what portion of the future minimum lease payments is expected to be paid within the next 12 months?
entergy corporation and subsidiaries notes to financial statements ferc audit report , system energy initially recorded as a net regulatory asset the difference between the recovery of the lease payments and the amounts expensed for interest and depreciation and continues to record this difference as a regulatory asset or liability on an ongoing basis , resulting in a zero net balance for the regulatory asset at the end of the lease term . the amount was a net regulatory asset ( liability ) of ( $ 2.0 ) million and $ 60.6 million as of december 31 , 2011 and 2010 , respectively . as of december 31 , 2011 , system energy had future minimum lease payments ( reflecting an implicit rate of 5.13% ( 5.13 % ) ) , which are recorded as long-term debt as follows : amount ( in thousands ) .

|  | Amount (In Thousands) |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2012 | $49,959 |
| 2013 | 50,546 |
| 2014 | 51,637 |
| 2015 | 52,253 |
| 2016 | - |
| Years thereafter | - |
| Total | 204,395 |
| Less: Amount representing interest | 25,611 |
| Present value of net minimum lease payments | $178,784 |

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future_minimum_lease_payments = 49959
total_future_minimum_lease_payments = 204395
percent_future_minimum_lease_payments = future_minimum_lease_payments / total_future_minimum_lease_payments
answer = percent_future_minimum_lease_payments * 100