"three factor formula" ) .the consolidated financial statements include northrop grumman management and support services allocations totaling $ 32 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 .shared services and infrastructure costs - this category includes costs for functions such as information technology support , systems maintenance , telecommunications , procurement and other shared services while hii was a subsidiary of northrop grumman .these costs were generally allocated to the company using the three factor formula or based on usage .the consolidated financial statements reflect shared services and infrastructure costs allocations totaling $ 80 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 .northrop grumman-provided benefits - this category includes costs for group medical , dental and vision insurance , 401 ( k ) savings plan , pension and postretirement benefits , incentive compensation and other benefits .these costs were generally allocated to the company based on specific identification of the benefits provided to company employees participating in these benefit plans .the consolidated financial statements include northrop grumman- provided benefits allocations totaling $ 169 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 .management believes that the methods of allocating these costs are reasonable , consistent with past practices , and in conformity with cost allocation requirements of cas or the far .related party sales and cost of sales prior to the spin-off , hii purchased and sold certain products and services from and to other northrop grumman entities .purchases of products and services from these affiliated entities , which were recorded at cost , were $ 44 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 .sales of products and services to these entities were $ 1 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 .former parent's equity in unit transactions between hii and northrop grumman prior to the spin-off have been included in the consolidated financial statements and were effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction was recorded .the net effect of the settlement of these transactions is reflected as former parent's equity in unit in the consolidated statement of changes in equity .21 .unaudited selected quarterly data unaudited quarterly financial results for the years ended december 31 , 2013 and 2012 , are set forth in the following tables: .
[['( $ in millions except per share amounts )', 'year ended december 31 2013 1st qtr', 'year ended december 31 2013 2nd qtr', 'year ended december 31 2013 3rd qtr', 'year ended december 31 2013 4th qtr'], ['sales and service revenues', '$ 1562', '$ 1683', '$ 1637', '$ 1938'], ['operating income ( loss )', '95', '116', '127', '174'], ['earnings ( loss ) before income taxes', '65', '87', '99', '143'], ['net earnings ( loss )', '44', '57', '69', '91'], ['dividends declared per share', '$ 0.10', '$ 0.10', '$ 0.10', '$ 0.20'], ['basic earnings ( loss ) per share', '$ 0.88', '$ 1.14', '$ 1.38', '$ 1.86'], ['diluted earnings ( loss ) per share', '$ 0.87', '$ 1.12', '$ 1.36', '$ 1.82']]
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Question: for the year ended december 31 2013 , what was the net margin for the 2nd qtr
Answer: 6.9%