whpthomas/finqa-parquet huggingface dataset:
mastercard incorporated notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) ( in thousands , except percent and per share data ) the following table summarizes expected benefit payments through 2018 including those payments expected to be paid from the company 2019s general assets . since the majority of the benefit payments are made in the form of lump-sum distributions , actual benefit payments may differ from expected benefits payments. .
what is the variation observed in the expected benefits payment in 2009 and 2010?
substantially all of the company 2019s u.s . employees are eligible to participate in a defined contribution savings plan ( the 201csavings plan 201d ) sponsored by the company . the savings plan allows employees to contribute a portion of their base compensation on a pre-tax and after-tax basis in accordance with specified guidelines . the company matches a percentage of employees 2019 contributions up to certain limits . in 2007 and prior years , the company could also contribute to the savings plan a discretionary profit sharing component linked to company performance during the prior year . beginning in 2008 , the discretionary profit sharing amount related to 2007 company performance was paid directly to employees as a short-term cash incentive bonus rather than as a contribution to the savings plan . in addition , the company has several defined contribution plans outside of the united states . the company 2019s contribution expense related to all of its defined contribution plans was $ 35341 , $ 26996 and $ 43594 for 2008 , 2007 and 2006 , respectively . the company had a value appreciation program ( 201cvap 201d ) , which was an incentive compensation plan established in 1995 . annual awards were granted to vap participants from 1995 through 1998 , which entitled participants to the net appreciation on a portfolio of securities of members of mastercard international . in 1999 , the vap was replaced by an executive incentive plan ( 201ceip 201d ) and the senior executive incentive plan ( 201cseip 201d ) ( together the 201ceip plans 201d ) ( see note 16 ( share based payments and other benefits ) ) . contributions to the vap have been discontinued , all plan assets have been disbursed and no vap liability remained as of december 31 , 2008 . the company 2019s liability related to the vap at december 31 , 2007 was $ 986 . the expense ( benefit ) was $ ( 6 ) , $ ( 267 ) and $ 3406 for the years ended december 31 , 2008 , 2007 and 2006 , respectively . note 12 . postemployment and postretirement benefits the company maintains a postretirement plan ( the 201cpostretirement plan 201d ) providing health coverage and life insurance benefits for substantially all of its u.s . employees and retirees hired before july 1 , 2007 . the company amended the life insurance benefits under the postretirement plan effective january 1 , 2007 . the impact , net of taxes , of this amendment was an increase of $ 1715 to accumulated other comprehensive income in 2007. .
part ii item 5 . market for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities our class a common stock trades on the new york stock exchange under the symbol 201cma 201d . at february 8 , 2019 , we had 73 stockholders of record for our class a common stock . we believe that the number of beneficial owners is substantially greater than the number of record holders because a large portion of our class a common stock is held in 201cstreet name 201d by brokers . there is currently no established public trading market for our class b common stock . there were approximately 287 holders of record of our non-voting class b common stock as of february 8 , 2019 , constituting approximately 1.1% ( 1.1 % ) of our total outstanding equity . stock performance graph the graph and table below compare the cumulative total stockholder return of mastercard 2019s class a common stock , the s&p 500 financials and the s&p 500 index for the five-year period ended december 31 , 2018 . the graph assumes a $ 100 investment in our class a common stock and both of the indices and the reinvestment of dividends . mastercard 2019s class b common stock is not publicly traded or listed on any exchange or dealer quotation system . total returns to stockholders for each of the years presented were as follows : indexed returns base period for the years ended december 31 .
what was the percent of the growth of the mastercard from 2013 to 2014
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packaging corporation of america notes to consolidated financial statements ( continued ) december 31 , 2005 9 . shareholders 2019 equity ( continued ) stockholder received proceeds , net of the underwriting discount , of $ 20.69 per share . the company did not sell any shares in , or receive any proceeds from , the secondary offering . concurrent with the closing of the secondary offering on december 21 , 2005 , the company entered into a common stock repurchase agreement with pca holdings llc . pursuant to the repurchase agreement , the company purchased 4500000 shares of common stock directly from pca holdings llc at the initial price to the public net of the underwriting discount or $ 20.69 per share , the same net price per share received by pca holdings llc in the secondary offering . these shares were retired on december 21 , 2005 . 10 . commitments and contingencies capital commitments the company had authorized capital expenditures of approximately $ 33.1 million and $ 55.2 million as of december 31 , 2005 and 2004 , respectively , in connection with the expansion and replacement of existing facilities and equipment . operating leases pca leases space for certain of its facilities and cutting rights to approximately 108000 acres of timberland under long-term leases . the company also leases equipment , primarily vehicles and rolling stock , and other assets under long-term leases of a duration generally of three years . the minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases with lease terms in excess of one year are as follows : ( in thousands ) .
