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Exhibit 12.1 
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(In millions, except ratios) 
 
Year-To-Date Ended
 
Fiscal Year Ended
 
December 2, 
 2017
(1) 
 (40 weeks)
 
February 25, 2017
(52 weeks)
 
February 27, 
2016 
 (52 weeks)
 
February 28, 
2015 
 (53 weeks)
 
February 22, 2014(2)
(52 weeks)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$
(2
)
 
7

 
$
108

 
$
12

 
$
(163
)
Less net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
(8
)
 
(7
)
 
(7
)
Net overdistributed earnings of less than fifty percent owned affiliates

 

 
1

 

 
1

Fixed charges
126

 
205

 
220

 
269

 
430

Amortized capitalized interest
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Earnings available to cover fixed charges
$
122

 
$
208

 
$
320

 
$
273

 
$
260

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
105

 
183

 
196

 
243

 
403

Capitalized interest
1

 

 
1

 
1

 
1

Interest on operating leases
20

 
22

 
23

 
25

 
26

Total fixed charges
$
126

 
205

 
$
220

 
$
269

 
$
430

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Excess (deficiency) of earnings to fixed charges
$
(4
)
 
$
3

 
$
100

 
$
4

 
$
(170
)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
N/A

 
1.01

 
1.45

 
1.01

 
N/A


N/A represents a ratio of less than one.

(1)
The Company’s earnings available to cover fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges for fiscal 2018 year-to-date due to $42 asset impairment charge before tax, $32 of merger and integration costs before tax, $9 of legal reserve charge before tax, $3 of severance costs before tax, $3 of unamortized financing charges before tax, $2 of debt refinancing costs before tax and $2 from store closure charges and costs before tax, offset in part by $2 of gain on sale of property before tax.
(2)
The Company’s earnings available to cover fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges for fiscal 2014 due to $99 of charges for the write-off of non-cash unamortized financing costs and original issue discount acceleration before tax, $75 of debt refinancing costs before tax, $42 of severance costs before tax, $13 of non-cash asset impairment and other charges before tax, $6 of contract breakage and other costs before tax, and $3 of multi-employer pension withdrawal charge before tax, offset in part by $15 of gain on sale of property before tax.