Financial report context:
other income and expense for the three fiscal years ended september 28 , 2002 are as follows ( in millions ) : gains and losses on non-current investments investments categorized as non-current debt and equity investments on the consolidated balance sheet are in equity and debt instruments of public companies . the company's non-current debt and equity investments , and certain investments in private companies carried in other assets , have been categorized as available-for-sale requiring that they be carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses , net of taxes , reported in equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income . however , the company recognizes an impairment charge to earnings in the event a decline in fair value below the cost basis of one of these investments is determined to be other-than-temporary . the company includes recognized gains and losses resulting from the sale or from other-than-temporary declines in fair value associated with these investments in other income and expense . further information related to the company's non-current debt and equity investments may be found in part ii , item 8 of this form 10-k at note 2 of notes to consolidated financial statements . during 2002 , the company determined that declines in the fair value of certain of these investments were other-than-temporary . as a result , the company recognized a $ 44 million charge to earnings to write-down the basis of its investment in earthlink , inc . ( earthlink ) , a $ 6 million charge to earnings to write-down the basis of its investment in akamai technologies , inc . ( akamai ) , and a $ 15 million charge to earnings to write-down the basis of its investment in a private company investment . these losses in 2002 were partially offset by the sale of 117000 shares of earthlink stock for net proceeds of $ 2 million and a gain before taxes of $ 223000 , the sale of 250000 shares of akamai stock for net proceeds of $ 2 million and a gain before taxes of $ 710000 , and the sale of approximately 4.7 million shares of arm holdings plc ( arm ) stock for both net proceeds and a gain before taxes of $ 21 million . during 2001 , the company sold a total of approximately 1 million shares of akamai stock for net proceeds of $ 39 million and recorded a gain before taxes of $ 36 million , and sold a total of approximately 29.8 million shares of arm stock for net proceeds of $ 176 million and recorded a gain before taxes of $ 174 million . these gains during 2001 were partially offset by a $ 114 million charge to earnings that reflected an other- than-temporary decline in the fair value of the company's investment in earthlink and an $ 8 million charge that reflected an other-than- temporary decline in the fair value of certain private company investments . during 2000 , the company sold a total of approximately 45.2 million shares of arm stock for net proceeds of $ 372 million and a gain before taxes of $ 367 million . the combined carrying value of the company's investments in earthlink , akamai , and arm as of september 28 , 2002 , was $ 39 million . the company believes it is likely there will continue to be significant fluctuations in the fair value of these investments in the future . accounting for derivatives and cumulative effect of accounting change on october 1 , 2000 , the company adopted statement of financial accounting standard ( sfas ) no . 133 , accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities . sfas no . 133 established accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments , hedging activities , and exposure definition . net of the related income tax effect of approximately $ 5 million , adoption of sfas no . 133 resulted in a favorable cumulative-effect-type adjustment to net income of approximately $ 12 million for the first quarter of 2001 . the $ 17 million gross transition adjustment was comprised of a $ 23 million favorable adjustment for the restatement to fair value of the derivative component of the company's investment in samsung electronics co. , ltd . ( samsung ) , partially offset by the unfavorable adjustments to certain foreign currency and interest rate derivatives . sfas no . 133 also required the company to adjust the carrying value of the derivative component of its investment in samsung to earnings during the first quarter of 2001 , the before tax effect of which was an unrealized loss of approximately $ 13 million . interest and other income , net net interest and other income was $ 112 million in fiscal 2002 , compared to $ 217 million in fiscal 2001 . this $ 105 million or 48% ( 48 % ) decrease is .

Financial table:
2002: gains ( losses ) on non-current investments net; 2001: $ -42 ( 42 ); 2000: $ 88; column_4: $ 367
2002: unrealized loss on convertible securities; 2001: $ 2014; 2000: -13 ( 13 ); column_4: $ 2014
2002: interest income; 2001: $ 118; 2000: $ 218; column_4: $ 210
2002: interest expense; 2001: -11 ( 11 ); 2000: -16 ( 16 ); column_4: -21 ( 21 )
2002: miscellaneous other income and expense; 2001: 5; 2000: 15; column_4: 14
2002: interest and other income net; 2001: $ 112; 2000: $ 217; column_4: $ 203
2002: total other income and expense; 2001: $ 70; 2000: $ 292; column_4: $ 570

Additional report context:
total other income and expense .

Question: what was the change in millions of total other income and expense from 2000 to 2001?
Answer: -278