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Context: "three factor formula" ) . the consolidated financial statements include northrop grumman management and support services allocations totaling $ 32 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 . shared services and infrastructure costs - this category includes costs for functions such as information technology support , systems maintenance , telecommunications , procurement and other shared services while hii was a subsidiary of northrop grumman . these costs were generally allocated to the company using the three factor formula or based on usage . the consolidated financial statements reflect shared services and infrastructure costs allocations totaling $ 80 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 . northrop grumman-provided benefits - this category includes costs for group medical , dental and vision insurance , 401 ( k ) savings plan , pension and postretirement benefits , incentive compensation and other benefits . these costs were generally allocated to the company based on specific identification of the benefits provided to company employees participating in these benefit plans . the consolidated financial statements include northrop grumman- provided benefits allocations totaling $ 169 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 . management believes that the methods of allocating these costs are reasonable , consistent with past practices , and in conformity with cost allocation requirements of cas or the far . related party sales and cost of sales prior to the spin-off , hii purchased and sold certain products and services from and to other northrop grumman entities . purchases of products and services from these affiliated entities , which were recorded at cost , were $ 44 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 . sales of products and services to these entities were $ 1 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 . former parent's equity in unit transactions between hii and northrop grumman prior to the spin-off have been included in the consolidated financial statements and were effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction was recorded . the net effect of the settlement of these transactions is reflected as former parent's equity in unit in the consolidated statement of changes in equity . 21 . unaudited selected quarterly data unaudited quarterly financial results for the years ended december 31 , 2013 and 2012 , are set forth in the following tables: .
|( $ in millions except per share amounts )|year ended december 31 2013 1st qtr|year ended december 31 2013 2nd qtr|year ended december 31 2013 3rd qtr|year ended december 31 2013 4th qtr|
|sales and service revenues|$ 1562|$ 1683|$ 1637|$ 1938|
|operating income ( loss )|95|116|127|174|
|earnings ( loss ) before income taxes|65|87|99|143|
|net earnings ( loss )|44|57|69|91|
|dividends declared per share|$ 0.10|$ 0.10|$ 0.10|$ 0.20|
|basic earnings ( loss ) per share|$ 0.88|$ 1.14|$ 1.38|$ 1.86|
|diluted earnings ( loss ) per share|$ 0.87|$ 1.12|$ 1.36|$ 1.82|
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Question: what were the total net earnings year ended december 31 2013 in millions


Answer: The answer is:170.0