what was the percentage change in total lease expense , including base rent on all leases and executory costs , such as insurance , taxes , and maintenance from 2004 to 2005?
capital lease obligations were not significant to the accompanying financial statements . total lease expense , including base rent on all leases and executory costs , such as insurance , taxes , and maintenance , for the years ended december 31 , 2005 , 2004 and 2003 was $ 35.8 million , $ 33.0 million and $ 31.6 million , respectively . these costs are included in cost of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses. .
a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits , for the periods indicated , is as follows: .
what is the percent change of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits in 2009?
the entire amount of the unrecognized tax benefits would affect the effective tax rate if recognized . in 2010 , the company favorably settled a 2003 and 2004 irs audit . the company recorded a net overall tax benefit including accrued interest of $ 25920 thousand . in addition , the company was also able to take down a $ 12356 thousand fin 48 reserve that had been established regarding the 2003 and 2004 irs audit . the company is no longer subject to u.s . federal , state and local or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2007 . the company recognizes accrued interest related to net unrecognized tax benefits and penalties in income taxes . during the years ended december 31 , 2010 , 2009 and 2008 , the company accrued and recognized a net expense ( benefit ) of approximately $ ( 9938 ) thousand , $ 1563 thousand and $ 2446 thousand , respectively , in interest and penalties . included within the 2010 net expense ( benefit ) of $ ( 9938 ) thousand is $ ( 10591 ) thousand of accrued interest related to the 2003 and 2004 irs audit . the company is not aware of any positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within twelve months of the reporting date . for u.s . income tax purposes the company has foreign tax credit carryforwards of $ 55026 thousand that begin to expire in 2014 . in addition , for u.s . income tax purposes the company has $ 41693 thousand of alternative minimum tax credits that do not expire . management believes that it is more likely than not that the company will realize the benefits of its net deferred tax assets and , accordingly , no valuation allowance has been recorded for the periods presented . tax benefits of $ 629 thousand and $ 1714 thousand related to share-based compensation deductions for stock options exercised in 2010 and 2009 , respectively , are included within additional paid-in capital of the shareholders 2019 equity section of the consolidated balance sheets. .
2022 designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries ; and 2022 sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies . subject to certain exceptions , the indentures governing the senior subordinated notes and the senior discount notes permit the issuers of the notes and their restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness , including secured indebtedness . in addition , the senior credit facilities require bcp crystal to maintain the following financial covenants : a maximum total leverage ratio , a maximum bank debt leverage ratio , a minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum capital expenditures limitation . the maximum consolidated net bank debt to adjusted ebitda ratio , as defined , previously required under the senior credit facilities , was eliminated when the company amended the facilities in january 2005 . as of december 31 , 2006 , the company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants related to its debt agreements . principal payments scheduled to be made on the company 2019s debt , including short term borrowings , is as follows : ( in $ millions ) .
what portion of the company's debt is due in the next 12 months?
( 1 ) includes $ 2 million purchase accounting adjustment to assumed debt . 17 . benefit obligations pension obligations . pension obligations are established for benefits payable in the form of retirement , disability and surviving dependent pensions . the benefits offered vary according to the legal , fiscal and economic conditions of each country . the commitments result from participation in defined contribution and defined benefit plans , primarily in the u.s . benefits are dependent on years of service and the employee 2019s compensation . supplemental retirement benefits provided to certain employees are non-qualified for u.s . tax purposes . separate trusts have been established for some non-qualified plans . the company sponsors defined benefit pension plans in north america , europe and asia . as of december 31 , 2006 , the company 2019s u.s . qualified pension plan represented greater than 84% ( 84 % ) and 76% ( 76 % ) of celanese 2019s pension plan assets and liabilities , respectively . independent trusts or insurance companies administer the majority of these plans . pension costs under the company 2019s retirement plans are actuarially determined . the company sponsors various defined contribution plans in north america , europe , and asia covering certain employees . employees may contribute to these plans and the company will match these contributions in varying amounts . the company 2019s matching contribution to the defined contribution plans are based on specified percentages of employee contributions and aggregated $ 11 million , $ 12 million , $ 8 million and $ 3 million for the years ended december 31 , 2006 and 2005 , the nine months ended december 31 , 2004 and the three months ended march 31 , 2004 , respectively . celanese corporation and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) .
