Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: corporate/other corporate/other includes certain unallocated costs of global staff functions ( including finance , risk , human resources , legal and compliance ) , other corporate expenses and unallocated global operations and technology expenses and income taxes , as well as corporate treasury , certain north america legacy consumer loan portfolios , other legacy assets and discontinued operations ( for additional information on corporate/other , see 201ccitigroup segments 201d above ) . at december 31 , 2018 , corporate/other had $ 91 billion in assets , an increase of 17% ( 17 % ) from the prior year . in millions of dollars 2018 2017 2016 % (  % ) change 2018 vs . 2017 % (  % ) change 2017 vs . 2016 .
|in millions of dollars|2018|2017|2016|% (  % ) change2018 vs . 2017|% (  % ) change2017 vs . 2016|
|net interest revenue|$ 2254|$ 2000|$ 3045|13% ( 13 % )|( 34 ) % (  % )|
|non-interest revenue|-171 ( 171 )|1132|2188|nm|-48 ( 48 )|
|total revenues net of interest expense|$ 2083|$ 3132|$ 5233|( 33 ) % (  % )|( 40 ) % (  % )|
|total operating expenses|$ 2272|$ 3814|$ 5042|( 40 ) % (  % )|( 24 ) % (  % )|
|net credit losses|$ 21|$ 149|$ 435|( 86 ) % (  % )|( 66 ) % (  % )|
|credit reserve build ( release )|-218 ( 218 )|-317 ( 317 )|-456 ( 456 )|31|30|
|provision ( release ) for unfunded lending commitments|-3 ( 3 )|2014|-8 ( 8 )|2014|100|
|provision for benefits and claims|-2 ( 2 )|-7 ( 7 )|98|71|nm|
|provisions for credit losses and for benefits and claims|$ -202 ( 202 )|$ -175 ( 175 )|$ 69|-15 ( 15 )|nm|
|income ( loss ) from continuing operations before taxes|$ 13|$ -507 ( 507 )|$ 122|nm|nm|
|income taxes ( benefits )|-113 ( 113 )|19064|-455 ( 455 )|nm|nm|
|income ( loss ) from continuing operations|$ 126|$ -19571 ( 19571 )|$ 577|nm|nm|
|income ( loss ) from discontinued operations net of taxes|-8 ( 8 )|-111 ( 111 )|-58 ( 58 )|93|-91 ( 91 )|
|net income ( loss ) before attribution of noncontrolling interests|$ 118|$ -19682 ( 19682 )|$ 519|nm|nm|
|noncontrolling interests|11|-6 ( 6 )|-2 ( 2 )|nm|nm|
|net income ( loss )|$ 107|$ -19676 ( 19676 )|$ 521|nm|nm|
nm not meaningful 2018 vs . 2017 net income was $ 107 million in 2018 , compared to a net loss of $ 19.7 billion in the prior year , primarily driven by the $ 19.8 billion one-time , non-cash charge recorded in the tax line in 2017 due to the impact of tax reform . results in 2018 included the one-time benefit of $ 94 million in the tax line , related to tax reform . for additional information , see 201csignificant accounting policies and significant estimates 2014income taxes 201d below . excluding the one-time impact of tax reform in 2018 and 2017 , net income decreased 92% ( 92 % ) , reflecting lower revenues , partially offset by lower expenses , lower cost of credit and tax benefits related to the reorganization of certain non-u.s . subsidiaries . the tax benefits were largely offset by the release of a foreign currency translation adjustment ( cta ) from aoci to earnings ( for additional information on the cta release , see note 19 to the consolidated financial statements ) . revenues decreased 33% ( 33 % ) , driven by the continued wind-down of legacy assets . expenses decreased 40% ( 40 % ) , primarily driven by the wind-down of legacy assets , lower infrastructure costs and lower legal expenses . provisions decreased $ 27 million to a net benefit of $ 202 million , primarily due to lower net credit losses , partially offset by a lower net loan loss reserve release . net credit losses declined 86% ( 86 % ) to $ 21 million , primarily reflecting the impact of ongoing divestiture activity and the continued wind-down of the north america mortgage portfolio . the net reserve release declined by $ 96 million to $ 221 million , and reflected the continued wind-down of the legacy north america mortgage portfolio and divestitures . 2017 vs . 2016 the net loss was $ 19.7 billion , compared to net income of $ 521 million in the prior year , primarily driven by the one-time impact of tax reform . excluding the one-time impact of tax reform , net income declined 69% ( 69 % ) to $ 168 million , reflecting lower revenues , partially offset by lower expenses and lower cost of credit . revenues declined 40% ( 40 % ) , primarily reflecting the continued wind-down of legacy assets and the absence of gains related to debt buybacks in 2016 . revenues included approximately $ 750 million in gains on asset sales in the first quarter of 2017 , which more than offset a roughly $ 300 million charge related to the exit of citi 2019s u.s . mortgage servicing operations in the quarter . expenses declined 24% ( 24 % ) , reflecting the wind-down of legacy assets and lower legal expenses , partially offset by approximately $ 100 million in episodic expenses primarily related to the exit of the u.s . mortgage servicing operations . also included in expenses is an approximately $ 255 million provision for remediation costs related to a card act matter in 2017 . provisions decreased $ 244 million to a net benefit of $ 175 million , primarily due to lower net credit losses and a lower provision for benefits and claims , partially offset by a lower net loan loss reserve release . net credit losses declined 66% ( 66 % ) , primarily reflecting the impact of ongoing divestiture activity and the continued wind-down of the north america mortgage portfolio . the decline in the provision for benefits and claims was primarily due to lower insurance activity . the net reserve release declined $ 147 million , and reflected the continued wind-down of the legacy north america mortgage portfolio and divestitures. .
Question: what was the percentage change in total revenues net of interest expense between 2016 and 2018?


Answer: The answer is:-0.60195