"Consolidated Interest Charges" means, with respect to the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries for any period ending on the date of computation thereof, the gross interest expense of the Company and its Domestic Subsidiaries, including without limitation # the current amortized portion of all fees (including fees payable in respect of any Swap Contract in the nature of an interest rate hedge and all fees payable in respect of any Letter of Credit) payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in gross interest expense and # the portion of any payments made in connection with Capital Leases allocable to interest expense, all determined on a Consolidated basis; provided, however, that Consolidated Interest Charges shall include the amount of payments in respect of Synthetic Lease Obligations that are in the nature of interest.

Consolidated Interest Charges: means, with respect to Borrowers and their Domestic Subsidiaries (excluding their Foreign Subsidiaries) for any period ending on the date of computation thereof, the gross interest expense of Borrowers and their Domestic Subsidiaries (excluding their Foreign Subsidiaries), including without limitation (a) the current amortized portion of all fees (including fees payable in respect of any Hedging Agreement in the nature of an interest rate hedge and all fees payable in respect of any Letter of Credit) payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in gross interest expense and (b) the portion of any payments made in connection with Capital Leases allocable to interest expense, all determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided however, that Consolidated Interest Charges shall include the amount of payments in respect of Synthetic Lease Obligations that are in the nature of interest.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, the sum, for the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (determined in accordance with GAAP), of all interest in respect of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (including, without limitation, the interest component of any payments in respect of capital lease obligations, but excluding # commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (and any interest expense) incurred in connection with any Permitted Securitization Transaction and # any capitalized financing costs) accrued during such period (whether or not actually paid during such period).

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of # all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and # the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis, the sum of # all interest, premium payments, debt discount, loan fees, charges and related expenses (including capitalized interest) in connection with Indebtedness for borrowed money or purchase money Indebtedness, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, # the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and # the implied interest component of Off-Balance Sheet Obligations with respect to such period.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for ​ and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of # all interest, discounts, premium payments, commissions, fees (other than fees incurred hereunder or in connection herewith), charges and related expenses of ​ and its Subsidiaries in connection with Indebtedness (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets or incurred with respect to any Receivables Purchase Facility permitted hereunder, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and # the portion of rent expense of ​ and its Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any period, for the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of interest expense (whether cash or non-cash) determined in accordance with GAAP for the relevant period ended on such date, including, in any event, interest expense with respect to Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries, interest expense for the relevant period that has been capitalized on the balance sheet and interest expense with respect to any Deemed Debt.

“Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, the sum of # all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, # all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations and # the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, in each case, of or by the ​ and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period. For purposes of the foregoing, interest expenses shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the ​ or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any Swap Contracts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Charges shall be the amounts set forth below with respect to such fiscal quarters set forth below.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the interest expense (including without limitation interest expense under Capital Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP) of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP (including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptance financing and net costs under interest rate Swap Agreements to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP).

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, interest expense (including, without limitation, interest expense attributable to Capitalized Leases and all net payment obligations pursuant to Swap Contracts) for such period including, to the extent deducted and not added back in computing Consolidated Net Income, # amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, # all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, # non-cash interest payments, # the interest component of Capitalized Leases, # net payments, if any, made (less net amounts, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness, # amortization or write-off of deferred financing fees (other than, for purposes of the Interest Coverage Ratio, deferred financing fees paid in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement Refinancing), debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, including commitment, letter of credit and administrative fees and charges with respect to the Facilities and with respect to other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder and # any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, but excluding total interest expense associated with Synthetic Lease Obligations) and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income or gains on such hedging obligations, and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed), determined on a consolidated basis, without duplication, for the Restricted Group in accordance with GAAP.