item 2 : properties information concerning applied 2019s properties is set forth below: .
what portion of the company's property is located in united states?
because of the interrelation of applied 2019s operations , properties within a country may be shared by the segments operating within that country . the company 2019s headquarters offices are in santa clara , california . products in semiconductor systems are manufactured in santa clara , california ; austin , texas ; gloucester , massachusetts ; kalispell , montana ; rehovot , israel ; and singapore . remanufactured equipment products in the applied global services segment are produced primarily in austin , texas . products in the display and adjacent markets segment are manufactured in alzenau , germany ; and tainan , taiwan . other products are manufactured in treviso , italy . applied also owns and leases offices , plants and warehouse locations in many locations throughout the world , including in europe , japan , north america ( principally the united states ) , israel , china , india , korea , southeast asia and taiwan . these facilities are principally used for manufacturing ; research , development and engineering ; and marketing , sales and customer support . applied also owns a total of approximately 269 acres of buildable land in montana , texas , california , israel and italy that could accommodate additional building space . applied considers the properties that it owns or leases as adequate to meet its current and future requirements . applied regularly assesses the size , capability and location of its global infrastructure and periodically makes adjustments based on these assessments. .
affiliated company . the loss recorded on the sale was approximately $ 14 million and is recorded as a loss on sale of assets and asset impairment expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations . in the second quarter of 2002 , the company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $ 40 million , after income taxes , on an equity method investment in a telecommunications company in latin america held by edc . the impairment charge resulted from sustained poor operating performance coupled with recent funding problems at the invested company . during 2001 , the company lost operational control of central electricity supply corporation ( 2018 2018cesco 2019 2019 ) , a distribution company located in the state of orissa , india . cesco is accounted for as a cost method investment . in may 2000 , the company completed the acquisition of 100% ( 100 % ) of tractebel power ltd ( 2018 2018tpl 2019 2019 ) for approximately $ 67 million and assumed liabilities of approximately $ 200 million . tpl owned 46% ( 46 % ) of nigen . the company also acquired an additional 6% ( 6 % ) interest in nigen from minority stockholders during the year ended december 31 , 2000 through the issuance of approximately 99000 common shares of aes stock valued at approximately $ 4.9 million . with the completion of these transactions , the company owns approximately 98% ( 98 % ) of nigen 2019s common stock and began consolidating its financial results beginning may 12 , 2000 . approximately $ 100 million of the purchase price was allocated to excess of costs over net assets acquired and was amortized through january 1 , 2002 at which time the company adopted sfas no . 142 and ceased amortization of goodwill . in august 2000 , a subsidiary of the company acquired a 49% ( 49 % ) interest in songas limited ( 2018 2018songas 2019 2019 ) for approximately $ 40 million . the company acquired an additional 16.79% ( 16.79 % ) of songas for approximately $ 12.5 million , and the company began consolidating this entity in 2002 . songas owns the songo songo gas-to-electricity project in tanzania . in december 2002 , the company signed a sales purchase agreement to sell songas . the sale is expected to close in early 2003 . see note 4 for further discussion of the transaction . the following table presents summarized comparative financial information ( in millions ) for the company 2019s investments in 50% ( 50 % ) or less owned investments accounted for using the equity method. .
what is the implied value of nigen based on the 2000 acquisition?
in 2002 , 2001 and 2000 , the results of operations and the financial position of cemig were negatively impacted by the devaluation of the brazilian real and the impairment charge recorded in 2002 . the brazilian real devalued 32% ( 32 % ) , 19% ( 19 % ) and 8% ( 8 % ) for the years ended december 31 , 2002 , 2001 and 2000 , respectively . the company recorded $ 83 million , $ 210 million , and $ 64 million of pre-tax non-cash foreign currency transaction losses on its investments in brazilian equity method affiliates during 2002 , 2001 and 2000 , respectively. .
