| Six Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
| EARNINGS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for incomes taxes | $ | 142,018 | $ | (58,732 | ) | $ | 544,871 | $ | 249,982 | $ | 318,515 | $ | 175,985 | |||||||||||
| Share of distributed income of equity method investments (net of equity method income or loss) | 985 | 13,699 | 419 | (974 | ) | (548 | ) | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges | 62,440 | 121,261 | 102,784 | 79,519 | 57,466 | 38,312 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total earnings | $ | 205,443 | $ | 76,228 | $ | 648,074 | $ | 328,527 | $ | 375,433 | $ | 214,297 | ||||||||||||
| FIXED CHARGES: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense (1) | $ | 61,066 | $ | 117,367 | $ | 99,748 | $ | 77,737 | $ | 55,849 | $ | 37,619 | ||||||||||||
| Interest portion of rental expense | 1,374 | 3,894 | 3,036 | 1,782 | 1,617 | 693 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | $ | 62,440 | $ | 121,261 | $ | 102,784 | $ | 79,519 | $ | 57,466 | $ | 38,312 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 3.3 | * | 6.3 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Amortization of debt issuance costs is included in interest expense. | |
| (*) | For the year ended December 31, 2009, earnings were less than fixed charges and the coverage deficiency was $45,033. |
