($ in millions)		2007				2006				2005				2004				2003
Earnings before taxes		$	364.5			$	446.9			$	363.6			$	445.9			$	323.5
Plus:
Interest expensed and capitalized			155.8				142.5				121.7				105.8				144.2
Interest expense within rent			28.3				27.7				25.6				24.8				22.6
Amortization of capitalized interest			3.1				2.9				2.9				1.8				1.9
Distributed income of equity investees			12.9				6.0				11.6				8.4				4.5
Less:
Interest capitalized			(6.4	)			(8.1	)			(5.3	)			(2.1	)			(3.1	)
Adjusted earnings		$	558.2			$	634.1			$	520.1			$	584.6			$	493.6
Fixed charges (a)			184.1				170.2				147.3				130.6				166.8
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges			3.0	x			3.6	x			3.5	x			4.5	x			3.0	x

 

(a)	Fixed charges include interest expensed and capitalized as well as interest expense within rent.