kimco realty corporation and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements , continued uncertain tax positions : the company is subject to income tax in certain jurisdictions outside the u.s. , principally canada and mexico .the statute of limitations on assessment of tax varies from three to seven years depending on the jurisdiction and tax issue .tax returns filed in each jurisdiction are subject to examination by local tax authorities .the company is currently under audit by the canadian revenue agency , mexican tax authority and the u.s .internal revenue service ( 201cirs 201d ) .in october 2011 , the irs issued a notice of proposed adjustment , which proposes pursuant to section 482 of the code , to disallow a capital loss claimed by krs on the disposition of common shares of valad property ltd. , an australian publicly listed company .because the adjustment is being made pursuant to section 482 of the code , the irs believes it can assert a 100 percent 201cpenalty 201d tax pursuant to section 857 ( b ) ( 7 ) of the code and disallow the capital loss deduction .the notice of proposed adjustment indicates the irs 2019 intention to impose the 100 percent 201cpenalty 201d tax on the company in the amount of $ 40.9 million and disallowing the capital loss claimed by krs .the company and its outside counsel have considered the irs 2019 assessment and believe that there is sufficient documentation establishing a valid business purpose for the transfer , including recent case history showing support for similar positions .accordingly , the company strongly disagrees with the irs 2019 position on the application of section 482 of the code to the disposition of the shares , the imposition of the 100 percent penalty tax and the simultaneous assertion of the penalty tax and disallowance of the capital loss deduction .the company received a notice of proposed assessment and filed a written protest and requested an irs appeals office conference .an appeals hearing was attended by management and its attorneys , the irs compliance group and an irs appeals officer in november , 2014 , at which time irs compliance presented arguments in support of their position , as noted herein .management and its attorneys presented rebuttal arguments in support of its position .the matter is currently under consideration by the appeals officer .the company intends to vigorously defend its position in this matter and believes it will prevail .resolutions of these audits are not expected to have a material effect on the company 2019s financial statements .during 2013 , the company early adopted asu 2013-11 prospectively and reclassified a portion of its reserve for uncertain tax positions .the reserve for uncertain tax positions included amounts related to the company 2019s canadian operations .the company has unrecognized tax benefits reported as deferred tax assets and are available to settle adjustments made with respect to the company 2019s uncertain tax positions in canada .the company reduced its reserve for uncertain tax positions by $ 12.3 million associated with its canadian operations and reduced its deferred tax assets in accordance with asu 2013-11 .the company does not believe that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of december 31 , 2014 , will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months .as of december 31 , 2014 , the company 2019s canadian uncertain tax positions , which reduce its deferred tax assets , aggregated $ 10.4 million .the liability for uncertain tax benefits principally consists of estimated foreign , federal and state income tax liabilities in years for which the statute of limitations is open .open years range from 2008 through 2014 and vary by jurisdiction and issue .the aggregate changes in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended december 31 , 2014 and 2013 were as follows ( in thousands ) : .
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( a ) this amount was reclassified against the related deferred tax asset relating to the company 2019s early adoption of asu 2013-11 as discussed above. .

Question: what was the percentage decrease in the 2013 balance from the beginning of the year to the end of the year?
Answer: 72.82%