item 6 . selected financial data the following table represents our selected financial data . the table should be read in conjunction with item 7 and item 8 of this report . the table below reflects immaterial error corrections discussed in note 2 : summary of significant accounting policies in item 8. .

year ended december 31 2012: sales and service revenues: 6708
goodwill impairment: 2014
operating income ( loss ): 358
net earnings ( loss ): 146
total assets: 6392
long-term debt ( 1 ): 1779
total long-term obligations: 4341
free cash flow ( 2 ): 170
dividends declared per share: 0.1
basic earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): 2.96
diluted earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): 2.91
year ended december 31 2011: sales and service revenues: 6575
goodwill impairment: 290
operating income ( loss ): 100
net earnings ( loss ): -100
total assets: 6069
long-term debt ( 1 ): 1830
total long-term obligations: 3838
free cash flow ( 2 ): 331
dividends declared per share: 2014
basic earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): -2.05
diluted earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): -2.05
year ended december 31 2010: sales and service revenues: 6723
goodwill impairment: 2014
operating income ( loss ): 241
net earnings ( loss ): 131
total assets: 5270
long-term debt ( 1 ): 105
total long-term obligations: 1637
free cash flow ( 2 ): 168
dividends declared per share: 2014
basic earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): 2.68
diluted earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): 2.68
year ended december 31 2009: sales and service revenues: 6292
goodwill impairment: 2014
operating income ( loss ): 203
net earnings ( loss ): 119
total assets: 5097
long-term debt ( 1 ): 283
total long-term obligations: 1708
free cash flow ( 2 ): -269
dividends declared per share: 2014
basic earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): 2.44
diluted earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): 2.44
year ended december 31 2008: sales and service revenues: 6189
goodwill impairment: 2465
operating income ( loss ): -2332
net earnings ( loss ): -2397
total assets: 4821
long-term debt ( 1 ): 283
total long-term obligations: 1823
free cash flow ( 2 ): 121
dividends declared per share: 2014
basic earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): -49.14
diluted earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ): -49.14

basic earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ) $ 2.96 $ ( 2.05 ) $ 2.68 $ 2.44 $ ( 49.14 ) diluted earnings ( loss ) per share ( 3 ) $ 2.91 $ ( 2.05 ) $ 2.68 $ 2.44 $ ( 49.14 ) ( 1 ) long-term debt does not include amounts payable to our former parent as of and before december 31 , 2010 , as these amounts were due upon demand and included in current liabilities . ( 2 ) free cash flow is a non-gaap financial measure and represents cash from operating activities less capital expenditures . see liquidity and capital resources in item 7 for more information on this measure . ( 3 ) on march 30 , 2011 , the record date of the stock distribution associated with the spin-off from northrop grumman , approximately 48.8 million shares of $ 0.01 par value hii common stock were distributed to northrop grumman stockholders . this share amount was utilized for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings ( loss ) per share for the three months ended march 31 , 2011 , and all prior periods , as no common stock of the company existed prior to march 30 , 2011 , and the impact of dilutive securities in the three month period ended march 31 , 2011 , was not meaningful. .

Questions:
what was the amount of the total assets in 2012, in millions of dollars?
and what was it in 2008, also in millions of dollars?
what was, then, the change over the years?
and what is that in dollars?
and during only the middle year of that period, in 2010, how much did the net earnings represent in relation to those total assets?

Answers:
6392
4821
1571
1571000000
2.5%