RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in thousands)

                                                             Fiscal Year
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                                         1998        1999        2000        2001        2002
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Income before taxes and fixed charges
  (net of capitalized interest):
  Income from continuing operations
    before income taxes, equity in
    net income/(loss) of joint
    venture and cumulative effect of
    change in accounting principle....  $508,693  $1,023,344  $2,947,844  $1,103,802    $340,511
  Add fixed charges net of
    capitalized interest*.............    73,175      72,698      87,097      99,575      98,944
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      Total income before taxes and
       fixed charges..................  $581,868  $1,096,042  $3,034,941  $1,203,377    $439,455
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Fixed charges:
  Interest expense....................   $46,074     $47,566     $51,375     $47,640     $49,357
  Capitalized interest................     4,268       6,000       6,000       3,500           --
  Interest component of
    rent expense**....................    26,587      24,552      35,105      50,849      46,542
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      Total fixed charges.............   $76,929     $78,118     $92,480    $101,989     $95,899
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges....   7.56x       14.03x      32.82x      11.80x        4.58x
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*   Capitalized interest includes interest capitalized during the period, less the amount of previously capitalized interest that was amortized during the period.

**   The interest factor is estimated at one-third of total rent expense for the applicable period, which management believes represents a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.