Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) |
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| Schedule of the estimated useful lives of fixed assets |
We depreciate our fixed assets using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
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| Schedule of amortization of intangible assets and deferred revenue |
We amortize the intangible assets and deferred revenue on real estate acquisitions discussed above as follows:
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| Schedule of characterization of dividends declared on common and preferred shares | The characterization of dividends paid on COPT’s common and preferred shares during each of the last three years was as follows:
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of amortization periods of intangible assets and deferred revenue, by major class. No definition available.
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of information related to dividends declared, including paid and unpaid dividends. No definition available.
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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