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Exhibit 12

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Amounts in thousands except Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges)
Fiscal Year
Earnings:
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes
$
537,045

 
$
523,717

 
$
539,101

 
$
549,061

 
$
485,210

Fixed charges
82,133

 
68,838

 
63,158

 
63,098

 
64,194

Amortization of capitalized interest
5,000

 
4,723

 
4,198

 
3,734

 
3,087

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalized interest
(4,176
)
 
(4,035
)
 
(5,893
)
 
(5,572
)
 
(6,629
)
Total Earnings available for fixed charges
$
82,957

 
$
593,243

 
$
600,564

 
$
610,321

 
$
545,862

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed Charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
$
65,363

 
$
52,989

 
$
46,062

 
$
46,067

 
$
46,767

Capitalized interest
4,176

 
4,035

 
5,893

 
5,572

 
6,629

Portion of rental expense which represents interest factor(1)
12,594

 
11,814

 
11,203

 
11,459

 
10,798

Total Fixed charges
$
82,133

 
$
68,838

 
$
63,158

 
$
63,098

 
$
64,194

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
7.55
%
 
8.62
%
 
9.51
%
 
9.67
%
 
8.5
%
____________

(1) Represents one-third of rental expense, which we deem to be a reasonable estimate of the portion of our rental expense that is attributable to interest.