Exhibit 12.1

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended June 30,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

66,991

 

$

127,387

 

Capitalized interest

 

$

3,237

 

$

3,738

 

Estimated of interest expense within rental expense

 

$

13,517

 

$

28,133

 

Preference dividends

 

$

4,513

 

$

9,025

 

Total Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends

 

$

88,258

 

$

168,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings as defined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees

 

$

(177,928

)

$

(199,209

)

Fixed charges

 

$

88,258

 

$

168,283

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

$

1,460

 

$

2,591

 

Distributed income of equity investees

 

$

 

$

 

Share of pretax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges

 

$

 

$

 

Interest capitalized

 

$

3,237

 

$

3,738

 

Preference dividends of consolidated subsidiaries

 

$

 

$

 

Minority interest in pretax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

 

$

(13,069

)

$

(32,010

)

Total of Earnings

 

$

(78,378

)

$

(63

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends to Earnings

 

(1.1

)

(2,687.2

)