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 2015 . 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 2015; total numberof sharespurchased: 1658771; averageprice paidper share: $ 62.12; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 842059; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 816712; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 2.0 billion
period: november 2015; total numberof sharespurchased: 2412467; averageprice paidper share: $ 71.08; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 212878; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 2199589; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 1.8 billion
period: december 2015; total numberof sharespurchased: 7008414; averageprice paidper share: $ 70.31; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 980; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 7007434; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 1.3 billion
period: total; total numberof sharespurchased: 11079652; averageprice paidper share: $ 69.25; total number ofshares notpurchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs ( a ): 1055917; total number ofshares purchased aspart of publiclyannounced plans orprograms: 10023735; approximate dollarvalue of shares thatmay yet be purchasedunder the plans orprograms ( b ): $ 1.3 billion

Additional report context:
( a ) the shares reported in this column represent purchases settled in the fourth quarter of 2015 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 july 13 , 2015 , we announced that our board of directors approved our purchase of $ 2.5 billion of our outstanding common stock ( with no expiration date ) , which was in addition to the remaining amount available under our $ 3 billion program previously authorized . during the third quarter of 2015 , we completed our purchases under the $ 3 billion program . as of december 31 , 2015 , we had $ 1.3 billion remaining available for purchase under the $ 2.5 billion program. .

Question: as of december 31 , 2015 , what was the percent of the $ 2.5 billion program remaining available for purchase
Answer: 52%