Financial report context:
table of contents the following table discloses purchases of shares of our common stock made by us or on our behalf during the fourth quarter of 2017 . period total number of shares purchased average price paid per share total number of shares not purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs ( a ) total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs ( b ) .

Financial table:
period: october 2017; total numberof sharespurchased: 515762; averageprice paidper share: $ 77.15; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 292145; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 223617; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 1.6 billion
period: november 2017; total numberof sharespurchased: 2186889; averageprice paidper share: $ 81.21; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 216415; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 1970474; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 1.4 billion
period: december 2017; total numberof sharespurchased: 2330263; averageprice paidper share: $ 87.76; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 798; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 2329465; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 1.2 billion
period: total; total numberof sharespurchased: 5032914; averageprice paidper share: $ 83.83; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 509358; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 4523556; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 1.2 billion

Additional report context:
( a ) the shares reported in this column represent purchases settled in the fourth quarter of 2017 relating to ( i ) our purchases of shares in open-market transactions to meet our obligations under stock-based compensation plans , and ( ii ) our purchases of shares from our employees and non-employee directors in connection with the exercise of stock options , the vesting of restricted stock , and other stock compensation transactions in accordance with the terms of our stock-based compensation plans . ( b ) on september 21 , 2016 , we announced that our board of directors authorized our purchase of up to $ 2.5 billion of our outstanding common stock ( the 2016 program ) with no expiration date . as of december 31 , 2017 , we had $ 1.2 billion remaining available for purchase under the 2016 program . on january 23 , 2018 , we announced that our board of directors authorized our purchase of up to an additional $ 2.5 billion of our outstanding common stock with no expiration date. .

Question: as of december 31 , 2017 , what was the percent of the 2016 program remaining available for purchase
Answer: 48%