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Context: net impairment we recognized $ 14.9 million of net impairment during the year ended december 31 , 2011 , on certain securities in our non-agency cmo portfolio due to continued deterioration in the expected credit performance of the underlying loans in those specific securities . the gross other-than-temporary impairment ( 201cotti 201d ) and the noncredit portion of otti , which was or had been previously recorded through other comprehensive income , are shown in the table below ( dollars in millions ) : year ended december 31 , 2011 2010 .
||year ended december31 2011|2010|
|other-than-temporary impairment ( 201cotti 201d )|$ -9.2 ( 9.2 )|$ -41.5 ( 41.5 )|
|less : noncredit portion of otti recognized into ( out of ) other comprehensive income ( loss ) ( before tax )|-5.7 ( 5.7 )|3.8|
|net impairment|$ -14.9 ( 14.9 )|$ -37.7 ( 37.7 )|
other revenues other revenues decreased 15% ( 15 % ) to $ 39.3 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 compared to 2010 . the decrease was due primarily to the gain on sale of approximately $ 1 billion in savings accounts to discover financial services in the first quarter of 2010 , which increased other revenues during the year ended december 31 , 2010 . provision for loan losses provision for loan losses decreased 43% ( 43 % ) to $ 440.6 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 compared to 2010 . the decrease in provision for loan losses was driven by improving credit trends and loan portfolio run-off , as evidenced by the lower levels of delinquent loans in the one- to four-family and home equity loan portfolios . the provision for loan losses has declined for three consecutive years , down 72% ( 72 % ) from its peak of $ 1.6 billion for the year ended december 31 , 2008 . we expect provision for loan losses to continue to decline in 2012 compared to 2011 , although it is subject to variability from quarter to quarter . as we transition from the ots to the occ , we are evaluating programs and practices that were designed in accordance with guidance from the ots . we are working to align certain policies and procedures to the guidance from the occ and have suspended certain loan modification programs that will require changes . we increased the qualitative reserve in 2011 to reflect additional estimated losses during the period of reduced activity in our modification programs , as well as uncertainty around certain loans modified under our previous programs . once the evaluation of the existing programs and practices is complete and any necessary changes have been implemented , we will re-assess the overall qualitative reserve. .
Question: as december 312011 what was the amount of the provision for impairment in billion


Answer: The answer is:1.152