Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED OP UNIT DISTRIBUTIONS

(in millions, except ratio amounts)



|                                                                      |  |                    |     |   |                  |   |     |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | --- | - | ---------------- | - | --- | -
|                                                                      |  | Year-to-Date ended |    
|                                                                      |  | September 5,2008   |     |   | September 7,2007 |  
|Income from continuing operations before income taxes                 |  | $                  | 305 |   |                  | $ | 296 |  
|Add (deduct):                                                         |  |                    |     |   |                  |   |     |  
|Fixed charges                                                         |  |                    | 290 |   |                  |   | 359 |  
|Capitalized interest                                                  |  |                    | (8  | ) |                  |   | (6  | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                  |  |                    | 4   |   |                  |   | 4   |  
|Minority interest in consolidated affiliates                          |  |                    | 5   |   |                  |   | 5   |  
|Equity in earnings related to certain 50% or less owned affiliates    |  |                    | (3  | ) |                  |   | (5  | )
|Distributions from equity investments                                 |  |                    | 3   |   |                  |   | 4   |  
|Distributions on preferred OP Units                                   |  |                    | (6  | ) |                  |   | (6  | )
|                                                                      |  |                    |     |   |                  |   |     |  
|Adjusted earnings                                                     |  | $                  | 590 |   |                  | $ | 651 |  
|                                                                      |  |                    |     |   |                  |   |     |  
|Fixed charges:                                                        |  |                    |     |   |                  |   |     |  
|Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs |  | $                  | 240 |   |                  | $ | 312 |  
|Capitalized interest                                                  |  |                    | 8   |   |                  |   | 6   |  
|Distributions on preferred OP Units                                   |  |                    | 6   |   |                  |   | 6   |  
|Portion of rents representative of the interest factor                |  |                    | 36  |   |                  |   | 35  |  
|                                                                      |  |                    |     |   |                  |   |     |  
|Total fixed charges and preferred OP Unit distributions               |  | $                  | 290 |   |                  | $ | 359 |  
|                                                                      |  |                    |     |   |                  |   |     |  
|Ratio of earning to fixed charges and preferred OP Unit distributions |  |                    | 2.0 |   |                  |   | 1.8 |