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Exhibit 12
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
(Dollar amounts in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
TITLE
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2015
 
2016
 
(A)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and equity earnings
 
$
1,395.0

 
$
967.0

 
$
1,228.0

 
$
872.0

 
$
1,266.0

 
$
406.0

 
$
317.0

 
(B)
Noncontrolling interests, net of taxes
 
(14.0
)
 
(5.0
)
 
17.0

 
19.0

 
21.0

 
2.0

 

 
(C)
Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest
 
661.8

 
782.0

 
705.5

 
694.2

 
700.2

 
177.0

 
175.1

 
(D)
Amortization of previously capitalized interest
 
29.2

 
24.2

 
24.7

 
23.9

 
20.7

 
5.0

 
4.5

 
(E)
Distributed income of equity investees
 
85.6

 

 

 
56.1

 
35.0

 

 

 
(F)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges
 
$
2,157.6

 
$
1,768.2

 
$
1,975.2

 
$
1,665.2

 
$
2,042.9

 
$
590.0

 
$
496.6

 
Fixed Charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(G)
Interest and amortization of debt expense
 
$
602.0

 
$
714.7

 
$
648.3

 
$
642.9

 
$
643.5

 
$
159.2

 
$
160.7

 
(H)
Interest factor attributable to rentals
 
54.4

 
61.6

 
56.1

 
51.3

 
56.7

 
17.8

 
14.4

 
(I)
Preferred dividends of subsidiaries
 
5.4

 
5.7

 
1.1

 

 

 

 

 
(J)
Capitalized interest
 
21.6

 
36.6

 
17.0

 
23.2

 
24.8

 
7.1

 
7.3

 
(K)
Total fixed charges
 
$
683.4

 
$
818.6

 
$
722.5

 
$
717.4

 
$
725.0

 
$
184.1

 
$
182.4

 
(L)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
 
3.16

 
2.16

 
2.73

 
2.32

 
2.82


3.20

 
2.72

 
(M)
Deficiency in earnings necessary to cover fixed charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 


NOTE: Dividends on International Paper's preferred stock are insignificant. As a result, for all periods presented, the ratios of earnings to fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are the same as the ratios of earnings to fixed charges.