Financial report context:
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Financial table:
( $ in millions except per share amounts ): sales and service revenues; year ended december 31 2014 1st qtr: $ 1594; year ended december 31 2014 2nd qtr: $ 1719; year ended december 31 2014 3rd qtr: $ 1717; year ended december 31 2014 4th qtr ( 3 ): $ 1927
( $ in millions except per share amounts ): operating income ( loss ); year ended december 31 2014 1st qtr: 159; year ended december 31 2014 2nd qtr: 181; year ended december 31 2014 3rd qtr: 171; year ended december 31 2014 4th qtr ( 3 ): 144
( $ in millions except per share amounts ): earnings ( loss ) before income taxes; year ended december 31 2014 1st qtr: 132; year ended december 31 2014 2nd qtr: 152; year ended december 31 2014 3rd qtr: 144; year ended december 31 2014 4th qtr ( 3 ): 79
( $ in millions except per share amounts ): net earnings ( loss ); year ended december 31 2014 1st qtr: 90; year ended december 31 2014 2nd qtr: 100; year ended december 31 2014 3rd qtr: 96; year ended december 31 2014 4th qtr ( 3 ): 52
( $ in millions except per share amounts ): dividends declared per share; year ended december 31 2014 1st qtr: $ 0.20; year ended december 31 2014 2nd qtr: $ 0.20; year ended december 31 2014 3rd qtr: $ 0.20; year ended december 31 2014 4th qtr ( 3 ): $ 0.40
( $ in millions except per share amounts ): basic earnings ( loss ) per share; year ended december 31 2014 1st qtr: $ 1.83; year ended december 31 2014 2nd qtr: $ 2.05; year ended december 31 2014 3rd qtr: $ 1.97; year ended december 31 2014 4th qtr ( 3 ): $ 1.07
( $ in millions except per share amounts ): diluted earnings ( loss ) per share; year ended december 31 2014 1st qtr: $ 1.81; year ended december 31 2014 2nd qtr: $ 2.04; year ended december 31 2014 3rd qtr: $ 1.96; year ended december 31 2014 4th qtr ( 3 ): $ 1.05

Additional report context:
( 3 ) in the fourth quarter of 2014 , the company recorded a $ 47 million goodwill impairment charge . item 9 . changes in and disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure item 9a . controls and procedures disclosure controls and procedures the company's management , with the participation of the company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer , has evaluated the effectiveness of the company's disclosure controls and procedures ( as defined in rules 13a-15 ( e ) and 15d-15 ( e ) under the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended ( the "exchange act" ) ) as of december 31 , 2015 . based on that evaluation , the company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that , as of december 31 , 2015 , the company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports the company files or submits under the exchange act is ( i ) recorded , processed , summarized and reported within the time periods specified in sec rules and forms , and ( ii ) accumulated and communicated to management to allow their timely decisions regarding required disclosure . changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended december 31 , 2015 , no change occurred in the company's internal control over financial reporting that materially affected , or is reasonably likely to materially affect , the company's internal control over financial reporting. .

Question: what was the total sales as of december 312014 in millions
Answer: 6957