RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES						EXHIBIT 12
( in thousands )		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2001		2000		2001		2000
EARNINGS AS DEFINED:
Earnings from operations before income taxes after
eliminating undistributed earnings of 20%- to
50%-owned affiliates	$	39,817	$	61,744	$	241,151	$	203,161
Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest and
preferred stock dividends of majority-owned
subsidiary companies		9,900		14,935		35,935		44,438
Earnings as defined	$	49,717	$	76,679	$	277,086	$	247,599
FIXED CHARGES AS DEFINED:
Interest expense, including amortization of
debt issue costs	$	8,417	$	13,393	$	31,737	$	39,510
Interest capitalized		179		17		591		47
Portion of rental expense representative
of the interest factor		1,483		1,542		4,198		4,928
Preferred stock dividends of majority-owned
subsidiary companies		20		20		60		60
Fixed charges as defined	$	10,099	$	14,972	$	36,586	$	44,545
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES		4.92		5.12		7.57		5.56

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