Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: page 71 of 94 notes to consolidated financial statements ball corporation and subsidiaries 16 . shareholders 2019 equity ( continued ) on october 24 , 2007 , ball announced the discontinuance of the company 2019s discount on the reinvestment of dividends associated with the company 2019s dividend reinvestment and voluntary stock purchase plan for non- employee shareholders . the 5 percent discount was discontinued on november 1 , 2007 . accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) the activity related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) was as follows : ( $ in millions ) foreign currency translation pension and postretirement items , net of tax effective financial derivatives , net of tax accumulated comprehensive earnings ( loss ) .
|( $ in millions )|foreign currency translation|pension and other postretirement items net of tax|effective financial derivatives net of tax|accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss )|
|december 31 2004|$ 148.9|$ -126.3 ( 126.3 )|$ 10.6|$ 33.2|
|2005 change|-74.3 ( 74.3 )|-43.6 ( 43.6 )|-16.0 ( 16.0 )|-133.9 ( 133.9 )|
|december 31 2005|74.6|-169.9 ( 169.9 )|-5.4 ( 5.4 )|-100.7 ( 100.7 )|
|2006 change|57.2|55.9|6.0|119.1|
|effect of sfas no . 158 adoption ( a )|2013|-47.9 ( 47.9 )|2013|-47.9 ( 47.9 )|
|december 31 2006|131.8|-161.9 ( 161.9 )|0.6|-29.5 ( 29.5 )|
|2007 change|90.0|57.9|-11.5 ( 11.5 )|136.4|
|december 31 2007|$ 221.8|$ -104.0 ( 104.0 )|$ -10.9 ( 10.9 )|$ 106.9|
( a ) within the company 2019s 2006 annual report , the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders 2019 equity for the year ended december 31 , 2006 , included a transition adjustment of $ 47.9 million , net of tax , related to the adoption of sfas no . 158 , 201cemployers 2019 accounting for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans , an amendment of fasb statements no . 87 , 88 , 106 and 132 ( r ) , 201d as a component of 2006 comprehensive earnings rather than only as an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss . the 2006 amounts have been revised to correct the previous reporting . notwithstanding the 2005 distribution pursuant to the jobs act , management 2019s intention is to indefinitely reinvest foreign earnings . therefore , no taxes have been provided on the foreign currency translation component for any period . the change in the pension and other postretirement items is presented net of related tax expense of $ 31.3 million and $ 2.9 million for 2007 and 2006 , respectively , and a related tax benefit of $ 27.3 million for 2005 . the change in the effective financial derivatives is presented net of related tax benefit of $ 3.2 million for 2007 , related tax expense of $ 5.7 million for 2006 and related tax benefit of $ 10.7 million for 2005 . stock-based compensation programs effective january 1 , 2006 , ball adopted sfas no . 123 ( revised 2004 ) , 201cshare based payment , 201d which is a revision of sfas no . 123 and supersedes apb opinion no . 25 . the new standard establishes accounting standards for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services , including stock option and restricted stock grants . the major differences for ball are that ( 1 ) expense is now recorded in the consolidated statements of earnings for the fair value of new stock option grants and nonvested portions of grants made prior to january 1 , 2006 , and ( 2 ) the company 2019s deposit share program ( discussed below ) is no longer a variable plan that is marked to current market value each month through earnings . upon adoption of sfas no . 123 ( revised 2004 ) , ball has chosen to use the modified prospective transition method and the black-scholes valuation model. .
Question: what was the percentage change in accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) between 2005 and 2006?\\n


Answer: The answer is:0.70705