amerisourcebergen corporation 2005 during the fiscal year september 30 , 2005 , the company recorded an impairment charge of $ 5.3 million relating to certain intangible assets within its technology operations .amortization expense for other intangible assets was $ 10.3 million , $ 10.0 million and $ 7.0 million in the fiscal years ended september 30 , 2005 , 2004 and 2003 , respectively .amortization expense for other intangible assets is estimated to be $ 10.1 million in fiscal 2006 , $ 8.8 million in fiscal 2007 , $ 5.0 million in fiscal 2008 , $ 3.3 million in fiscal 2009 , $ 3.2 million in fiscal 2010 , and $ 15.9 million thereafter .note 6 .debt debt consisted of the following: .
[['dollars in thousands', 'september 30 , 2005', 'september 30 , 2004'], ['blanco revolving credit facility at 4.53% ( 4.53 % ) and 3.34% ( 3.34 % ) respectively due 2006', '$ 55000', '$ 55000'], ['amerisourcebergen securitization financing due 2007', '2014', '2014'], ['revolving credit facility due 2009', '2014', '2014'], ['$ 400000 55/8% ( 55/8 % ) senior notes due 2012', '398010', '2014'], ['$ 500000 57/8% ( 57/8 % ) senior notes due 2015', '497508', '2014'], ['term loan facility at 3.02% ( 3.02 % )', '2014', '180000'], ['bergen 71/4% ( 71/4 % ) senior notes due 2005', '2014', '99939'], ['81/8%senior notes due 2008', '2014', '500000'], ['71/4%senior notes due 2012', '2014', '300000'], ['amerisource 5% ( 5 % ) convertible subordinated notes due 2007', '2014', '300000'], ['other', '2193', '3532'], ['total debt', '952711', '1438471'], ['less current portion', '1232', '281360'], ['total net of current portion', '$ 951479', '$ 1157111']]
long-term debt in september 2005 , the company issued $ 400 million of 5.625% ( 5.625 % ) senior notes due september 15 , 2012 ( the 201c2012 notes 201d ) and $ 500 million of 5.875% ( 5.875 % ) senior notes due september 15 , 2015 ( the 201c2015 notes 201d ) .the 2012 notes and 2015 notes each were sold at 99.5% ( 99.5 % ) of principal amount and have an effective interest yield of 5.71% ( 5.71 % ) and 5.94% ( 5.94 % ) , respectively .interest on the 2012 notes and the 2015 notes is payable semiannually in arrears , commencing on march 15 , 2006 .both the 2012 notes and the 2015 notes are redeemable at the company 2019s option at a price equal to the greater of 100% ( 100 % ) of the principal amount thereof , or the sum of the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments , as defined .in addition , at any time before september 15 , 2008 , the company may redeem up to an aggregate of 35% ( 35 % ) of the principal amount of the 2012 notes or the 2015 notes at redemption prices equal to 105.625% ( 105.625 % ) and 105.875% ( 105.875 % ) , respectively , of the principal amounts thereof , plus accrued and unpaid interest and liquidated damages , if any , to the date of redemption , with the cash proceeds of one or more equity issuances .in connection with the issuance of the 2012 notes and the 2015 notes , the company incurred approximately $ 6.3 million and $ 7.9 million of costs , respectively , which were deferred and are being amortized over the terms of the notes .the gross proceeds from the sale of the 2012 notes and the 2015 notes were used to finance the early retirement of the $ 500 million of 81 20448% ( 20448 % ) senior notes due 2008 and $ 300 million of 71 20444% ( 20444 % ) senior notes due 2012 in september 2005 , including the payment of $ 102.3 million of premiums and other costs .additionally , the company expensed $ 8.5 million of deferred financing costs related to the retirement of the 71 20444% ( 20444 % ) notes and the 81 20448% ( 20448 % ) notes .in december 2004 , the company entered into a $ 700 million five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility ( the 201csenior revolving credit facility 201d ) with a syndicate of lenders .the senior revolving credit facility replaced the senior credit agreement , as defined below .there were no borrowings outstanding under the senior revolving credit facility at september 30 , 2005 .interest on borrowings under the senior revolving credit facility accrues at specific rates based on the company 2019s debt rating .in april 2005 , the company 2019s debt rating was raised by one of the rating agencies and in accordance with the terms of the senior revolving credit facility , interest on borrow- ings accrue at either 80 basis points over libor or the prime rate at september 30 , 2005 .availability under the senior revolving credit facility is reduced by the amount of outstanding letters of credit ( $ 12.0 million at september 30 , 2005 ) .the company pays quarterly facility fees to maintain the availability under the senior revolving credit facility at specific rates based on the company 2019s debt rating .in april 2005 , the rate payable to maintain the availability of the $ 700 million commitment was reduced to 20 basis points per annum resulting from the company 2019s improved debt rating .in connection with entering into the senior revolving credit facility , the company incurred approximately $ 2.5 million of costs , which were deferred and are being amortized over the life of the facility .the company may choose to repay or reduce its commitments under the senior revolving credit facility at any time .the senior revolving credit facility contains covenants that impose limitations on , among other things , additional indebtedness , distributions and dividends to stockholders , and invest- ments .additional covenants require compliance with financial tests , including leverage and minimum earnings to fixed charges ratios .in august 2001 , the company had entered into a senior secured credit agreement ( the 201csenior credit agreement 201d ) with a syndicate of lenders .the senior credit agreement consisted of a $ 1.0 billion revolving credit facility ( the 201crevolving facility 201d ) and a $ 300 million term loan facility ( the 201cterm facility 201d ) , both of which had been scheduled to mature in august 2006 .the term facility had scheduled quarterly maturities , which began in december 2002 , totaling $ 60 million in each of fiscal 2003 and 2004 , $ 80 million in fiscal 2005 and $ 100 million in fiscal 2006 .the company previously paid the scheduled quarterly maturities of $ 60 million in fiscal 2004 and 2003. .

Question: what was the change in total debt in thousands between 2004 and 2005?
Answer: -485760