Years ended December 31,Post-merger
    
    
    Pre-merger
    
    
    Pre-merger
    
    
    Pre-merger
    
    
    Pre-merger
    
    
    Pre-merger
    
    
    Pre-merger
    
    
    Pre-merger(In thousands, except ratio)
    
    2008 (1)
    
    
    2008 (2)
    
    
    2007 (3)
    
    
    2007
    
    
    2006
    
    
    2005
    
    
    2004
    
    
    2003Income from continuing operations
before income taxes, equity in
earnings of non-consolidated
affiliates and cumulative effect
of a change in accounting
principle
    
    $
    (79,025
    )
    
    $
    474,657
    
    
    $
    840,969
    
    
    $
    1,198,646
    
    
    $
    1,071,437
    
    
    $
    961,860
    
    
    $
    1,200,551
    
    
    $
    1,725,685Dividends and other received from
nonconsolidated affiliates
    
    
    5,782
    
    
    
    21,876
    
    
    
    20,352
    
    
    
    6,793
    
    
    
    15,179
    
    
    
    14,696
    
    
    
    13,491
    
    
    
    2,096Total
    
    
    (73,243
    )
    
    
    496,533
    
    
    
    861,321
    
    
    
    1,205,439
    
    
    
    1,086,616
    
    
    
    976,556
    
    
    
    1,214,042
    
    
    
    1,727,781Fixed ChargesInterest expense (4)
    
    
    281,479
    
    
    
    213,210
    
    
    
    347,525
    
    
    
    451,870
    
    
    
    484,063
    
    
    
    443,442
    
    
    
    367,511
    
    
    
    392,215Interest portion of rentals
    
    
    90,189
    
    
    
    264,387
    
    
    
    288,909
    
    
    
    418,587
    
    
    
    374,875
    
    
    
    342,462
    
    
    
    321,342
    
    
    
    282,575Total fixed charges
    
    
    371,668
    
    
    
    477,597
    
    
    
    636,434
    
    
    
    870,457
    
    
    
    858,938
    
    
    
    785,904
    
    
    
    688,853
    
    
    
    674,790Preferred stock dividendsTax effect of preferred
dividends
    
    
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    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    After tax preferred dividends
    
    
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    Total fixed charges and preferred
dividends
    
    
    371,668
    
    
    
    477,597
    
    
    
    636,434
    
    
    
    870,457
    
    
    
    858,938
    
    
    
    785,904
    
    
    
    688,853
    
    
    
    674,790Total earnings available for
payment of fixed charges
    
    $
    298,425
    
    
    $
    974,130
    
    
    $
    1,497,755
    
    
    $
    2,075,896
    
    
    $
    1,945,554
    
    
    $
    1,762,460
    
    
    $
    1,902,895
    
    
    $
    2,402,571Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges (5)
    
    
    N/A
    
    
    
    2.04
    
    
    
    2.35
    
    
    
    2.38
    
    
    
    2.27
    
    
    
    2.24
    
    
    
    2.76
    
    
    
    3.56Rental fees and charges
    
    
    257,684
    
    
    
    755,391
    
    
    
    825,454
    
    
    
    1,195,962
    
    
    
    1,071,072
    
    
    
    978,463
    
    
    
    918,120
    
    
    
    807,356Interest portion
    
    
    35
    %
    
    
    35
    %
    
    
    35
    %
    
    
    35
    %
    
    
    35
    %
    
    
    35
    %
    
    
    35
    %
    
    
    35
    %
 
 (1)
    
    For the period from July 31 through September 30, 2008.(2)
    
    For the period from January 1 through July 30, 2008.(3)
    
    For the nine months ended September 30, 2007.(4)
    
    The interest amount does not include interest expense associated with unrecognized tax
benefits.(5)
    
    Earnings, as adjusted, were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $73.2
million for the post merger period from July 31 through September 30, 2008.