Exhibit 12.1

STATEMENT RE: COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)

	Year Ended December 31,															Six Months Ended June 30,
	2009			2010			2011			2012			2013			2013			2014
Earnings
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	$	450,918		$	521,449		$	484,457		$	521,846		$	346,121		$	74,195		$	(24,166	)
Income from equity investees		(36,531	)		(45,443	)		(49,491	)		(42,033	)		(42,641	)		(9,054	)		(22,557	)
Distributed income from equity investees		33,705			33,882			39,995			32,255			58,692			30,034			9,972
Interest and amortization of deferred finance costs		641,252			645,689			642,526			620,957			613,122			154,559			477,977
Amortization of capitalized interest		2,021			2,421			2,880			3,519			4,009			3,936			4,234
Implicit rental interest expense		57,241			59,966			61,555			66,104			69,721			17,415			52,482
Total earnings	$	1,148,606		$	1,217,964		$	1,181,922		$	1,202,648		$	1,049,024		$	271,085		$	497,942
Fixed Charges
Interest and amortization of deferred finance costs	$	641,252		$	645,689		$	642,526		$	620,957		$	613,122		$	154,559		$	477,977
Capitalized interest		16,648			11,312			20,860			23,834			10,475			5,371			4,751
Implicit rental interest expense		57,241			59,966			61,555			66,104			69,721			17,415			52,482
Total fixed charges	$	715,141		$	716,967		$	724,941		$	710,895		$	693,318		$	177,345		$	535,210
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.61	x		1.70	x		1.63	x		1.69	x		1.51	x		1.53	x		*

* For the six months ended June 30, 2014, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $37 million.