Our calculation of adjusted net earnings is summarized below:
## Table 0 ##
Debt Facilities and Refinancing Interest-bearing debt at December 31, 2010, increased $216.1 million to $2.8 billion from $2.6 billion at December 31, 2009.
In December 2010, Ball replaced its senior credit facilities due October 2011 with new senior credit facilities due December 2015.
The senior credit facilities bear interest at variable rates and include a $200 million Term A loan Our calculation of adjusted net earnings is summarized below:
Debt Facilities and Refinancing Interest-bearing debt at December 31, 2010, increased $216.1 million to $2.8 billion from $2.6 billion at December 31, 2009.
In December 2010, Ball replaced its senior credit facilities due October 2011 with new senior credit facilities due December 2015.
The senior credit facilities bear interest at variable rates and include a $200 million Term A loan denominated in U. S.  dollars, a ¡ê51 million Term B loan denominated in British sterling and a €100 million Term C loan denominated in euros.
The facilities also include (1) a multi-currency, long-term revolving credit facility that provides the company with up to approximately $850 million and (2) a French multi-currency revolving facility that provides the company with up to $150 million.
The revolving credit facilities expire in December 2015.
In November 2010, Ball issued $500 million of new 5.75 percent senior notes due in May 2021.
The net proceeds from this offering were used to repay the borrowings under our Term D loan facility and for general corporate purposes.
In March 2010, Ball issued $500 million of new 6.75 percent senior notes due in September 2020.
On that same date, the company issued a notice of redemption to call $509 million in 6.875 percent senior notes due December 2012 at a redemption price of 101.146 percent of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest.
The redemption of the bonds occurred on April 21, 2010, and resulted in a charge of $8.1 million for the call premium and the write off of unamortized financing costs and unamortized premiums.
The charge is included in the 2010 statement of earnings as a component of interest expense.
At December 31, 2010, approximately $976 million was available under the company¡¯s committed multi-currency revolving credit facilities.
The company¡¯s PRC operations also had approximately $20 million available under a committed credit facility of approximately $52 million.
In addition to the long-term committed credit facilities, the company had $372 million of short-term uncommitted credit facilities available at the end of 2010, of which $76.2 million was outstanding and due on demand, as well as approximately $175 million of available borrowings under its accounts receivable securitization program.
In October 2010, the company renewed its receivables sales agreement for a period of one year.
The size of the new program will vary between a maximum of $125 million for settlement dates in January through April and a maximum of $175 million for settlement dates in the remaining months.
Given our free cash flow projections and unused credit facilities that are available until December 2015, our liquidity is strong and is expected to meet our ongoing operating cash flow and debt service requirements.
While the recent financial and economic conditions have raised concerns about credit risk with counterparties to derivative transactions, the company mitigates its exposure by spreading the risk among various counterparties and limiting exposure to any one party.
We also monitor the credit ratings of our suppliers, customers, lenders and counterparties on a regular basis.
We were in compliance with all loan agreements at December 31, 2010, and all prior years presented, and have met all debt payment obligations.
The U. S.  note agreements, bank credit agreement and industrial development revenue bond agreements contain certain restrictions relating to dividends, investments, financial ratios, guarantees and the incurrence of additional indebtedness.
Additional details about our debt and receivables sales agreements are available in Notes 12 and 6, respectively, accompanying the consolidated financial statements within Item 8 of this report.
Total segment operating profit: This non-GAAP measure is used in internal management reporting and as a component of the Board of Directors’ rating of our performance for management and employee incentive compensation.
Management and the Board of Directors believe that this measure provides useful information to investors because it is the profitability measure we use to evaluate segment performance.
Operating profit for the reportable segments and total segment operating profit exclude unallocated corporate items; net interest; restructuring and other exit costs; gains on divestitures; debt repurchase costs; income taxes; and after-tax earnings from joint ventures as these items are centrally managed at the corporate level.
See Note Sixteen to the Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 51 and 52 in Item Eight of this report for a reconciliation of segment operating profits and net earnings.
## Table 1 ##
Return on average total capital: This non-GAAP measure is used in internal management reporting and as a component of the Board of Directors’ rating of our performance for management and employee incentive compensation.
Management and the Board of Directors believe that this measure provides useful infor mation to investors because it is important for assessing the utilization of capital and it eliminates the effects of infrequently occurring events, thereby improving the yearto-year comparability.
## Table 2 ##
The total grant-date fair value of restricted stock unit awards that vested during fiscal 2014 was $104.6 million, and $134.1 million vested during fiscal 2013.
