Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: we recorded liabilities for certain litigation settlements in prior periods . total liabilities for litigation settlements changed from december 31 , 2006 , as follows : ( in millions ) .
|balance as of december 31 2006|$ 477|
|provision for litigation settlements ( note 20 )|3|
|interest accretion on u.s . merchant lawsuit|38|
|payments|-114 ( 114 )|
|balance as of december 31 2007|$ 404|
|provision for discover settlement|863|
|provision for american express settlement|1649|
|provision for other litigation settlements|6|
|interest accretion on u.s . merchant lawsuit|33|
|interest accretion on american express settlement|44|
|payments on american express settlement|-300 ( 300 )|
|payments on discover settlement|-863 ( 863 )|
|payment on u.s . merchant lawsuit|-100 ( 100 )|
|other payments and accretion|-1 ( 1 )|
|balance as of december 31 2008|$ 1736|
* note that table may not sum due to rounding . contribution expense 2014foundation in may 2006 , in conjunction with our initial public offering ( 201cipo 201d ) , we issued 13496933 shares of our class a common stock as a donation to the foundation that is incorporated in canada and controlled by directors who are independent of us and our customers . the foundation builds on mastercard 2019s existing charitable giving commitments by continuing to support programs and initiatives that help children and youth to access education , understand and utilize technology , and develop the skills necessary to succeed in a diverse and global work force . the vision of the foundation is to make the economy work for everybody by advancing innovative programs in areas of microfinance and youth education . in connection with the donation of the class a common stock , we recorded an expense of $ 395 million which was equal to the aggregate value of the shares we donated . in both 2007 and 2006 , we recorded expenses of $ 20 million for cash donations we made to the foundation , completing our intention , announced at the time of the ipo , to donate approximately $ 40 million in cash to the foundation in support of its operating expenses and charitable disbursements for the first four years of its operations . we may make additional cash contributions to the foundation in the future . the cash and stock donations to the foundation are generally not deductible by mastercard for tax purposes . as a result of this difference between the financial statement and tax treatments of the donations , our effective income tax rate for the year ended december 31 , 2006 is significantly higher than our effective income tax rates for 2007 and 2008 . depreciation and amortization depreciation and amortization expenses increased $ 14 million in 2008 and decreased $ 2 million in 2007 . the increase in depreciation and amortization expense in 2008 is primarily due to increased investments in leasehold and building improvements , data center equipment and capitalized software . the decrease in depreciation and amortization expense in 2007 was primarily related to certain assets becoming fully depreciated . depreciation and amortization will increase as we continue to invest in leasehold and building improvements , data center equipment and capitalized software. .
Question: what is the net change in the balance of total liabilities for litigation settlements during 2007?


Answer: The answer is:-73.0