entergy corporation and subsidiaries notes to financial statements ( a ) consists of pollution control revenue bonds and environmental revenue bonds , some of which are secured by collateral first mortgage bonds . ( b ) these notes do not have a stated interest rate , but have an implicit interest rate of 4.8% ( 4.8 % ) . ( c ) pursuant to the nuclear waste policy act of 1982 , entergy 2019s 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 debt . ( d ) see note 10 to the financial statements for further discussion of the waterford 3 and grand gulf lease obligations . ( e ) the fair value excludes lease obligations of $ 109 million at entergy louisiana and $ 34 million at system energy , long-term doe obligations of $ 181 million at entergy arkansas , and the note payable to nypa of $ 35 million at entergy , and includes debt due within one year . fair values are classified as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy discussed in note 16 to the financial statements and are based on prices derived from inputs such as benchmark yields and reported trades . the annual long-term debt maturities ( excluding lease obligations and long-term doe obligations ) for debt outstanding as of december 31 , 2015 , for the next five years are as follows : amount ( in thousands ) .

amount ( in thousands ): 2016: 204079
2017: 766451
2018: 822690
2019: 768588
2020: 1631181

in november 2000 , entergy 2019s 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 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 . as part of the purchase agreement with nypa , entergy recorded a liability representing the net present value of the payments entergy would be liable to nypa for each year that the fitzpatrick and indian point 3 power plants would run beyond their respective original nrc license expiration date . with the planned shutdown of fitzpatrick at the end of its current fuel cycle , entergy reduced this liability by $ 26.4 million in 2015 pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement . 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 . entergy louisiana , entergy mississippi , entergy texas , and system energy have obtained long-term financing authorizations from the ferc that extend through october 2017 . entergy arkansas has obtained long-term financing authorization from the apsc that extends through december 2018 . entergy new orleans has obtained long-term financing authorization from the city council that extends through july 2016 . capital funds agreement pursuant to an agreement with certain creditors , entergy corporation has agreed to supply system energy with sufficient capital to: .

Questions:
what was the amount of long-term debt maturities in 2018?
and in 2019?
so what was the difference between these two years?
and the value for 2019 specifically?
and the percentage change during this time?

Answers:
822690
768588
54102
768588
7.04%