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Exhibit 12

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings
to Fixed Charges and Preferred and Preference Stock Dividends
(Dollars in thousands)

		Nine Months Ended September 30,			Years ended December 31,
		2004			2003			2002			2001			2000			1999
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		$	584,607		$	721,091		$	619,445		$	766,384		$	802,848		$	823,942
Add:
	Interest expense		126,670			167,649			185,352			193,076			200,957			175,699
	Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		38,224			45,978			43,032			36,032			34,512			33,042
	Amortization of capitalized interest		1,105			1,473			1,348			973			973			973
	Minority interest in the income of subsidiary with fixed charges		3,194			3,924			5,415			9,995			14,237			12,033
Income as adjusted		$	753,800		$	940,115		$	854,592		$	1,006,460		$	1,053,527		$	1,045,689
Fixed charges:(1)
	Interest expense	$	126,670		$	167,649		$	185,352		$	193,076		$	200,957		$	175,699
	Capitalized interest		—			—			—			—			2,383			1,316
	Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		38,224			45,978			43,032			36,032			34,512			33,042
	Minority Interest excluding taxes in the income of subsidiary with fixed charges		4,694			5,718			7,663			14,893			20,298			17,610
Total fixed charges		$	169,588		$	219,345		$	236,047		$	244,001		$	258,150		$	227,667
	Preferred and preference stock dividends		75			108			119			130			140			151
Total fixed charges and preferred and preference stock dividends		$	169,663		$	219,453		$	236,166		$	244,131		$	258,290		$	227,818
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			4.44	x		4.29	x		3.62	x		4.12	x		4.08	x		4.59	x
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred and preference stock dividends			4.44	x		4.28	x		3.62	x		4.12	x		4.08	x		4.59	x

(1)

Included in fixed charges is one-third of rental expense which management believes is the representative portion of interest.

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