entergy corporation notes to consolidated financial statements ( d ) the bonds are subject to mandatory tender for purchase from the holders at 100% ( 100 % ) of the principal amount outstanding on october 1 , 2003 and will then be remarketed . ( e ) on june 1 , 2002 , entergy louisiana remarketed $ 55 million st . charles parish pollution control revenue refunding bonds due 2030 , resetting the interest rate to 4.9% ( 4.9 % ) through may 2005 . ( f ) the bonds are subject to mandatory tender for purchase from the holders at 100% ( 100 % ) of the principal amount outstanding on june 1 , 2005 and will then be remarketed . ( g ) the fair value excludes lease obligations , long-term doe obligations , and other long-term debt and includes debt due within one year . it is determined using bid prices reported by dealer markets and by nationally recognized investment banking firms . the annual long-term debt maturities ( excluding lease obligations ) and annual cash sinking fund requirements for debt outstanding as of december 31 , 2002 , for the next five years are as follows ( in thousands ) : .

1	2003	$ 1150786
2	2004	$ 925005
3	2005	$ 540372
4	2006	$ 139952
5	2007	$ 475288

not included are other sinking fund requirements of approximately $ 30.2 million annually , which may be satisfied by cash or by certification of property additions at the rate of 167% ( 167 % ) of such requirements . in december 2002 , when the damhead creek project was sold , the buyer of the project assumed all obligations under the damhead creek credit facilities and the damhead creek interest rate swap agreements . 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 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 . covenants in the entergy corporation 7.75% ( 7.75 % ) 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 domestic utility companies default on other credit facilities or are in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings , an acceleration of the facility's maturity may occur . in january 2003 , entergy paid in full , at maturity , the outstanding debt relating to the top of iowa wind project . capital funds agreement pursuant to an agreement with certain creditors , entergy corporation has agreed to supply system energy with sufficient capital to : fffd maintain system energy's equity capital at a minimum of 35% ( 35 % ) of its total capitalization ( excluding short-term debt ) ; fffd permit the continued commercial operation of grand gulf 1 ; fffd pay in full all system energy indebtedness for borrowed money when due ; and fffd enable system energy to make payments on specific system energy debt , under supplements to the agreement assigning system energy's rights in the agreement as security for the specific debt. .

Previous questions in this conversation: what was the total of annual long-term debt maturities ( excluding lease obligations ) and annual cash sinking fund requirements for debt outstanding in 2005? what was that in 2004? between the two years, then, how much did that total vary?
Previous answers: 925005.0 540372.0 384633.0
Question: and what was this variation as a percentage of the 2004 total?
Answer: 0.71179