As of May 25, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options and restricted stock units was $117.2 million.
This expense will be recognized over 17 months, on average.
Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and cash-settled share-based payment awards was $107.0 million for fiscal 2014, $128.9 million for fiscal 2013, and $124.3 million for fiscal 2012.
NOTE 12.
EARNINGS PER SHARE Basic and diluted EPS were calculated using the following:
## Table 3 ##
(a) Incremental shares from stock options and restricted stock units are computed by the treasury stock method.
Stock options and restricted stock units excluded from our computation of diluted EPS because they were not dilutive were as follows:
## Table 4 ##
NOTE 13.
RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS Defined Benefit Pension Plans We have defined benefit pension plans covering most employees in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom.
Benefits for salaried employees are based on length of service and final average compensation.
Benefits for hourly employees include various monthly amounts for each year of credited service.
Our funding policy is consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
We made no voluntary contributions to our principal U. S.  plans in fiscal 2014 and made a $200.0 million voluntary contribution in each of fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012.
We do not expect to be required to make any contributions in fiscal 2015.
Our principal domestic retirement plan covering salaried employees has a provision that any excess pension assets would be allocated to active participants if the plan is terminated within five years of a change in control.
In fiscal 2012, we announced changes to our U. S.  defined benefit pension plans.
All new salaried employees hired on or after June 1, 2013 are eligible for a new retirement program that does not include a defined benefit pension plan.
Current salaried employees remain in the existing defined benefit pension plan with adjustments to benefits.
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans We also sponsor plans that provide health care benefits to the majority of our retirees in the United States, Canada, and Brazil.
The United States salaried health care benefit plan is contributory, with retiree contributions based on years of service.
We make decisions to fund related trusts for certain employees and retirees on an annual basis.
We made $24.0 million in voluntary contributions to these plans in fiscal 2014.
We did not make voluntary contributions to these plans in fiscal 2013.
Health Care Cost Trend Rates Assumed health care cost trends are as follows:

<table><tr><td>($ in millions, except per share amounts)</td><td>2010</td><td>2009</td><td>2008</td></tr><tr><td>Net earnings attributable to Ball Corporation, as reported</td><td>$468.0</td><td>$387.9</td><td>$319.5</td></tr><tr><td>Discontinued operations, net of tax</td><td>74.9</td><td>2.2</td><td>-4.6</td></tr><tr><td>Business consolidation activities, net of tax</td><td>-9.3</td><td>13.0</td><td>27.1</td></tr><tr><td>Gains and equity earnings related to acquisitions, net of tax</td><td>-105.9</td><td>−</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Gain on dispositions, net of tax</td><td>−</td><td>-30.7</td><td>-4.4</td></tr><tr><td>Debt refinancing costs, net of tax</td><td>5.3</td><td>−</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Adjusted net earnings</td><td>$433.0</td><td>$372.4</td><td>$337.6</td></tr><tr><td>Per diluted share from continuing operations, as reported</td><td>$2.96</td><td>$2.05</td><td>$1.62</td></tr><tr><td>Per diluted share, as adjusted</td><td>2.36</td><td>1.96</td><td>1.74</td></tr></table>
<table><tr><td>In Millions, Fiscal Year</td><td>2006</td><td>2005</td><td>2004</td><td>2003</td><td>2002</td></tr><tr><td>Segment Operating Profit:</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>U.S. Retail</td><td>$1,779</td><td>$1,719</td><td>$1,809</td><td>$1,754</td><td>$1,057</td></tr><tr><td>International</td><td>201</td><td>171</td><td>119</td><td>91</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td>Bakeries and Foodservice</td><td>139</td><td>134</td><td>132</td><td>156</td><td>155</td></tr><tr><td>Total segment operating profit</td><td>2,119</td><td>2,024</td><td>2,060</td><td>2,001</td><td>1,257</td></tr><tr><td>Unallocated corporate items</td><td>-123</td><td>-32</td><td>-17</td><td>-76</td><td>-40</td></tr><tr><td>Interest, net</td><td>-399</td><td>-455</td><td>-508</td><td>-547</td><td>-416</td></tr><tr><td>Restructuring and other exit costs</td><td>-30</td><td>-84</td><td>-26</td><td>-62</td><td>-134</td></tr><tr><td>Divestitures – gain</td><td>–</td><td>499</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Debt repurchase costs</td><td>–</td><td>-137</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Earnings before income taxes and after-tax earnings from joint ventures</td><td>$1,567</td><td>$1,815</td><td>$1,509</td><td>$1,316</td><td>$667</td></tr></table>
