table of contents ( 2 ) includes capitalized lease obligations of $ 3.2 million and $ 0.1 million as of december 31 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively , which are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet .( 3 ) ebitda is defined as consolidated net income before interest expense , income tax expense , depreciation and amortization .adjusted ebitda , which is a measure defined in our credit agreements , means ebitda adjusted for certain items which are described in the table below .we have included a reconciliation of ebitda and adjusted ebitda in the table below .both ebitda and adjusted ebitda are considered non-gaap financial measures .generally , a non-gaap financial measure is a numerical measure of a company 2019s performance , financial position or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with gaap .non-gaap measures used by us may differ from similar measures used by other companies , even when similar terms are used to identify such measures .we believe that ebitda and adjusted ebitda provide helpful information with respect to our operating performance and cash flows including our ability to meet our future debt service , capital expenditures and working capital requirements .adjusted ebitda is also the primary measure used in certain key covenants and definitions contained in the credit agreement governing our senior secured term loan facility ( 201cterm loan 201d ) , including the excess cash flow payment provision , the restricted payment covenant and the net leverage ratio .these covenants and definitions are material components of the term loan as they are used in determining the interest rate applicable to the term loan , our ability to make certain investments , incur additional debt , and make restricted payments , such as dividends and share repurchases , as well as whether we are required to make additional principal prepayments on the term loan beyond the quarterly amortization payments .for further details regarding the term loan , see note 8 ( long-term debt ) to the accompanying consolidated financial statements .the following unaudited table sets forth reconciliations of net income to ebitda and ebitda to adjusted ebitda for the periods presented: .
[['( in millions )', 'years ended december 31 , 2015', 'years ended december 31 , 2014', 'years ended december 31 , 2013', 'years ended december 31 , 2012', 'years ended december 31 , 2011'], ['net income', '$ 403.1', '$ 244.9', '$ 132.8', '$ 119.0', '$ 17.1'], ['depreciation and amortization', '227.4', '207.9', '208.2', '210.2', '204.9'], ['income tax expense', '243.9', '142.8', '62.7', '67.1', '11.2'], ['interest expense net', '159.5', '197.3', '250.1', '307.4', '324.2'], ['ebitda', '1033.9', '792.9', '653.8', '703.7', '557.4'], ['non-cash equity-based compensation', '31.2', '16.4', '8.6', '22.1', '19.5'], ['net loss on extinguishment of long-term debt ( a )', '24.3', '90.7', '64.0', '17.2', '118.9'], ['loss ( income ) from equity investments ( b )', '10.1', '-2.2 ( 2.2 )', '-0.6 ( 0.6 )', '-0.3 ( 0.3 )', '-0.1 ( 0.1 )'], ['acquisition and integration expenses ( c )', '10.2', '2014', '2014', '2014', '2014'], ['gain on remeasurement of equity investment ( d )', '-98.1 ( 98.1 )', '2014', '2014', '2014', '2014'], ['other adjustments ( e )', '6.9', '9.2', '82.7', '23.9', '21.6'], ['adjusted ebitda ( f )', '$ 1018.5', '$ 907.0', '$ 808.5', '$ 766.6', '$ 717.3']]
net loss on extinguishment of long-term debt ( a ) 24.3 90.7 64.0 17.2 118.9 loss ( income ) from equity investments ( b ) 10.1 ( 2.2 ) ( 0.6 ) ( 0.3 ) ( 0.1 ) acquisition and integration expenses ( c ) 10.2 2014 2014 2014 2014 gain on remeasurement of equity investment ( d ) ( 98.1 ) 2014 2014 2014 2014 other adjustments ( e ) 6.9 9.2 82.7 23.9 21.6 adjusted ebitda ( f ) $ 1018.5 $ 907.0 $ 808.5 $ 766.6 $ 717.3 ( a ) during the years ended december 31 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 , we recorded net losses on extinguishments of long-term debt .the losses represented the difference between the amount paid upon extinguishment , including call premiums and expenses paid to the debt holders and agents , and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt , adjusted for a portion of the unamortized deferred financing costs .( b ) represents our share of net income/loss from our equity investments .our 35% ( 35 % ) share of kelway 2019s net loss includes our 35% ( 35 % ) share of an expense related to certain equity awards granted by one of the sellers to kelway coworkers in july 2015 prior to the acquisition .( c ) primarily includes expenses related to the acquisition of kelway .( d ) represents the gain resulting from the remeasurement of our previously held 35% ( 35 % ) equity investment to fair value upon the completion of the acquisition of kelway. .

Question: what was the 2015 rate of increase in adjusted ebitda?
Answer: 12%