EXHIBIT 12  COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



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|(In thousands, except ratio)                                                                                                                                              |  | Post-merger                 |          |   | Pre-merger |   | Post-merger |  |                         | Pre-merger |   | Pre-merger |   | Pre-merger |  | Pre-merger |           | Pre-merger
|                                                                                                                                                                          |  | 2009                        |          |   | 2008       |   | 2008(1)     |  |                         | 2008(2)    |   | 2007       |   | 2006       |  | 2005       |           | 2004      
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, equity in earnings of non-consolidated affiliates and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle |  | $                           | (394,437 | ) |            | $ | 144,927     |  | $                       | (5,742,580 | ) |            | $ | 474,657    |  | $          | 1,198,646 |            | $ | 1,071,437 |  | $ | 961,860   |  | $ | 1,200,551
|Dividends and other received from nonconsolidated affiliates                                                                                                              |  |                             | 4,029    |   |            |   | 8,312       |  |                         | 13,143     |   |            |   | 29,935     |  |            | 6,793     |            |   | 15,179    |  |   | 14,696    |  |   | 13,491   
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|Total                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                             | (390,408 | ) |            |   | 153,239     |  |                         | (5,729,437 | ) |            |   | 504,592    |  |            | 1,205,439 |            |   | 1,086,616 |  |   | 976,556   |  |   | 1,214,042
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|Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                             |  |                             |          |   |            |   |             |  |                         |            |   |            |   |            |  |            |           |            |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          
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|Interest expense(3)                                                                                                                                                       |  |                             | 387,053  |   |            |   | 100,003     |  |                         | 715,768    |   |            |   | 213,210    |  |            | 451,870   |            |   | 484,063   |  |   | 443,442   |  |   | 367,511  
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|Interest portion of rentals                                                                                                                                               |  |                             | 94,155   |   |            |   | 111,552     |  |                         | 184,301    |   |            |   | 264,387    |  |            | 418,587   |            |   | 374,875   |  |   | 342,462   |  |   | 321,342  
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                                       |  |                             | 481,208  |   |            |   | 211,555     |  |                         | 900,069    |   |            |   | 477,597    |  |            | 870,457   |            |   | 858,938   |  |   | 785,904   |  |   | 688,853  
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|Preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                 |  |                             |          |   |            |   |             |  |                         |            |   |            |   |            |  |            |           |            |   |           |  |   |           |  |   |          
|Tax effect of preferred dividends                                                                                                                                         |  |                             |         |   |            |   |            |  |                         |           |   |            |   |           |  |            |          |            |   |          |  |   |          |  |   |         
|After tax preferred dividends                                                                                                                                             |  |                             |         |   |            |   |            |  |                         |           |   |            |   |           |  |            |          |            |   |          |  |   |          |  |   |         
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|Total fixed charges and preferred dividends                                                                                                                               |  |                             | 481,208  |   |            |   | 211,555     |  |                         | 900,069    |   |            |   | 477,597    |  |            | 870,457   |            |   | 858,938   |  |   | 785,904   |  |   | 688,853  
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|Total earnings available for payment of fixed charges                                                                                                                     |  | $                           | 90,800   |   |            | $ | 364,794     |  | $                       | (4,829,368 | ) |            | $ | 982,189    |  | $          | 2,075,896 |            | $ | 1,945,554 |  | $ | 1,762,460 |  | $ | 1,902,895
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(4)                                                                                                                                     |  |                             | N/A      |   |            |   | 1.72        |  |                         | N/A        |   |            |   | 2.06       |  |            | 2.38      |            |   | 2.27      |  |   | 2.24      |  |   | 2.76     
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|Rental fees and charges                                                                                                                                                   |  |                             | 269,013  |   |            |   | 318,721     |  |                         | 526,575    |   |            |   | 755,391    |  |            | 1,195,962 |            |   | 1,071,072 |  |   | 978,463   |  |   | 918,120  
|Interest portion of rental expense                                                                                                                                        |  |                             | 35%      |   |            |   | 35%         |  |                         | 35%        |   |            |   | 35%        |  |            | 35%       |            |   | 35%       |  |   | 35%       |  |   | 35%      



(1)    For the period from July 31 through December 31, 2008.

(2)    For the period from
January 1 through July 30, 2008.

(3)    The interest amount does not include interest expense associated with unrecognized
tax benefits.

(4)    Earnings, as adjusted, were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $390.4 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2009. Earnings, as adjusted, were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $5.7 billion for the post-merger period from July 31 through December 31, 2008.