Financial report context:
debt-related activities certain measures relating to our total debt were as follows: .

Financial table:
2019: total debt ( millions of dollars ); 2018: $ 19390; 2017: $ 21496; column_4: $ 18870
2019: short-term debt as a percentage of total debt; 2018: 6.8% ( 6.8 % ); 2017: 12.1% ( 12.1 % ); column_4: 1.1% ( 1.1 % )
2019: weighted average cost of total debt; 2018: 2.9% ( 2.9 % ); 2017: 3.2% ( 3.2 % ); column_4: 3.3% ( 3.3 % )
2019: total debt as a percentage of total capital ( a ); 2018: 45.6% ( 45.6 % ); 2017: 47.8% ( 47.8 % ); column_4: 57.5% ( 57.5 % )

Additional report context:
( a ) represents shareholders 2019 equity , net non-current deferred income tax liabilities , and debt . the decrease in short-term debt as a percentage of total debt at september 30 , 2019 was primarily driven by the payment of certain short-term notes as well as the issuance of long-term notes in 2019 . the increase in short-term debt as a percentage of total debt at september 30 , 2018 was primarily driven by the reclassification of certain notes from long-term to short-term . additional disclosures regarding our debt instruments are provided in note 16 to the consolidated financial statements contained in item 8 . financial statements and supplementary data . cash and short-term investments at september 30 , 2019 , total worldwide cash and short-term investments were $ 620 million , including restricted cash , which was primarily held in jurisdictions outside of the united states . financing facilities in may 2017 , we entered into a five-year senior unsecured revolving credit facility which provides borrowing of up to $ 2.25 billion . this facility will expire in december 2022 . we are able to issue up to $ 100 million in letters of credit under this new revolving credit facility and it also includes a provision that enables bd , subject to additional commitments made by the lenders , to access up to an additional $ 500 million in financing through the facility for a maximum aggregate commitment of $ 2.75 billion . we use proceeds from this facility to fund general corporate needs . borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility at september 30 , 2019 were $ 485 million . the agreement for our revolving credit facility contained the following financial covenants . we were in compliance with these covenants as of september 30 , 2019 . 2022 we are required to maintain an interest expense coverage ratio of not less than 4-to-1 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter . 2022 we are required to have a leverage coverage ratio of no more than : 25e6 6-to-1 from the closing date of the bard acquisition until and including the first fiscal quarter- end thereafter ; 25e6 5.75-to-1 for the subsequent four fiscal quarters thereafter ; 25e6 5.25-to-1 for the subsequent four fiscal quarters thereafter ; 25e6 4.5-to-1 for the subsequent four fiscal quarters thereafter ; 25e6 4-to-1 for the subsequent four fiscal quarters thereafter ; 25e6 3.75-to-1 thereafter . we also have informal lines of credit outside the united states . during the fourth quarter of 2019 , the company fully repaid its borrowings outstanding on a 364-day senior unsecured term loan facility that the company entered in september 2018 . the company had no commercial paper borrowings outstanding as of september 30 , 2019 . we may , from time to time , sell certain trade receivable assets to third parties as we manage working capital over the normal course of our business activities. .

Question: in 2019 what was the percent of the financing structure that was based on the equity
Answer: 44.4%