Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
EARNINGS AS DEFINED | |||||||||||||||||||
Earnings (loss) from operations before income taxes and before adjustments for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and after eliminating undistributed earnings of equity method investees | $ | (38.9 | ) | $ | (98.1 | ) | $ | (151.1 | ) | $ | (636.1 | ) | $ | 27.0 | |||||
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent) | — | — | — | — | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||||||
Fixed charges | 84.0 | 95.9 | 108.1 | 127.6 | 137.0 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL EARNINGS, AS DEFINED | $ | 45.1 | $ | (2.2 | ) | $ | (43.0 | ) | $ | (508.5 | ) | $ | 163.7 | ||||||
FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 75.8 | $ | 84.2 | $ | 92.9 | $ | 112.5 | $ | 121.0 | |||||||||
Amortization of capitalized expenses related to debt | 2.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||
Preferred stock dividend (pre-tax equivalent) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||
Interest component of rent expense | 5.3 | 6.4 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.8 | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES, AS DEFINED | $ | 84.0 | $ | 95.9 | $ | 108.1 | $ | 127.6 | $ | 137.0 | |||||||||
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES | 0.5 | — | (0.4 | ) | (4.0 | ) | 1.2 | ||||||||||||