales program, the Company issued 20.3 million and 42.6 million shares for proceeds of $447.2 million and $955.7 million, respectively, each net of commissions and fees. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, under the at-the-market sales program, the Company issued 39.7 million and 63.0 million shares for proceeds of $761.2 million and $1.3 billion, respectively, each net of commissions and fees.

(B)    Preferred Stock
The following is a summary of the Company’s cumulative redeemable preferred stock outstanding at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the Company’s then outstanding preferred stock takes precedence over the Company’s common stock with respect to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets.
Shares AuthorizedShares Issued And OutstandingCarrying ValueContractual Rate
Earliest Redemption Date (1)
Effective Date of Floating Rate Dividend Period
Floating Annual Rate (2)
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025June 30, 2026December 31, 2025June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
Fixed-rate(dollars in thousands)
Series J11,500,000 11,500,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 $265,911 $265,911 8.875%9/30/2030NANA
Fixed-to-floating rate
Series F28,800,000 28,800,000 28,800,000 28,800,000 696,910 696,910 6.95%9/30/20229/30/2022
3M Term SOFR + 4.993%
Series G17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 411,335 411,335 6.50%3/31/20233/31/2023
3M Term SOFR + 4.172%
Series I17,700,000 17,700,000 17,700,000 17,700,000 428,324 428,324 6.75%6/30/20246/30/2024
3M Term SOFR + 4.989%
Subtotal63,500,000 63,500,000 63,500,000 63,500,000 $1,536,569 $1,536,569 
Total75,000,000 75,000,000 74,500,000 74,500,000 $1,802,480 $1,802,480 
(1) Subject to the Company’s right under limited circumstances to redeem preferred stock earlier in order to preserve its qualification as a REIT or under limited circumstances related to a change in control of the Company.
(2) For each series of fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable preferred stock, the floating rate is calculated as 3-month CME Term SOFR (plus a spread adjustment of 0.26161%) plus the spread specified in the prospectus.
Each series of preferred stock has a par value of $0.01 per share and a liquidation and redemption price of $25.00, plus accrued and unpaid dividends through their redemption date. Through June 30, 2026, the Company had declared and paid all required quarterly dividends on the Company’s preferred stock.
The Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock and Series J Fixed-Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock rank senior to the common stock of the Company.
On December 31, 2024, the Board approved a repurchase plan for all of our existing outstanding Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock (as defined below) (the “Preferred Stock Repurchase Program”). Under the terms of the Preferred Stock Repurchase Program, we are authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate of 63,500,000 shares of Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock, comprised of up to (i) 28,800,000 shares of its 6.95% Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series F Preferred Stock”), (ii) 17,000,000 shares of its 6.50% Series G Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series G Preferred Stock”), and (iii) 17,700,000 shares of its 6.75% Series I Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series I Preferred Stock”, and together with Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock, the “Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock”). The aggregate liquidation value of the Fixed-to-Floating Rate Preferred Stock that may be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the Preferred Stock Repurchase Program, as of June 30, 2026, was approximately $1.6 billion.

The Preferred Stock Repurchase Program became effective on January 1, 2025 and will expire on December 31, 2029. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, no shares were repurchased under the Preferred Stock Repurchase Program.

(C)    Distributions to Stockholders
The following table provides a summary of the Company’s dividend distribution activity for the periods presented:
 For the Three Months Ended
For the Six Months Ended
 June 30, 2026June 30, 2025June 30, 2026June 30, 2025
 (dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared on common stock and share-based awards$565,881 $452,199 $1,080,171 $876,062 
Distributions declared per common share$0.75 $0.70 $1.45 $1.40 
Distributions paid to common stockholders after period end$562,931 $449,453 $562,931 $449,453 
Distributions paid per common share after period end$0.75 $0.70 $0.75 $0.70 
Date of distributions paid to common stockholders after period endJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2025July 31, 2026July 31, 2025
Dividends declared to series F preferred stockholders$16,118 $17,197 $32,186 $34,447 
Dividends declared per share of series F preferred stock$0.560 $0.597 $1.118 $1.196 
Dividends declared to series G preferred stockholders$8,738 $9,381 $17,350 $18,691 
Dividends declared per share of series G preferred stock$0.514 $0.552 $1.021 $1.100 
Dividends declared to series I preferred stockholders$10,011 $10,682 $19,881 $21,279 
Dividends declared per share of series I preferred stock$0.566 $0.603 $1.123 $1.202 
Dividends declared to series J preferred stockholders$6,169 $— $12,271 $— 
Dividends declared per share of series J preferred stock$0.561 $— $1.116 $—