pre_text: page 31 of 98 additional details about the company 2019s receivables sales agreement and debt are available in notes 6 and 12 , respectively , accompanying the consolidated financial statements within item 8 of this report . other liquidity items cash payments required for long-term debt maturities , rental payments under noncancellable operating leases and purchase obligations in effect at december 31 , 2006 , are summarized in the following table: .
post_text: total payments on contractual obligations $ 10772.0 $ 2907.5 $ 3768.1 $ 2741.4 $ 1355.0 ( a ) amounts reported in local currencies have been translated at the year-end exchange rates . ( b ) for variable rate facilities , amounts are based on interest rates in effect at year end . ( c ) the company 2019s purchase obligations include contracted amounts for aluminum , steel , plastic resin and other direct materials . also included are commitments for purchases of natural gas and electricity , aerospace and technologies contracts and other less significant items . in cases where variable prices and/or usage are involved , management 2019s best estimates have been used . depending on the circumstances , early termination of the contracts may not result in penalties and , therefore , actual payments could vary significantly . contributions to the company 2019s defined benefit pension plans , not including the unfunded german plans , are expected to be $ 69.1 million in 2007 . this estimate may change based on plan asset performance . benefit payments related to these plans are expected to be $ 62.6 million , $ 65.1 million , $ 68.9 million , $ 73.9 million and $ 75.1 million for the years ending december 31 , 2007 through 2011 , respectively , and $ 436.7 million combined for 2012 through 2016 . payments to participants in the unfunded german plans are expected to be $ 24.6 million , $ 25.1 million , $ 25.5 million , $ 25.9 million and $ 26.1 million in the years 2007 through 2011 , respectively , and a total of $ 136.6 million thereafter . we reduced our share repurchase program in 2006 to $ 45.7 million , net of issuances , compared to $ 358.1 million net repurchases in 2005 and $ 50 million in 2004 . the net repurchases in 2006 did not include a forward contract entered into in december 2006 for the repurchase of 1200000 shares . the contract was settled on january 5 , 2007 , for $ 51.9 million in cash . in 2007 we expect to repurchase approximately $ 175 million , net of issuances , and to reduce debt levels by more than $ 125 million . annual cash dividends paid on common stock were 40 cents per share in 2006 and 2005 and 35 cents per share in 2004 . total dividends paid were $ 41 million in 2006 , $ 42.5 million in 2005 and $ 38.9 million in 2004. .
table: Payments Due By Period(a)
table: ($ in millions) Total Less than1 Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years More than 5 Years
table: Long-term debt $2,301.6 $38.5 $278.4 $972.9 $1,011.8
table: Capital lease obligations 7.6 2.7 2.4 0.4 2.1
table: Interest payments on long-term debt(b) 826.5 138.8 259.4 204.8 223.5
table: Operating leases 185.9 45.0 58.5 38.7 43.7
table: Purchase obligations(c) 7,450.4 2,682.5 3,169.4 1,524.6 73.9
table: Total payments on contractual obligations $10,772.0 $2,907.5 $3,768.1 $2,741.4 $1,355.0
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what percentage of total payments on contractual obligations are due to long-term debt at december 301 , 2006?