<table><tr><td>In Millions, Fiscal Year</td><td>2006</td><td>2005</td><td>2004</td><td>2003</td><td>2002</td><td>2001</td><td>2000</td></tr><tr><td>Net earnings</td><td>$1,090</td><td>$1,240</td><td>$1,055</td><td>$917</td><td>$458</td><td>$665</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Interest, net, after-tax</td><td>261</td><td>289</td><td>330</td><td>378</td><td>267</td><td>134</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Divestitures gain, after-tax</td><td>–</td><td>-284</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Debt repurchase costs, after-tax</td><td>–</td><td>87</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Earnings before interest, after-tax (adjusted)</td><td>$1,351</td><td>$1,332</td><td>$1,385</td><td>$1,295</td><td>$725</td><td>$799</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Current portion of long-term debt</td><td>$2,131</td><td>$1,638</td><td>$233</td><td>$105</td><td>$248</td><td>$349</td><td>$414</td></tr><tr><td>Notes payable</td><td>1,503</td><td>299</td><td>583</td><td>1,236</td><td>3,600</td><td>858</td><td>1,086</td></tr><tr><td>Long-term debt</td><td>2,415</td><td>4,255</td><td>7,410</td><td>7,516</td><td>5,591</td><td>2,221</td><td>1,760</td></tr><tr><td>Total debt</td><td>6,049</td><td>6,192</td><td>8,226</td><td>8,857</td><td>9,439</td><td>3,428</td><td>3,260</td></tr><tr><td>Minority interests</td><td>1,136</td><td>1,133</td><td>299</td><td>300</td><td>153</td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Stockholders’ equity</td><td>5,772</td><td>5,676</td><td>5,248</td><td>4,175</td><td>3,576</td><td>52</td><td>-289</td></tr><tr><td>Total capital</td><td>12,957</td><td>13,001</td><td>13,773</td><td>13,332</td><td>13,168</td><td>3,480</td><td>2,971</td></tr><tr><td>Less: 2005 Divestitures gain, net of debt repurchase costs, after-tax</td><td>-197</td><td>-197</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Less: Accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss</td><td>-125</td><td>-8</td><td>144</td><td>342</td><td>376</td><td>93</td><td>86</td></tr><tr><td>Adjusted total capital</td><td>$12,635</td><td>$12,796</td><td>$13,917</td><td>$13,674</td><td>$13,544</td><td>$3,573</td><td>$3,057</td></tr><tr><td>Adjusted average total capital</td><td>$12,716</td><td>$13,356</td><td>$13,796</td><td>$13,609</td><td>$8,559</td><td>$3,315</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Return on average total capital</td><td>10.6%</td><td>10.0%</td><td>10.0%</td><td>9.5%</td><td>8.5%</td><td>24.1%</td><td></td></tr></table>
<table><tr><td></td><td colspan="2"> Fiscal Year</td></tr><tr><td>Health care cost trend rate for next year</td><td> 2014  6.5% and 7.3%</td><td>2013 8.0%</td></tr><tr><td>Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (ultimate rate)</td><td> 5.0%</td><td>5.2%</td></tr><tr><td>Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate</td><td> 2025</td><td>2019</td></tr></table>
<table><tr><td></td><td colspan="3"> Fiscal Year</td></tr><tr><td> In Millions, Except per Share Data</td><td> 2014</td><td>2013</td><td>2012</td></tr><tr><td>Net earnings attributable to General Mills</td><td>$1,824.4</td><td>$1,855.2</td><td>$1,567.3</td></tr><tr><td>Average number of common shares—basic EPS</td><td>628.6</td><td>648.6</td><td>648.1</td></tr><tr><td>Incremental share effect from: (a)</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stock options</td><td>12.3</td><td>12.0</td><td>13.9</td></tr><tr><td>Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other</td><td>4.8</td><td>5.0</td><td>4.7</td></tr><tr><td>Average number of common shares—diluted EPS</td><td>645.7</td><td>665.6</td><td>666.7</td></tr><tr><td>Earnings per share—basic</td><td>$2.90</td><td>$2.86</td><td>$2.42</td></tr><tr><td>Earnings per share—diluted</td><td>$2.83</td><td>$2.79</td><td>$2.35</td></tr></table>

Question: what was the percentage change in per diluted share earnings as adjusted from 2008 to 2009?
Answer: 0.12644