Cleveland-Cliffs 10K 2007 Annual report | CLF Filing

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	Year Ended December 31,
	2007			2006		2005		2004		2003
Consolidated pretax income (loss) from continuing operations	$	380.7		$	387.8	$	368.1	$	285.2	$	(35.2	)
Undistributed earnings of non-consolidated affiliates		(11.2	)		0.1		0.1		4.2		0.1
Amortization of capitalized interest		2.0			2.0		2.0		2.0		2.0
Interest expense		22.6			3.6		4.5		0.8		4.4
Acceleration of debt issuance costs		0.8			1.7		—		—		—
Interest portion of rental expense		4.7			5.4		5.0		5.6		7.1

Earnings (loss)	$	399.6		$	400.6	$	379.7	$	297.8	$	(21.6	)

Interest expense	$	22.6		$	3.6	$	4.5	$	0.8	$	4.4
Acceleration of debt issuance costs		0.8			1.7		—		—		—
Interest portion of rental expense		4.7			5.4		5.0		5.6		7.1
Preferred Stock dividend requirements		6.7			7.4		6.8		6.5		—

Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements	$	34.8		$	18.1	$	16.3	$	12.9	$	11.5

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS		11.5x			22.1x		23.3x		23.1x		(1	)

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 10-K2007 FY Annual report

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