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Context: notes to consolidated financial statements note 10 . securitization activities the firm securitizes residential and commercial mortgages , corporate bonds , loans and other types of financial assets by selling these assets to securitization vehicles ( e.g. , trusts , corporate entities and limited liability companies ) or through a resecuritization . the firm acts as underwriter of the beneficial interests that are sold to investors . the firm 2019s residential mortgage securitizations are substantially all in connection with government agency securitizations . beneficial interests issued by securitization entities are debt or equity securities that give the investors rights to receive all or portions of specified cash inflows to a securitization vehicle and include senior and subordinated interests in principal , interest and/or other cash inflows . the proceeds from the sale of beneficial interests are used to pay the transferor for the financial assets sold to the securitization vehicle or to purchase securities which serve as collateral . the firm accounts for a securitization as a sale when it has relinquished control over the transferred assets . prior to securitization , the firm accounts for assets pending transfer at fair value and therefore does not typically recognize significant gains or losses upon the transfer of assets . net revenues from underwriting activities are recognized in connection with the sales of the underlying beneficial interests to investors . for transfers of assets that are not accounted for as sales , the assets remain in 201cfinancial instruments owned , at fair value 201d and the transfer is accounted for as a collateralized financing , with the related interest expense recognized over the life of the transaction . see notes 9 and 23 for further information about collateralized financings and interest expense , respectively . the firm generally receives cash in exchange for the transferred assets but may also have continuing involvement with transferred assets , including ownership of beneficial interests in securitized financial assets , primarily in the form of senior or subordinated securities . the firm may also purchase senior or subordinated securities issued by securitization vehicles ( which are typically vies ) in connection with secondary market-making activities . the primary risks included in beneficial interests and other interests from the firm 2019s continuing involvement with securitization vehicles are the performance of the underlying collateral , the position of the firm 2019s investment in the capital structure of the securitization vehicle and the market yield for the security . these interests are accounted for at fair value and are included in 201cfinancial instruments owned , at fair value 201d and are generally classified in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy . see notes 5 through 8 for further information about fair value measurements . the table below presents the amount of financial assets securitized and the cash flows received on retained interests in securitization entities in which the firm had continuing involvement. .
|in millions|year ended december 2013|year ended december 2012|year ended december 2011|
|residential mortgages|$ 29772|$ 33755|$ 40131|
|commercial mortgages|6086|300|2014|
|other financial assets|2014|2014|269|
|total|$ 35858|$ 34055|$ 40400|
|cash flows on retained interests|$ 249|$ 389|$ 569|
goldman sachs 2013 annual report 165 .
Question: in millions for 2013 , 2012 , and 2011 , what was total commercial mortgages?


Answer: The answer is:8400.0