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Context: the goldman sachs group , inc . and subsidiaries management 2019s discussion and analysis during periods in which we have significantly more positive net revenue days than net revenue loss days , we expect to have fewer var exceptions because , under normal conditions , our business model generally produces positive net revenues . in periods in which our franchise revenues are adversely affected , we generally have more loss days , resulting in more var exceptions . the daily net revenues for positions included in var used to determine var exceptions reflect the impact of any intraday activity , including bid/offer net revenues , which are more likely than not to be positive by their nature . sensitivity measures certain portfolios and individual positions are not included in var because var is not the most appropriate risk measure . other sensitivity measures we use to analyze market risk are described below . 10% ( 10 % ) sensitivity measures . the table below presents market risk by asset category for positions accounted for at fair value , that are not included in var. .
|$ in millions|as of december 2018|as of december 2017|
|equity|$ 1923|$ 2096|
|debt|1890|1606|
|total|$ 3813|$ 3702|
in the table above : 2030 the market risk of these positions is determined by estimating the potential reduction in net revenues of a 10% ( 10 % ) decline in the value of these positions . 2030 equity positions relate to private and restricted public equity securities , including interests in funds that invest in corporate equities and real estate and interests in hedge funds . 2030 debt positions include interests in funds that invest in corporate mezzanine and senior debt instruments , loans backed by commercial and residential real estate , corporate bank loans and other corporate debt , including acquired portfolios of distressed loans . 2030 funded equity and debt positions are included in our consolidated statements of financial condition in financial instruments owned . see note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about cash instruments . 2030 these measures do not reflect the diversification effect across asset categories or across other market risk measures . credit spread sensitivity on derivatives and financial liabilities . var excludes the impact of changes in counterparty and our own credit spreads on derivatives , as well as changes in our own credit spreads ( debt valuation adjustment ) on financial liabilities for which the fair value option was elected . the estimated sensitivity to a one basis point increase in credit spreads ( counterparty and our own ) on derivatives was a gain of $ 3 million ( including hedges ) as of both december 2018 and december 2017 . in addition , the estimated sensitivity to a one basis point increase in our own credit spreads on financial liabilities for which the fair value option was elected was a gain of $ 41 million as of december 2018 and $ 35 million as of december 2017 . however , the actual net impact of a change in our own credit spreads is also affected by the liquidity , duration and convexity ( as the sensitivity is not linear to changes in yields ) of those financial liabilities for which the fair value option was elected , as well as the relative performance of any hedges undertaken . interest rate sensitivity . loans receivable were $ 80.59 billion as of december 2018 and $ 65.93 billion as of december 2017 , substantially all of which had floating interest rates . the estimated sensitivity to a 100 basis point increase in interest rates on such loans was $ 607 million as of december 2018 and $ 527 million as of december 2017 , of additional interest income over a twelve-month period , which does not take into account the potential impact of an increase in costs to fund such loans . see note 9 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about loans receivable . other market risk considerations as of both december 2018 and december 2017 , we had commitments and held loans for which we have obtained credit loss protection from sumitomo mitsui financial group , inc . see note 18 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about such lending commitments . in addition , we make investments in securities that are accounted for as available-for-sale and included in financial instruments owned in the consolidated statements of financial condition . see note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for further information . we also make investments accounted for under the equity method and we also make direct investments in real estate , both of which are included in other assets . direct investments in real estate are accounted for at cost less accumulated depreciation . see note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for further information about other assets . 92 goldman sachs 2018 form 10-k .
Question: for asset category for positions accounted for at fair value , that are not included in var , in millions for 2018 and 2017 , what was the maximum equity value?


Answer: The answer is:2096.0