Nine Months
Ended September 30,

Years Ended December 31,

2006

2005

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Earnings available for fixed charges

·  Income before provision for income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting changes

$

3,396.3

(1)

$

2,851.3

$

3,701.6

$

3,202.4

(2)

$

2,346.4

(3)

$

1,662.1

(4)

$

2,329.7

(5)

·  Minority interest expense (income) in operating results of majority-owned subsidiaries, including fixed charges related to redeemable preferred stock, less equity in undistributed operating results of less than 50%-owned affiliates

16.7

0.8

3.1

5.4

18.1

6.6

(15.4

)

·  Income tax provision (benefit) of 50% owned affiliates included in consolidated income before provision for income taxes

7.0

(3.0

)

(3.5

)

13.1

(28.6

)

(9.5

)

51.0

·  Portion of rent charges (after reduction for rental income from subleased properties) considered to be representative of interest factors*

267.6

256.0

338.8

310.2

289.6

266.7

252.5

·  Interest expense, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, and depreciation of capitalized interest*

330.4

291.7

392.2

394.2

427.3

419.7

510.3

$

4,018.0

$

3,396.8

$

4,432.2

$

3,925.3

$

3,052.8

$

2,345.6

$

3,128.1

Fixed charges

·  Portion of rent charges (after reduction for rental income from subleased properties) considered to be representative of interest factors*

$

267.6

$

256.0

$

338.8

$

310.2

$

289.6

$

266.7

$

252.5

·  Interest expense, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, and fixed charges related to redeemable preferred stock*

316.1

277.6

373.4

375.6

408.9

401.7

492.9

·  Capitalized interest*

3.7

3.7

5.0

4.1

7.9

14.4

15.4

$

587.4

$

537.3

$

717.2

$

689.9

$

706.4

$

682.8

$

760.8

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

6.84

6.32

6.18

5.69

4.32

3.44

4.11