Attached files
Exhibit 12.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | ||||||||||||||||||||
(dollars in millions, except ratio information) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fiscal Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income tax | $ | 944.2 | $ | 915.6 | $ | 826.7 | $ | 726.0 | $ | 1,105.5 | ||||||||||
Equity in the income of investees | (21.4 | ) | (18.6 | ) | (14.6 | ) | (10.6 | ) | (8.3 | ) | ||||||||||
Cash distributions received from equity investees | 21.0 | 14.4 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 9.5 | |||||||||||||||
943.8 | 911.4 | 820.9 | 726.1 | 1,106.7 | ||||||||||||||||
Fixed Charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on long-term and | ||||||||||||||||||||
short-term debt including | ||||||||||||||||||||
amortization of debt expense | 94.5 | 96.5 | 109.5 | 274.9 | 219.1 | |||||||||||||||
Portion of rental expense as can be | ||||||||||||||||||||
demonstrated to be representative | ||||||||||||||||||||
of the interest factor (a) | 75.3 | 78.6 | 79.7 | 95.7 | 97.1 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 169.8 | 175.1 | 189.2 | 370.6 | 316.2 | |||||||||||||||
Earnings before income taxes and | ||||||||||||||||||||
fixed charges | $ | 1,113.6 | $ | 1,086.5 | $ | 1,010.1 | $ | 1,096.7 | $ | 1,422.9 | ||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 6.56 | 6.21 | 5.34 | 2.96 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||
(a) Income from continuing operations before tax and rental expense for the period ended December 31, 2015 has been revised.