Exhibit 12
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Dollars in millions)
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| September 30, |
| Years Ended December 31, |
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Net income attributable to Dupont before cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles |
| $ | 1,314 |
| $ | 2,007 |
| $ | 2,988 |
| $ | 3,148 |
| $ | 2,056 |
| $ | 1,780 |
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Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
| 288 |
| 381 |
| 748 |
| 196 |
| 1,470 |
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Noncontrolling interests in earnings (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries |
| 10 |
| 3 |
| 7 |
| (15 | ) | 37 |
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Adjustment for companies accounted for by the equity method |
| (47 | ) | 6 |
| 218 |
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Capitalized interest |
| (38 | ) | (49 | ) | (45 | ) | (37 | ) | (23 | ) | (17 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest |
| 28 |
| 37 |
| 34 |
| 33 |
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| 1,555 |
| 2,385 |
| 3,950 |
| 3,336 |
| 3,572 |
| 1,889 |
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Fixed charges: |
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Interest and debt expense |
| 312 |
| 376 |
| 430 |
| 460 |
| 518 |
| 362 |
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Capitalized interest |
| 38 |
| 49 |
| 45 |
| 37 |
| 23 |
| 17 |
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Rental expense representative of interest factor |
| 80 |
| 107 |
| 107 |
| 94 |
| 88 |
| 91 |
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| 430 |
| 532 |
| 582 |
| 591 |
| 629 |
| 470 |
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Total adjusted earnings available for payment of fixed charges |
| $ | 1,985 |
| $ | 2,917 |
| $ | 4,532 |
| $ | 3,927 |
| $ | 4,201 |
| $ | 2,359 |
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Number of times fixed charges earned |
| 4.6 |
| 5.5 |
| 7.8 |
| 6.6 |
| 6.7 |
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(a) Includes write-off of capitalized interest associated with exiting certain businesses.