Please answer the given financial question based on the context.
Context: 30 2018 ppg annual report and 10-k foreign currency translation partially offset by : cost reclassifications associated with the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard . refer to note 2 , "revenue recognition" within part 2 of this form 10-k cost management including restructuring cost savings 2017 vs . 2016 selling , general and administrative expenses decreased $ 1 million primarily due to : lower net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs lower selling and advertising costs restructuring cost savings partially offset by : wage and other cost inflation selling , general and administrative expenses from acquired businesses foreign currency translation other charges and other income .
|( $ in millions except percentages )|2018|% (  % ) change 2017|% (  % ) change 2016|% (  % ) change 2018 vs . 2017|% (  % ) change 2017 vs . 2016|
|interest expense net of interest income|$ 95|$ 85|$ 99|11.8% ( 11.8 % )|( 14.1 ) % (  % )|
|business restructuring net|$ 66|$ 2014|$ 191|n/a|( 100.0 ) % (  % )|
|pension settlement charges|$ 2014|$ 60|$ 968|( 100.0 ) % (  % )|( 93.8 ) % (  % )|
|other charges|$ 122|$ 74|$ 242|64.9% ( 64.9 % )|( 69.4 ) % (  % )|
|other income|( $ 114 )|( $ 150 )|( $ 127 )|( 24.0 ) % (  % )|18.1% ( 18.1 % )|
interest expense , net of interest income interest expense , net of interest income increased $ 10 million in 2018 versus 2017 primarily due to the issuance of long- term debt in early 2018 . interest expense , net of interest income decreased $ 14 million in 2017 versus 2016 due to lower interest rate debt outstanding in 2017 . business restructuring , net a pretax restructuring charge of $ 83 million was recorded in the second quarter of 2018 , offset by certain changes in estimates to complete previously recorded programs of $ 17 million . a pretax charge of $ 191 million was recorded in 2016 . refer to note 8 , "business restructuring" in item 8 of this form 10-k for additional information . pension settlement charges during 2017 , ppg made lump-sum payments to certain retirees who had participated in ppg's u.s . qualified and non- qualified pension plans totaling approximately $ 127 million . as the lump-sum payments were in excess of the expected 2017 service and interest costs for the affected plans , ppg remeasured the periodic benefit obligation of these plans in the period payments were made and recorded settlement charges totaling $ 60 million ( $ 38 million after-tax ) during 2017 . during 2016 , ppg permanently transferred approximately $ 1.8 billion of its u.s . and canadian pension obligations and assets to several highly rated insurance companies . these actions triggered remeasurement and partial settlement of certain of the company 2019s defined benefit pension plans . ppg recognized a $ 968 million pre-tax settlement charge in connection with these transactions . refer to note 13 , "employee benefit plans" in item 8 of this form 10-k for additional information . other charges other charges in 2018 and 2016 were higher than 2017 primarily due to environmental remediation charges . these charges were principally for environmental remediation at a former chromium manufacturing plant and associated sites in new jersey . refer to note 14 , "commitments and contingent liabilities" in item 8 of this form 10-k for additional information . other income other income was lower in 2018 and 2016 than in 2017 primarily due to the gain from the sale of the mexican plaka business of $ 25 million and income from a legal settlement of $ 18 million in 2017 . refer to note 3 , "acquisitions and divestitures" in item 8 of this form 10-k for additional information. .
Question: what was the total pre-tax restructuring program cost in millions?


Answer: The answer is:257.0