Exhibit 12.1

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30		Year ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2010		2009			2008			2007			2006		2005
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Earnings:
Income/(loss) before income taxes (a)	$	27,486	$	(431,914	)	$	(343,174	)	$	(313,360	)	$	332,022	$	587,162
Add: Fixed Charges, net		120,206		227,702			731,287			1,390,273			1,358,385		882,474
Add: Distributed income of equity investees		—		—			1,009			670			1,536		2,321
Income/(loss) before income taxes and fixed charges, net	$	147,692	$	(204,212	)	$	389,122		$	1,077,583		$	1,691,943	$	1,471,957
Fixed Charges:
Total interest expense	$	114,424	$	216,471		$	711,643		$	1,365,317		$	1,332,173	$	856,147
Interest factor in rents		5,782		11,231			19,644			24,956			26,212		26,327
Total fixed charges	$	120,206	$	227,702		$	731,287		$	1,390,273		$	1,358,385	$	882,474
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.2		*			*			*			1.2		1.7
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
Earnings:
Income/(loss) before income taxes (a)	$	27,486	$	(431,914	)	$	(343,174	)	$	(313,360	)	$	332,022	$	587,162
Add: Fixed Charges, net		120,206		227,702			731,287			1,390,273			1,358,385		882,474
Add: Distributed income of equity investees		—		—			1,009			670			1,536		2,321
Income/(loss) before income taxes and fixed charges, net	$	147,692	$	(204,211	)	$	389,122		$	1,077,583		$	1,691,943	$	1,471,957
Fixed Charges:
Total interest expense	$	114,424	$	216,471		$	711,643		$	1,365,317		$	1,332,173	$	856,147
Interest factor in rents		5,782		11,231			19,644			24,956			26,212		26,327
Preferred stock dividends (b)		88,964		118,312			35,715			31,392			30,302		17,988
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	$	209,170	$	346,014		$	767,002		$	1,421,665		$	1,388,687	$	900,462
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends		*		*			*			*			1.2		1.6

*	Earnings for the reporting period were inadequate to cover total fixed charges and/or total fixed charges and preferred dividends.
(a)	Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations excluding income attributable to noncontrolling interests and income/loss from equity investees.
(b)	The preferred dividend amounts represent pre-tax earnings required to cover total dividends on preferred stock.