EXHIBIT 12
CBRE GROUP, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes |
$ | 880,726 | $ | 879,730 | $ | 777,262 | $ | 508,985 | $ | 489,478 | ||||||||||
| Less: Equity income from unconsolidated subsidiaries |
197,351 | 162,849 | 101,714 | 64,422 | 60,729 | |||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests |
12,091 | 11,745 | 29,000 | 7,569 | (9,697 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Distributed earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries |
29,031 | 36,630 | 27,903 | 33,302 | 20,199 | |||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges |
227,505 | 198,996 | 209,839 | 260,327 | 245,322 | |||||||||||||||
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| Total earnings before fixed charges |
$ | 927,820 | $ | 940,762 | $ | 884,290 | $ | 730,623 | $ | 703,967 | ||||||||||
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| Fixed charges: |
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| Portion of rent expense representative of the interest factor (1) |
$ | 82,654 | $ | 77,431 | $ | 74,717 | $ | 68,950 | $ | 70,254 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense |
144,851 | 118,880 | 112,035 | 135,082 | 175,068 | |||||||||||||||
| Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt |
— | 2,685 | 23,087 | 56,295 | — | |||||||||||||||
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| Total fixed charges |
$ | 227,505 | $ | 198,996 | $ | 209,839 | $ | 260,327 | $ | 245,322 | ||||||||||
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges: |
4.08 | 4.73 | 4.21 | 2.81 | 2.87 | |||||||||||||||
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| (1) | Represents one-third of operating lease costs, which approximates the portion that relates to intererst. |