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EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - CONAGRA BRANDS INC.Financial_Report.xls
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - CONAGRA BRANDS INC.c55184exv31w2.htm
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - CONAGRA BRANDS INC.c55184exv32w1.htm
EX-10.7 - EX-10.7 - CONAGRA BRANDS INC.c55184exv10w7.htm
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - CONAGRA BRANDS INC.c55184exv31w1.htm
10-Q - FORM 10-Q - CONAGRA BRANDS INC.c55184e10vq.htm
Exhibit 12
ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
($ in millions)
         
    Twenty-six  
    weeks ended  
    November 29, 2009  
Earnings:
       
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity method investment earnings
  $ 603.3  
Add (deduct):
       
Fixed charges
    151.1  
Distributed income of equity method investees
    18.2  
Capitalized interest
    (5.7 )
 
     
Earnings available for fixed charges (a)
  $ 766.9  
 
     
 
       
Fixed charges:
       
Interest expense
  $ 123.0  
Capitalized interest
    5.7  
One third of rental expense (1)
    22.4  
 
     
Total fixed charges (b)
  $ 151.1  
 
     
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a/b)
    5.1  
 
(1)   Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.

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