Table:
|  |  | At December 31, |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
| Long-lived assets* by geographic region: |  |  |  |
| Americas | $322 | $203 | $197 |
| EMEA | 142 | 62 | 75 |
| Asia Pacific | 21 | 17 | 22 |
| Total long-lived assets by geographic region | $485 | $282 | $294 |
Paragraphs:
Long-lived assets by geographic region were as follows (amounts in millions):
The only long-lived assets that we classify by region are our long-term tangible fixed assets, which consist of property, plant, and equipment assets, and beginning with 2019, as a result of our adoption of a new lease accounting standard, our lease ROU assets; all other long-term assets are not allocated by location.
For information regarding significant customers, see “Concentration of Credit Risk” in Note 2.
Question:
What was the change in total long-lived assets by geographical region between 2017 and 2018?
Answer: 282-294 = -12