Financial report context:
operating income ( loss ) by segment is summarized below: .

Financial table:
( in thousands ): north america; year ended december 31 , 2016: $ 408424; year ended december 31 , 2015: $ 460961; year ended december 31 , $ change: $ -52537 ( 52537 ); year ended december 31 , % (  % ) change: ( 11.4 ) % (  % )
( in thousands ): emea; year ended december 31 , 2016: 11420; year ended december 31 , 2015: 3122; year ended december 31 , $ change: 8298; year ended december 31 , % (  % ) change: 265.8
( in thousands ): asia-pacific; year ended december 31 , 2016: 68338; year ended december 31 , 2015: 36358; year ended december 31 , $ change: 31980; year ended december 31 , % (  % ) change: 88.0
( in thousands ): latin america; year ended december 31 , 2016: -33891 ( 33891 ); year ended december 31 , 2015: -30593 ( 30593 ); year ended december 31 , $ change: -3298 ( 3298 ); year ended december 31 , % (  % ) change: 10.8
( in thousands ): connected fitness; year ended december 31 , 2016: -36820 ( 36820 ); year ended december 31 , 2015: -61301 ( 61301 ); year ended december 31 , $ change: 24481; year ended december 31 , % (  % ) change: 39.9
( in thousands ): total operating income; year ended december 31 , 2016: $ 417471; year ended december 31 , 2015: $ 408547; year ended december 31 , $ change: $ 8924; year ended december 31 , % (  % ) change: 2.2% ( 2.2 % )

Additional report context:
the increase in total operating income was driven by the following : 2022 operating income in our north america operating segment decreased $ 52.5 million to $ 408.4 million in 2016 from $ 461.0 million in 2015 primarily due to decreases in gross margin discussed above in the consolidated results of operations and $ 17.0 million in expenses related to the liquidation of the sports authority , comprised of $ 15.2 million in bad debt expense and $ 1.8 million of in-store fixture impairment . in addition , this decrease reflects the movement of $ 11.1 million in expenses resulting from a strategic shift in headcount supporting our global business from our connected fitness operating segment to north america . this decrease is partially offset by the increases in revenue discussed above in the consolidated results of operations . 2022 operating income in our emea operating segment increased $ 8.3 million to $ 11.4 million in 2016 from $ 3.1 million in 2015 primarily due to sales growth discussed above and reductions in incentive compensation . this increase was offset by investments in sports marketing and infrastructure for future growth . 2022 operating income in our asia-pacific operating segment increased $ 31.9 million to $ 68.3 million in 2016 from $ 36.4 million in 2015 primarily due to sales growth discussed above and reductions in incentive compensation . this increase was offset by investments in our direct-to-consumer business and entry into new territories . 2022 operating loss in our latin america operating segment increased $ 3.3 million to $ 33.9 million in 2016 from $ 30.6 million in 2015 primarily due to increased investments to support growth in the region and the economic challenges in brazil during the period . this increase in operating loss was offset by sales growth discussed above and reductions in incentive compensation . 2022 operating loss in our connected fitness segment decreased $ 24.5 million to $ 36.8 million in 2016 from $ 61.3 million in 2015 primarily driven by sales growth discussed above . seasonality historically , we have recognized a majority of our net revenues and a significant portion of our income from operations in the last two quarters of the year , driven primarily by increased sales volume of our products during the fall selling season , including our higher priced cold weather products , along with a larger proportion of higher margin direct to consumer sales . the level of our working capital generally reflects the seasonality and growth in our business . we generally expect inventory , accounts payable and certain accrued expenses to be higher in the second and third quarters in preparation for the fall selling season. .

Question: what percentage of operating income was the asia-pacific segment in 2016?
Answer: 16%