Statement Regarding
Computation of Ratios of Earnings to
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
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Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
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(US$ in millions except ratios)
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2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||
Earnings(1) |
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Pretax income before noncontrolling interests(2) |
$ | 940 | $ | 3,050 | $ | 145 | $ | 1,537 | $ | 1,201 | ||||||
plus: Fixed Charges |
436 | 465 | 443 | 503 | 449 | |||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest |
19 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||
Distributed income of equity investees |
5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||||
less: Capitalized interest |
(16 | ) | (21 | ) | (26 | ) | (18 | ) | (15 | ) | ||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
(34 | ) | (67 | ) | (78 | ) | (78 | ) | (40 | ) | ||||||
Earnings: |
$ | 1,350 | $ | 3,446 | $ | 505 | $ | 1,961 | $ | 1,618 | ||||||
Fixed Charges(1) |
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Capitalized interest |
$ | 16 | $ | 21 | $ | 26 | $ | 18 | $ | 15 | ||||||
Expensed interest |
302 | 298 | 283 | 361 | 353 | |||||||||||
plus: Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized debt expenditures |
23 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
Estimate of interest within rental expense |
61 | 52 | 41 | 40 | 35 | |||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends |
34 | 67 | 78 | 78 | 40 | |||||||||||
Fixed charges: |
$ | 436 | $ | 465 | $ | 443 | $ | 503 | $ | 449 | ||||||
Ratio of Earnings/Fixed Charges |
3.10 | 7.41 | 1.14 | 3.90 | 3.60 | |||||||||||