Lid closing and laptop doesn't sleep

I have my setting so that when the lid closes the laptop goes to sleep (plugged in or on battery).  However, the laptop does not always go to sleep.  Sometimes it will stay on for hours until it dies completely.  Any idea what could be keeping the laptop from going to sleep when the lid is closed?  Also, it gets VERY hot and dies out in about 2.5-3 hours (though I do have it set on high performance mode).  That's pretty disconcerting especially that the screen is off.  

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