Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: there were no changes in the company 2019s valuation techniques used to measure fair values on a recurring basis as a result of adopting asc 820 . pca had no assets or liabilities that were measured on a nonrecurring basis . 11 . stockholders 2019 equity on october 17 , 2007 , pca announced that its board of directors authorized a $ 150.0 million common stock repurchase program . there is no expiration date for the common stock repurchase program . through december 31 , 2008 , the company repurchased 3818729 shares of common stock , with 3142600 shares repurchased during 2008 and 676129 shares repurchased during 2007 . all repurchased shares were retired prior to december 31 , 2008 . there were no shares repurchased in 2009 . as of december 31 , 2009 , $ 65.0 million of the $ 150.0 million authorization remained available for repurchase of the company 2019s common stock . 12 . commitments and contingencies capital commitments the company had authorized capital commitments of approximately $ 41.7 million and $ 43.0 million as of december 31 , 2009 and 2008 , respectively , in connection with the expansion and replacement of existing facilities and equipment . in addition , commitments at december 31 , 2009 for the major energy optimization projects at its counce and valdosta mills totaled $ 156.3 million . lease obligations pca leases space for certain of its facilities and cutting rights to approximately 91000 acres of timberland under long-term leases . the company also leases equipment , primarily vehicles and rolling stock , and other assets under long-term leases with a duration of two to seven years . the minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with lease terms in excess of one year are as follows: .
||( in thousands )|
|2010|$ 28162|
|2011|25181|
|2012|17338|
|2013|11557|
|2014|7742|
|thereafter|18072|
|total|$ 108052|
total lease expense , including base rent on all leases and executory costs , such as insurance , taxes , and maintenance , for the years ended december 31 , 2009 , 2008 and 2007 was $ 41.3 million , $ 41.6 million and $ 39.8 million , respectively . these costs are included in cost of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses . pca was obligated under capital leases covering buildings and machinery and equipment in the amount of $ 23.1 million and $ 23.7 million at december 31 , 2009 and 2008 , respectively . during the fourth quarter of 2008 , the company entered into a capital lease relating to buildings and machinery , totaling $ 23.9 million , payable over 20 years . this capital lease amount is a non-cash transaction and , accordingly , has been excluded packaging corporation of america notes to consolidated financial statements ( continued ) december 31 , 2009 .
Question: as of december 31 , 2009 , what percentage of the $ 150.0 million authorization remained available for repurchase of the company 2019s common stock?


Answer: The answer is:0.43333