mw mamonal plant .approximately $ 77 million of the purchase price was allocated to goodwill and is being amortized over 32 years .the termocandelaria power plant has been included in discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements .the table below presents supplemental unaudited pro forma operating results as if all of the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the periods shown ( in millions , except per share amounts ) .no pro forma operating results are provided for 2001 , because the impact would not have been material .the pro forma amounts include certain adjustments , primarily for depreciation and amortization based on the allocated purchase price and additional interest expense : year ended december 31 , 2000 .
[['', 'year ended december 31 2000'], ['revenue', '$ 8137'], ['income before extraordinary items', '833'], ['net income', '822'], ['basic earnings per share', '$ 1.67'], ['diluted earnings per share', '$ 1.61']]
the pro forma results are based upon assumptions and estimates that the company believes are reasonable .the pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results that actually would have been obtained had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the periods shown , nor are they intended to be a projection of future results .3 .discontinued operations effective january 1 , 2001 , the company adopted sfas no .144 .this statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets .sfas no .144 requires a component of an entity that either has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale to be reported as discontinued operations if certain conditions are met .during the year , the company decided to exit certain of its businesses .these businesses included power direct , geoutilities , termocandelaria , ib valley and several telecommunications businesses in brazil and the u.s .the businesses were either disposed of or abandoned during the year or were classified as held for sale at december 31 , 2001 .for those businesses disposed of or abandoned , the company determined that significant adverse changes in legal factors and/or the business climate , such as unfavorable market conditions and low tariffs , negatively affected the value of these assets .the company has certain businesses that are held for sale , including termocandelaria .the company has approved and committed to a plan to sell these assets , they are available for immediate sale , and a plan has been established to locate a buyer at a reasonable fair market value price .the company believes it will sell these assets within one year and it is unlikely that significant changes will be made to the plan to sell .at december 31 , 2001 , the assets and liabilities associated with the discontinued operations are segregated on the consolidated balance sheets .a majority of the long-lived assets related to discontinued operations are for the termocandelaria competitive supply business located in colombia .the revenues associated with the discontinued operations were $ 287 million , $ 74 million and $ 7 million for the years ended december 31 , 2001 , 2000 and 1999 , respectively .the pretax losses associated with the discontinued operations were $ 58 million , $ 31 million and $ 4 million for each of the years ended december 31 , 2001 , 2000 and 1999 , respectively .the loss on disposal and impairment write-downs for those businesses held for sale , net of tax associated with the discontinued operations , was $ 145 million for the year ended december 31 , 2001. .

Question: disco losses improved by how much in 2001?
Answer: 27000000