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Exhibit 12.1

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated are stated below. For this purpose, "earnings" include pre-tax earnings before income from equity investees plus fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees. "Fixed charges" include interest, amortization of debt expense, capitalized interest and the portion of rental expense that is representative of the interest factor in these rentals.
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
$
339.4

 
$
248.7

 
$
235.3

 
$
207.4

 
$
28.3

 
less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from equity investees
14.8

 
2.2

 
10.1

 
12.3

 
5.7

 
add:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges
37.4

 
35.5

 
35.4

 
49.7

 
50.2

 
Distributed income of equity investees
13.1

 
7.5

 
11.1

 
14.5

 
8.0

 
Adjusted earnings (loss)
$
375.1

 
$
289.5

 
$
271.7

 
$
259.3

 
$
80.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
29.0

 
27.0

 
27.4

 
41.9

 
42.1

 
Estimate of interest within rental expense
8.4

 
8.5

 
8.0

 
7.8

 
8.1

 
Fixed charges
$
37.4

 
$
35.5

 
$
35.4

 
$
49.7

 
$
50.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
10.0

 
8.2

 
7.7

 
5.0

 
1.6