Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Earnings available to cover fixed charges:
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Income before income taxes
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$ | 229 | $ | 293 | ||||
Plus: Fixed charges
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112 | 95 | ||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest
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11 | 6 | ||||||
Less: Capitalized interest
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10 | 12 | ||||||
Earnings available to cover fixed charges
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$ | 342 | $ | 382 | ||||
Fixed charges
(*):
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Interest, including amortization of deferred financing costs
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$ | 97 | $ | 83 | ||||
Interest portion of rental payments
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15 | 12 | ||||||
Total fixed charges
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$ | 112 | $ | 95 | ||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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3.05x | 4.02x | ||||||
(*) | 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. |