humana inc .notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) 15 .stockholders 2019 equity as discussed in note 2 , we elected to early adopt new guidance related to accounting for employee share-based payments prospectively effective january 1 , 2016 .the adoption of this new guidance resulted in the recognition of approximately $ 20 million of tax benefits in net income in our consolidated statement of income for the three months ended march 31 , 2016 that had previously been recorded as additional paid-in capital in our consolidated balance sheet .dividends the following table provides details of dividend payments , excluding dividend equivalent rights , in 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 under our board approved quarterly cash dividend policy : payment amount per share amount ( in millions ) .
[['paymentdate', 'amountper share', 'totalamount ( in millions )'], ['2014', '$ 1.10', '$ 170'], ['2015', '$ 1.14', '$ 170'], ['2016', '$ 1.16', '$ 172']]
under the terms of the merger agreement , we agreed with aetna that our quarterly dividend would not exceed $ 0.29 per share prior to the closing or termination of the merger .on october 26 , 2016 , the board declared a cash dividend of $ 0.29 per share that was paid on january 27 , 2017 to stockholders of record on january 12 , 2017 , for an aggregate amount of $ 43 million .on february 14 , 2017 , following the termination of the merger agreement , the board declared a cash dividend of $ 0.40 per share , to be paid on april 28 , 2017 , to the stockholders of record on march 31 , 2017 .declaration and payment of future quarterly dividends is at the discretion of our board and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change .stock repurchases in september 2014 , our board of directors replaced a previous share repurchase authorization of up to $ 1 billion ( of which $ 816 million remained unused ) with an authorization for repurchases of up to $ 2 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans , which expired on december 31 , 2016 .under the share repurchase authorization , shares may have been purchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market , by block purchases , through plans designed to comply with rule 10b5-1 under the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended , or in privately-negotiated transactions ( including pursuant to accelerated share repurchase agreements with investment banks ) , subject to certain regulatory restrictions on volume , pricing , and timing .pursuant to the merger agreement , after july 2 , 2015 , we were prohibited from repurchasing any of our outstanding securities without the prior written consent of aetna , other than repurchases of shares of our common stock in connection with the exercise of outstanding stock options or the vesting or settlement of outstanding restricted stock awards .accordingly , as announced on july 3 , 2015 , we suspended our share repurchase program. .

Question: considering the year 2014 , what is the amount of issued shares , in millions?
Answer: 154.54
Explanation: it is the value of shares payment divided by the price per share to discover the number of shares issued and paid .