Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Earnings available to cover
fixed charges:
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Income before income taxes and
cumulative effect of accounting change
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$ | 293 | $ | 269 | ||||
Plus: Fixed charges
|
95 | 72 | ||||||
Amortization
of capitalized interest
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6 | 3 | ||||||
Less: Capitalized interest
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12 | 6 | ||||||
Earnings available to cover fixed
charges
|
$ | 382 | $ | 338 | ||||
Fixed
charges (*):
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Interest, including amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
$ | 83 | $ | 62 | ||||
Interest portion of rental payments
|
12 | 10 | ||||||
Total fixed charges
|
$ | 95 | $ | 72 | ||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
|
4.02x | 4.69x | ||||||
(*) | Consists of interest expense on all indebtedness (including amortization of deferred financing costs) and the portion of operating lease rental expense that is representative of the interest factor. |
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