the following table summarizes the changes in the company 2019s valuation allowance: .
what is the percentage of the discrete ax benefit as a part of the balance at december 312013
included in 2013 is a discrete tax benefit totaling $ 2979 associated with an entity re-organization within the company 2019s market-based segment that allowed for the utilization of state net operating loss carryforwards and the release of an associated valuation allowance . note 14 : employee benefits pension and other postretirement benefits the company maintains noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering eligible employees of its regulated utility and shared services operations . benefits under the plans are based on the employee 2019s years of service and compensation . the pension plans have been closed for all employees . the pension plans were closed for most employees hired on or after january 1 , 2006 . union employees hired on or after january 1 , 2001 had their accrued benefit frozen and will be able to receive this benefit as a lump sum upon termination or retirement . union employees hired on or after january 1 , 2001 and non-union employees hired on or after january 1 , 2006 are provided with a 5.25% ( 5.25 % ) of base pay defined contribution plan . the company does not participate in a multiemployer plan . the company 2019s pension funding practice is to contribute at least the greater of the minimum amount required by the employee retirement income security act of 1974 or the normal cost . further , the company will consider additional contributions if needed to avoid 201cat risk 201d status and benefit restrictions under the pension protection act of 2006 . the company may also consider increased contributions , based on other financial requirements and the plans 2019 funded position . pension plan assets are invested in a number of actively managed and indexed investments including equity and bond mutual funds , fixed income securities , guaranteed interest contracts with insurance companies and real estate investment trusts ( 201creits 201d ) . pension expense in excess of the amount contributed to the pension plans is deferred by certain regulated subsidiaries pending future recovery in rates charged for utility services as contributions are made to the plans . ( see note 6 ) the company also has unfunded noncontributory supplemental non-qualified pension plans that provide additional retirement benefits to certain employees . the company maintains other postretirement benefit plans providing varying levels of medical and life insurance to eligible retirees . the retiree welfare plans are closed for union employees hired on or after january 1 , 2006 . the plans had previously closed for non-union employees hired on or after january 1 , 2002 . the company 2019s policy is to fund other postretirement benefit costs for rate-making purposes . assets of the plans are invested in equity mutual funds , bond mutual funds and fixed income securities. .
provision for income taxes increased $ 1791 million in 2012 from 2011 primarily due to the increase in pretax income from continuing operations , including the impact of the resumption of sales in libya in the first quarter of 2012 . the following is an analysis of the effective income tax rates for 2012 and 2011: .
by how much did the effective income tax rate on continuing operations increase from 2011 to 2012?
the effective income tax rate is influenced by a variety of factors including the geographic sources of income and the relative magnitude of these sources of income . the provision for income taxes is allocated on a discrete , stand-alone basis to pretax segment income and to individual items not allocated to segments . the difference between the total provision and the sum of the amounts allocated to segments appears in the "corporate and other unallocated items" shown in the reconciliation of segment income to net income below . effects of foreign operations 2013 the effects of foreign operations on our effective tax rate increased in 2012 as compared to 2011 , primarily due to the resumption of sales in libya in the first quarter of 2012 , where the statutory rate is in excess of 90 percent . change in permanent reinvestment assertion 2013 in the second quarter of 2011 , we recorded $ 716 million of deferred u.s . tax on undistributed earnings of $ 2046 million that we previously intended to permanently reinvest in foreign operations . offsetting this tax expense were associated foreign tax credits of $ 488 million . in addition , we reduced our valuation allowance related to foreign tax credits by $ 228 million due to recognizing deferred u.s . tax on previously undistributed earnings . adjustments to valuation allowances 2013 in 2012 and 2011 , we increased the valuation allowance against foreign tax credits because it is more likely than not that we will be unable to realize all u.s . benefits on foreign taxes accrued in those years . see item 8 . financial statements and supplementary data - note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about income taxes . discontinued operations is presented net of tax , and reflects our downstream business that was spun off june 30 , 2011 and our angola business which we agreed to sell in 2013 . see item 8 . financial statements and supplementary data 2013 notes 3 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information. .