how much cash would the company have retained had it not paid dividends in 2006 , 2005 , and 2004 ( in millions? )
page 31 of 98 additional details about the company 2019s receivables sales agreement and debt are available in notes 6 and 12 , respectively , accompanying the consolidated financial statements within item 8 of this report . other liquidity items cash payments required for long-term debt maturities , rental payments under noncancellable operating leases and purchase obligations in effect at december 31 , 2006 , are summarized in the following table: .

|  | Payments Due By Period(a) |
| :--- | :--- |
| ($ in millions) | Total | Less than1 Year | 1-3 Years | 3-5 Years | More than 5 Years |
| Long-term debt | $2,301.6 | $38.5 | $278.4 | $972.9 | $1,011.8 |
| Capital lease obligations | 7.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Interest payments on long-term debt(b) | 826.5 | 138.8 | 259.4 | 204.8 | 223.5 |
| Operating leases | 185.9 | 45.0 | 58.5 | 38.7 | 43.7 |
| Purchase obligations(c) | 7,450.4 | 2,682.5 | 3,169.4 | 1,524.6 | 73.9 |
| Total payments on contractual obligations | $10,772.0 | $2,907.5 | $3,768.1 | $2,741.4 | $1,355.0 |

total payments on contractual obligations $ 10772.0 $ 2907.5 $ 3768.1 $ 2741.4 $ 1355.0 ( a ) amounts reported in local currencies have been translated at the year-end exchange rates . ( b ) for variable rate facilities , amounts are based on interest rates in effect at year end . ( c ) the company 2019s purchase obligations include contracted amounts for aluminum , steel , plastic resin and other direct materials . also included are commitments for purchases of natural gas and electricity , aerospace and technologies contracts and other less significant items . in cases where variable prices and/or usage are involved , management 2019s best estimates have been used . depending on the circumstances , early termination of the contracts may not result in penalties and , therefore , actual payments could vary significantly . contributions to the company 2019s defined benefit pension plans , not including the unfunded german plans , are expected to be $ 69.1 million in 2007 . this estimate may change based on plan asset performance . benefit payments related to these plans are expected to be $ 62.6 million , $ 65.1 million , $ 68.9 million , $ 73.9 million and $ 75.1 million for the years ending december 31 , 2007 through 2011 , respectively , and $ 436.7 million combined for 2012 through 2016 . payments to participants in the unfunded german plans are expected to be $ 24.6 million , $ 25.1 million , $ 25.5 million , $ 25.9 million and $ 26.1 million in the years 2007 through 2011 , respectively , and a total of $ 136.6 million thereafter . we reduced our share repurchase program in 2006 to $ 45.7 million , net of issuances , compared to $ 358.1 million net repurchases in 2005 and $ 50 million in 2004 . the net repurchases in 2006 did not include a forward contract entered into in december 2006 for the repurchase of 1200000 shares . the contract was settled on january 5 , 2007 , for $ 51.9 million in cash . in 2007 we expect to repurchase approximately $ 175 million , net of issuances , and to reduce debt levels by more than $ 125 million . annual cash dividends paid on common stock were 40 cents per share in 2006 and 2005 and 35 cents per share in 2004 . total dividends paid were $ 41 million in 2006 , $ 42.5 million in 2005 and $ 38.9 million in 2004. .

dividends_paid = 41 + 42.5 + 38.9
answer = dividends_paid