EXHIBIT 12

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2010			2009			2008			2007			2006
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	185,340		$	140,390		$	418,199		$	249,997		$	222,063
Add:
Interest on indebtedness		36,545			35,347			47,011			33,311			29,227
Amortization of debt expense		1,037			973			1,070			796			704
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		9,472			10,109			10,636			8,383			7,547
Deduct:
Undistributed earnings from less-than-50-percent-owned entities		(352	)		(132	)		(66	)		427			(61	)
Earnings (as defined)	$	232,042		$	186,687		$	476,850		$	292,914		$	259,480
Fixed charges:
Interest on indebtedness	$	36,545		$	35,347		$	47,011		$	33,311		$	29,227
Amortization of debt expense		1,037			973			1,070			796			704
Portion of rents representative of the interest factor		9,472			10,109			10,636			8,383			7,547
Total fixed charges	$	47,054		$	46,429		$	58,717		$	42,490		$	37,478
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		4.9	x		4.0	x		8.1	x		6.9	x		6.9	x

The revenues and financial performance of the communications products business, divested in 2010, have been removed from the presentation of continuing operations and presented as a single line item in “Discontinued Operations”.