entergy louisiana , llc and subsidiaries management 2019s financial discussion and analysis all debt and common and preferred membership interest issuances by entergy louisiana require prior regulatory approval .preferred membership interest and debt issuances are also subject to issuance tests set forth in its bond indentures and other agreements .entergy louisiana has sufficient capacity under these tests to meet its foreseeable capital needs .entergy louisiana 2019s receivables from or ( payables to ) the money pool were as follows as of december 31 for each of the following years: .
[['2011', '2010', '2009', '2008'], ['( in thousands )', '( in thousands )', '( in thousands )', '( in thousands )'], ['( $ 118415 )', '$ 49887', '$ 52807', '$ 61236']]
see note 4 to the financial statements for a description of the money pool .entergy louisiana has a credit facility in the amount of $ 200 million scheduled to expire in august 2012 .as of december 31 , 2011 , $ 50 million was outstanding on the credit facility .entergy louisiana obtained short-term borrowing authorization from the ferc under which it may borrow through october 2013 , up to the aggregate amount , at any one time outstanding , of $ 250 million .see note 4 to the financial statements for further discussion of entergy louisiana 2019s short-term borrowing limits .entergy louisiana has also obtained an order from the ferc authorizing long-term securities issuances through july 2013 .in january 2012 , entergy louisiana issued $ 250 million of 1.875% ( 1.875 % ) series first mortgage bonds due december 2014 .entergy louisiana used the proceeds to repay short-term borrowings under the entergy system money pool .little gypsy repowering project in april 2007 , entergy louisiana announced that it intended to pursue the solid fuel repowering of a 538 mw unit at its little gypsy plant .in march 2009 the lpsc voted in favor of a motion directing entergy louisiana to temporarily suspend the repowering project and , based upon an analysis of the project 2019s economic viability , to make a recommendation regarding whether to proceed with the project .this action was based upon a number of factors including the recent decline in natural gas prices , as well as environmental concerns , the unknown costs of carbon legislation and changes in the capital/financial markets .in april 2009 , entergy louisiana complied with the lpsc 2019s directive and recommended that the project be suspended for an extended period of time of three years or more .in may 2009 the lpsc issued an order declaring that entergy louisiana 2019s decision to place the little gypsy project into a longer-term suspension of three years or more is in the public interest and prudent .in october 2009 , entergy louisiana made a filing with the lpsc seeking permission to cancel the little gypsy repowering project and seeking project cost recovery over a five-year period .in june 2010 and august 2010 , the lpsc staff and intervenors filed testimony .the lpsc staff ( 1 ) agreed that it was prudent to move the project from long-term suspension to cancellation and that the timing of the decision to suspend on a longer-term basis was not imprudent ; ( 2 ) indicated that , except for $ 0.8 million in compensation-related costs , the costs incurred should be deemed prudent ; ( 3 ) recommended recovery from customers over ten years but stated that the lpsc may want to consider 15 years ; ( 4 ) allowed for recovery of carrying costs and earning a return on project costs , but at a reduced rate approximating the cost of debt , while also acknowledging that the lpsc may consider ordering no return ; and ( 5 ) indicated that entergy louisiana should be directed to securitize project costs , if legally feasible and in the public interest .in the third quarter 2010 , in accordance with accounting standards , entergy louisiana determined that it was probable that the little gypsy repowering project would be abandoned and accordingly reclassified $ 199.8 million of project costs from construction work in progress to a regulatory asset .a hearing on the issues , except for cost allocation among customer classes , was held before the alj in november 2010 .in january 2011 all parties participated in a mediation on the disputed issues , resulting in a settlement of all disputed issues , including cost recovery and cost allocation .the settlement provides for entergy louisiana to recover $ 200 million as of march 31 , 2011 , and carrying costs on that amount on specified terms thereafter .the settlement also provides for entergy louisiana to recover the approved project costs by securitization .in april 2011 , entergy .

Question: what was the average entergy louisiana receivables from 2008 to 2011 in millions
Answer: 11378.75