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Context: other income and expense for the three fiscal years ended september 28 , 2002 are as follows ( in millions ) : gains and losses on non-current investments investments categorized as non-current debt and equity investments on the consolidated balance sheet are in equity and debt instruments of public companies . the company's non-current debt and equity investments , and certain investments in private companies carried in other assets , have been categorized as available-for-sale requiring that they be carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses , net of taxes , reported in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income . however , the company recognizes an impairment charge to earnings in the event a decline in fair value below the cost basis of one of these investments is determined to be other-than-temporary . the company includes recognized gains and losses resulting from the sale or from other-than-temporary declines in fair value associated with these investments in other income and expense . further information related to the company's non-current debt and equity investments may be found in part ii , item 8 of this form 10-k at note 2 of notes to consolidated financial statements . during 2002 , the company determined that declines in the fair value of certain of these investments were other-than-temporary . as a result , the company recognized a $ 44 million charge to earnings to write-down the basis of its investment in earthlink , inc . ( earthlink ) , a $ 6 million charge to earnings to write-down the basis of its investment in akamai technologies , inc . ( akamai ) , and a $ 15 million charge to earnings to write-down the basis of its investment in a private company investment . these losses in 2002 were partially offset by the sale of 117000 shares of earthlink stock for net proceeds of $ 2 million and a gain before taxes of $ 223000 , the sale of 250000 shares of akamai stock for net proceeds of $ 2 million and a gain before taxes of $ 710000 , and the sale of approximately 4.7 million shares of arm holdings plc ( arm ) stock for both net proceeds and a gain before taxes of $ 21 million . during 2001 , the company sold a total of approximately 1 million shares of akamai stock for net proceeds of $ 39 million and recorded a gain before taxes of $ 36 million , and sold a total of approximately 29.8 million shares of arm stock for net proceeds of $ 176 million and recorded a gain before taxes of $ 174 million . these gains during 2001 were partially offset by a $ 114 million charge to earnings that reflected an other- than-temporary decline in the fair value of the company's investment in earthlink and an $ 8 million charge that reflected an other-than- temporary decline in the fair value of certain private company investments . during 2000 , the company sold a total of approximately 45.2 million shares of arm stock for net proceeds of $ 372 million and a gain before taxes of $ 367 million . the combined carrying value of the company's investments in earthlink , akamai , and arm as of september 28 , 2002 , was $ 39 million . the company believes it is likely there will continue to be significant fluctuations in the fair value of these investments in the future . accounting for derivatives and cumulative effect of accounting change on october 1 , 2000 , the company adopted statement of financial accounting standard ( sfas ) no . 133 , accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities . sfas no . 133 established accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments , hedging activities , and exposure definition . net of the related income tax effect of approximately $ 5 million , adoption of sfas no . 133 resulted in a favorable cumulative-effect-type adjustment to net income of approximately $ 12 million for the first quarter of 2001 . the $ 17 million gross transition adjustment was comprised of a $ 23 million favorable adjustment for the restatement to fair value of the derivative component of the company's investment in samsung electronics co. , ltd . ( samsung ) , partially offset by the unfavorable adjustments to certain foreign currency and interest rate derivatives . sfas no . 133 also required the company to adjust the carrying value of the derivative component of its investment in samsung to earnings during the first quarter of 2001 , the before tax effect of which was an unrealized loss of approximately $ 13 million . interest and other income , net net interest and other income was $ 112 million in fiscal 2002 , compared to $ 217 million in fiscal 2001 . this $ 105 million or 48% ( 48 % ) decrease is .
||2002|2001|2000|
|gains ( losses ) on non-current investments net|$ -42 ( 42 )|$ 88|$ 367|
|unrealized loss on convertible securities|$ 2014|-13 ( 13 )|$ 2014|
|interest income|$ 118|$ 218|$ 210|
|interest expense|-11 ( 11 )|-16 ( 16 )|-21 ( 21 )|
|miscellaneous other income and expense|5|15|14|
|interest and other income net|$ 112|$ 217|$ 203|
|total other income and expense|$ 70|$ 292|$ 570|
total other income and expense .
Question: what was the greatest amount of total other income and expense , in millions?


Answer: The answer is:570.0