EX-12 4 dex12.htm COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2006     2007     2008     2009     2010  
     (In thousands, except ratios)  

Earnings

          

Earnings/(loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   $ 2,911,556      $ 2,546,816      $ 3,104,391      $ (413,978   $ 267,115   

Plus/(Less): losses/(earnings) from equity investments

     17,690        24,618        36,920        82,341        32,082   

Plus: fixed charges (includes interest expense and amortization of bond issuance costs and settled swaps and estimated interest on rent expense)

     40,351        55,381        146,360        168,317        163,626   

Plus: amortization of capitalized interest

     216        216        300        962        2,332   

Plus: distributed income of equity investees

     3,172        8,072        20,117        7,373        4,923   

Less: interest capitalized

     —          (3,700     (10,020     (16,390     (940

Less: pre-tax earnings in noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

     (219,121     (293,604     (314,277     (57,865     (73,110
                                        

Total earnings/(loss) before fixed charges

   $ 2,753,864      $ 2,337,799      $ 2,983,791      $ (229,240   $ 396,028   
                                        

Fixed charges

          

Interest cost and amortization of bond issuance and settled swaps

     40,351        55,052        144,845        166,313        162,213   

Estimated interest on rent expense

     —          329        1,515        2,004        1,413   
                                        

Total fixed charges

     40,351        55,381        146,360        168,317        163,626   
                                        

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     68.25        42.21        20.39        *        2.42   

 

* Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $397,557.