Exhibit 12.1

 

 

 

Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

 

$

92,497

 

$

118,583

 

Capitalized interest

 

$

4,493

 

$

3,738

 

Estimated of interest expense within rental expense

 

$

21,074

 

$

28,133

 

Preference dividends

 

$

6,768

 

$

9,025

 

Total Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends

 

$

124,832

 

$

159,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings as defined:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

(295,261

)

$

(183,163

)

Fixed charges

 

$

124,832

 

$

159,479

 

Amortization of capitalized interest

 

$

2,262

 

$

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

 

$

4,493

 

$

3,738

 

Preference dividends of consolidated subsidiaries

 

$

 

$

 

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

 

$

(92,082

)

$

(32,010

)

Total of Earnings

 

$

(80,578

)

$

7,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends to Earnings

 

(1.5

)

22.2