Financial report context:
entergy corporation and subsidiaries notes to financial statements ( a ) consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds . ( b ) the bonds are secured by a series of collateral first mortgage bonds . ( c ) in december 2005 , entergy corporation sold 10 million equity units with a stated amount of $ 50 each . an equity unit consisted of ( 1 ) a note , initially due february 2011 and initially bearing interest at an annual rate of 5.75% ( 5.75 % ) , and ( 2 ) a purchase contract that obligated the holder of the equity unit to purchase for $ 50 between 0.5705 and 0.7074 shares of entergy corporation common stock on or before february 17 , 2009 . entergy paid the holders quarterly contract adjustment payments of 1.875% ( 1.875 % ) per year on the stated amount of $ 50 per equity unit . under the terms of the purchase contracts , entergy attempted to remarket the notes in february 2009 but was unsuccessful , the note holders put the notes to entergy , entergy retired the notes , and entergy issued 6598000 shares of common stock in the settlement of the purchase contracts . ( d ) pursuant to the nuclear waste policy act of 1982 , entergy's nuclear owner/licensee subsidiaries have contracts with the doe for spent nuclear fuel disposal service . the contracts include a one-time fee for generation prior to april 7 , 1983 . entergy arkansas is the only entergy company that generated electric power with nuclear fuel prior to that date and includes the one-time fee , plus accrued interest , in long-term ( e ) the fair value excludes lease obligations , long-term doe obligations , and the note payable to nypa , and includes debt due within one year . it is determined using bid prices reported by dealer markets and by nationally recognized investment banking firms . ( f ) entergy gulf states louisiana remains primarily liable for all of the long-term debt issued by entergy gulf states , inc . that was outstanding on december 31 , 2008 and 2007 . under a debt assumption agreement with entergy gulf states louisiana , entergy texas assumed approximately 46% ( 46 % ) of this long-term debt . the annual long-term debt maturities ( excluding lease obligations ) for debt outstanding as of december 31 , 2008 , for the next five years are as follows : amount ( in thousands ) .

Financial table:
amount ( in thousands ): 2009; column_2: $ 516019
amount ( in thousands ): 2010; column_2: $ 763036
amount ( in thousands ): 2011; column_2: $ 897367
amount ( in thousands ): 2012; column_2: $ 3625459
amount ( in thousands ): 2013; column_2: $ 579461

Additional report context:
in november 2000 , entergy's non-utility nuclear business purchased the fitzpatrick and indian point 3 power plants in a seller-financed transaction . entergy issued notes to nypa with seven annual installments of approximately $ 108 million commencing one year from the date of the closing , and eight annual installments of $ 20 million commencing eight years from the date of the closing . these notes do not have a stated interest rate , but have an implicit interest rate of 4.8% ( 4.8 % ) . in accordance with the purchase agreement with nypa , the purchase of indian point 2 in 2001 resulted in entergy's non-utility nuclear business becoming liable to nypa for an additional $ 10 million per year for 10 years , beginning in september 2003 . this liability was recorded upon the purchase of indian point 2 in september 2001 , and is included in the note payable to nypa balance above . in july 2003 , a payment of $ 102 million was made prior to maturity on the note payable to nypa . under a provision in a letter of credit supporting these notes , if certain of the utility operating companies or system energy were to default on other indebtedness , entergy could be required to post collateral to support the letter of credit . covenants in the entergy corporation notes require it to maintain a consolidated debt ratio of 65% ( 65 % ) or less of its total capitalization . if entergy's debt ratio exceeds this limit , or if entergy or certain of the utility operating companies default on other indebtedness or are in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings , an acceleration of the notes' maturity dates may occur . entergy gulf states louisiana , entergy louisiana , entergy mississippi , entergy texas , and system energy have received ferc long-term financing orders authorizing long-term securities issuances . entergy arkansas has .

Question: 2012 debt maturities is what percent higher than the next highest year ( 2011 ) ?
Answer: 3.04