page 45 of 100 ball corporation and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements 3 .
acquisitions latapack-ball embalagens ltda .
( latapack-ball ) in august 2010 , the company paid $ 46.2 million to acquire an additional 10.1 percent economic interest in its brazilian beverage packaging joint venture , latapack-ball , through a transaction with the joint venture partner , latapack s.a .
this transaction increased the company 2019s overall economic interest in the joint venture to 60.1 percent and expands and strengthens ball 2019s presence in the growing brazilian market .
as a result of the transaction , latapack-ball became a variable interest entity ( vie ) under consolidation accounting guidelines with ball being identified as the primary beneficiary of the vie and consolidating the joint venture .
latapack-ball operates metal beverage packaging manufacturing plants in tres rios , jacarei and salvador , brazil and has been included in the metal beverage packaging , americas and asia , reporting segment .
in connection with the acquisition , the company recorded a gain of $ 81.8 million on its previously held equity investment in latapack-ball as a result of required purchase accounting .
the following table summarizes the final fair values of the latapack-ball assets acquired , liabilities assumed and non- controlling interest recognized , as well as the related investment in latapack s.a. , as of the acquisition date .
the valuation was based on market and income approaches. .

cash
$ 69.3
current assets
84.7
property plant and equipment
265.9
goodwill
100.2
intangible asset
52.8
current liabilities
-53.2 ( 53.2 )
long-term liabilities
-174.1 ( 174.1 )
net assets acquired
$ 345.6
noncontrolling interests
$ -132.9 ( 132.9 )

noncontrolling interests $ ( 132.9 ) the customer relationships were identified as an intangible asset by the company and assigned an estimated life of 13.4 years .
the intangible asset is being amortized on a straight-line basis .
neuman aluminum ( neuman ) in july 2010 , the company acquired neuman for approximately $ 62 million in cash .
neuman had sales of approximately $ 128 million in 2009 ( unaudited ) and is the leading north american manufacturer of aluminum slugs used to make extruded aerosol cans , beverage bottles , aluminum collapsible tubes and technical impact extrusions .
neuman operates two plants , one in the united states and one in canada , which employ approximately 180 people .
the acquisition of neuman is not material to the metal food and household products packaging , americas , segment , in which its results of operations have been included since the acquisition date .
guangdong jianlibao group co. , ltd ( jianlibao ) in june 2010 , the company acquired jianlibao 2019s 65 percent interest in a joint venture metal beverage can and end plant in sanshui ( foshan ) , prc .
ball has owned 35 percent of the joint venture plant since 1992 .
ball acquired the 65 percent interest for $ 86.9 million in cash ( net of cash acquired ) and assumed debt , and also entered into a long-term supply agreement with jianlibao and one of its affiliates .
the company recorded equity earnings of $ 24.1 million , which was composed of equity earnings and a gain realized on the fair value of ball 2019s previous 35 percent equity investment as a result of required purchase accounting .
the purchase accounting was completed during the third quarter of 2010 .
the acquisition of the remaining interest is not material to the metal beverage packaging , americas and asia , segment. .

Question: what was the implied total value in millions of the brazilian beverage packaging joint venture , latapack-ball , in august 2010?
Answer: 98.0