valuation techniques 2013 cash equivalents are mostly comprised of short-term money-market instruments and are valued at cost , which approximates fair value . u.s . equity securities and international equity securities categorized as level 1 are traded on active national and international exchanges and are valued at their closing prices on the last trading day of the year . for u.s . equity securities and international equity securities not traded on an active exchange , or if the closing price is not available , the trustee obtains indicative quotes from a pricing vendor , broker , or investment manager . these securities are categorized as level 2 if the custodian obtains corroborated quotes from a pricing vendor or categorized as level 3 if the custodian obtains uncorroborated quotes from a broker or investment manager . commingled equity funds are investment vehicles valued using the net asset value ( nav ) provided by the fund managers . the nav is the total value of the fund divided by the number of shares outstanding . commingled equity funds are categorized as level 1 if traded at their nav on a nationally recognized securities exchange or categorized as level 2 if the nav is corroborated by observable market data ( e.g. , purchases or sales activity ) and we are able to redeem our investment in the near-term . fixed income investments categorized as level 2 are valued by the trustee using pricing models that use verifiable observable market data ( e.g. , interest rates and yield curves observable at commonly quoted intervals and credit spreads ) , bids provided by brokers or dealers , or quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics . fixed income investments are categorized at level 3 when valuations using observable inputs are unavailable . the trustee obtains pricing based on indicative quotes or bid evaluations from vendors , brokers , or the investment manager . private equity funds , real estate funds , and hedge funds are valued using the nav based on valuation models of underlying securities which generally include significant unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated using verifiable observable market data . valuations for private equity funds and real estate funds are determined by the general partners . depending on the nature of the assets , the general partners may use various valuation methodologies , including the income and market approaches in their models . the market approach consists of analyzing market transactions for comparable assets while the income approach uses earnings or the net present value of estimated future cash flows adjusted for liquidity and other risk factors . hedge funds are valued by independent administrators using various pricing sources and models based on the nature of the securities . private equity funds , real estate funds , and hedge funds are generally categorized as level 3 as we cannot fully redeem our investment in the near-term . commodities are traded on an active commodity exchange and are valued at their closing prices on the last trading day of the year . contributions and expected benefit payments we generally determine funding requirements for our defined benefit pension plans in a manner consistent with cas and internal revenue code rules . in 2013 , we made contributions of $ 2.25 billion related to our qualified defined benefit pension plans . we currently plan to make contributions of approximately $ 1.0 billion related to the qualified defined benefit pension plans in 2014 . in 2013 , we made contributions of $ 98 million to our retiree medical and life insurance plans . we do not expect to make contributions related to the retiree medical and life insurance plans in 2014 as a result of our 2013 contributions . the following table presents estimated future benefit payments , which reflect expected future employee service , as of december 31 , 2013 ( in millions ) : .
as of 2013 what was the ratio of the estimated future benefit payments after 2019 to the amounts in 2014
defined contribution plans we maintain a number of defined contribution plans , most with 401 ( k ) features , that cover substantially all of our employees . under the provisions of our 401 ( k ) plans , we match most employees 2019 eligible contributions at rates specified in the plan documents . our contributions were $ 383 million in 2013 , $ 380 million in 2012 , and $ 378 million in 2011 , the majority of which were funded in our common stock . our defined contribution plans held approximately 44.7 million and 48.6 million shares of our common stock as of december 31 , 2013 and 2012. .