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Exhibit 12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions except ratios) | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (a) | $ | (2,653 | ) | $ | (2,868 | ) | $ | (2,099 | ) | $ | (261 | ) | $ | (207 | ) | |||||
Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense (b) | 595 | 506 | 474 | 507 | 524 | |||||||||||||||
Capitalized Interest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Interest factor portion of rentals (c) | 52 | 86 | 114 | 132 | 131 | |||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | 648 | 593 | 589 | 644 | 659 | |||||||||||||||
Less: Capitalized Interest | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | (5 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||||
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and fixed charges | $ | (2,006 | ) | $ | (2,276 | ) | $ | (1,511 | ) | $ | 378 | $ | 448 | |||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (d) | — | — | — | — | — |
(a) | Income from continuing operations before income taxes has been adjusted to include only distributed income of less-than-fifty-percent-owned persons. |
(b) | Interest expense consists of interest expense incurred from continuing operations and amortization of debt issuance costs. |
(c) | Interest factor portion of rentals is estimated to be one-third of rental expense. |
(d) | For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, earnings, as defined, before fixed charges were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $2.7 billion, $2.9 billion, $2.1 billion, $266 million and $211 million, respectively. |