dish network corporation notes to consolidated financial statements - continued 9 . acquisitions dbsd north america and terrestar transactions on march 2 , 2012 , the fcc approved the transfer of 40 mhz of aws-4 wireless spectrum licenses held by dbsd north america and terrestar to us . on march 9 , 2012 , we completed the dbsd transaction and the terrestar transaction , pursuant to which we acquired , among other things , certain satellite assets and wireless spectrum licenses held by dbsd north america and terrestar . in addition , during the fourth quarter 2011 , we and sprint entered into a mutual release and settlement agreement ( the 201csprint settlement agreement 201d ) pursuant to which all issues then being disputed relating to the dbsd transaction and the terrestar transaction were resolved between us and sprint , including , but not limited to , issues relating to costs allegedly incurred by sprint to relocate users from the spectrum then licensed to dbsd north america and terrestar . the total consideration to acquire the dbsd north america and terrestar assets was approximately $ 2.860 billion . this amount includes $ 1.364 billion for the dbsd transaction , $ 1.382 billion for the terrestar transaction , and the net payment of $ 114 million to sprint pursuant to the sprint settlement agreement . see note 16 for further information . as a result of these acquisitions , we recognized the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on our estimates of fair value at their acquisition date , including $ 102 million in an uncertain tax position in 201clong-term deferred revenue , distribution and carriage payments and other long-term liabilities 201d on our consolidated balance sheets . subsequently , in the third quarter 2013 , this uncertain tax position was resolved and $ 102 million was reversed and recorded as a decrease in 201cincome tax ( provision ) benefit , net 201d on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income ( loss ) for the year ended december 31 , 2013 . 10 . discontinued operations as of december 31 , 2013 , blockbuster had ceased all material operations . accordingly , our consolidated balance sheets , consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income ( loss ) and consolidated statements of cash flows have been recast to present blockbuster as discontinued operations for all periods presented and the amounts presented in the notes to our consolidated financial statements relate only to our continuing operations , unless otherwise noted . during the years ended december 31 , 2013 , 2012 and 2011 , the revenue from our discontinued operations was $ 503 million , $ 1.085 billion and $ 974 million , respectively . 201cincome ( loss ) from discontinued operations , before income taxes 201d for the same periods was a loss of $ 54 million , $ 62 million and $ 3 million , respectively . in addition , 201cincome ( loss ) from discontinued operations , net of tax 201d for the same periods was a loss of $ 47 million , $ 37 million and $ 7 million , respectively . as of december 31 , 2013 , the net assets from our discontinued operations consisted of the following : december 31 , 2013 ( in thousands ) .

as of december 31 2013 ( in thousands ): current assets from discontinued operations: 68239
noncurrent assets from discontinued operations: 9965
current liabilities from discontinued operations: -49471
long-term liabilities from discontinued operations: -19804
net assets from discontinued operations: 8929

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Questions:
in 2013, what was the total expense related to discontinued operations?
and what was this total in 2012?

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