entergy corporation notes to consolidated financial statements the annual long-term debt maturities ( excluding lease obligations ) for debt outstanding as of december 31 , 2004 , for the next five years are as follows: .
what amount of long-term debt is due in the next 24 months for entergy corporation as of december 31 , 2004 , in millions?
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 domestic utility 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 domestic utility companies default on other indebtedness or are in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings , an acceleration of the notes' maturity dates may occur . the long-term securities issuances of entergy corporation , entergy gulf states , entergy louisiana , entergy mississippi , and system energy also are limited to amounts authorized by the sec . under its current sec order , and without further authorization , entergy corporation cannot incur additional indebtedness or issue other securities unless ( a ) it and each of its public utility subsidiaries maintain a common equity ratio of at least 30% ( 30 % ) and ( b ) the security to be issued ( if rated ) and all outstanding securities of entergy corporation that are rated , are rated investment grade by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating agency . under their current sec orders , and without further authorization , entergy gulf states , entergy louisiana , and entergy mississippi cannot incur additional indebtedness or issue other securities unless ( a ) the issuer and entergy corporation maintains a common equity ratio of at least 30% ( 30 % ) and ( b ) the security to be issued ( if rated ) and all outstanding securities of the issuer ( other than preferred stock of entergy gulf states ) , as well as all outstanding securities of entergy corporation , that are rated , are rated investment grade . junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures and implementation of fin 46 entergy implemented fasb interpretation no . 46 , "consolidation of variable interest entities" effective december 31 , 2003 . fin 46 requires existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary beneficiaries if the entities do not effectively disperse risks among their investors . variable interest entities ( vies ) , generally , are entities that do not have sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its operations without additional financial support from its equity interest holders and/or the group of equity interest holders are collectively not able to exercise control over the entity . the primary beneficiary is the party that absorbs a majority of the entity's expected losses , receives a majority of its expected residual returns , or both as a result of holding the variable interest . a company may have an interest in a vie through ownership or other contractual rights or obligations . entergy louisiana capital i , entergy arkansas capital i , and entergy gulf states capital i ( trusts ) were established as financing subsidiaries of entergy louisiana , entergy arkansas , and entergy gulf states .