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Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Dollars in thousands
	Quarter Ended 3/26/06			Fiscal Years Ended
				12/25/05			12/26/04			12/28/03			12/29/02			12/30/01
Earnings Available for Fixed Charges:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes, as adjusted	$	360,811		$	1,837,121		$	1,980,161		$	1,826,781		$	1,730,576		$	1,377,011
Add: fixed charges		71,177			235,786			165,180			161,518			167,010			250,103
Add: amortization of capitalized interest		545			2,180			2,012			2,006			1,962			1,715
Add: distributed income of equity investees		7,538			10,091			12,259			14,016			13,500			17,516
Less: interest capitalized		(956	)		(3,162	)		(4,802	)		(3,355	)		(2,074	)		(8,550	)
Adjusted Earnings	$	439,115		$	2,082,016		$	2,154,810		$	2,000,966		$	1,910,974		$	1,637,795
Fixed Charges:
Interest on indebtedness, excluding capitalized interest	$	64,721		$	210,625		$	140,647		$	139,271		$	146,359		$	221,854
Capitalized interest		956			3,162			4,802			3,355			2,074			8,550
Portion of rents representative of interest factor		5,500			21,999			19,731			18,892			18,577			19,699
Fixed Charges	$	71,177		$	235,786		$	165,180		$	161,518		$	167,010		$	250,103
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		6.2			8.8			13.0			12.4			11.4			6.5