tax benefits recognized for stock-based compensation during the years ended december 31 , 2011 , 2010 and 2009 , were $ 16 million , $ 6 million and $ 5 million , respectively .
the amount of northrop grumman shares issued before the spin-off to satisfy stock-based compensation awards are recorded by northrop grumman and , accordingly , are not reflected in hii 2019s consolidated financial statements .
the company realized tax benefits during the year ended december 31 , 2011 , of $ 2 million from the exercise of stock options and $ 10 million from the issuance of stock in settlement of rpsrs and rsrs .
unrecognized compensation expense at december 31 , 2011 there was $ 1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock option awards , which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.1 years .
in addition , at december 31 , 2011 , there was $ 19 million of unrecognized compensation expense associated with the 2011 rsrs , which will be recognized over a period of 2.2 years ; $ 10 million of unrecognized compensation expense associated with the rpsrs converted as part of the spin-off , which will be recognized over a weighted average period of one year ; and $ 18 million of unrecognized compensation expense associated with the 2011 rpsrs which will be recognized over a period of 2.0 years .
stock options the compensation expense for the outstanding converted stock options was determined at the time of grant by northrop grumman .
there were no additional options granted during the year ended december 31 , 2011 .
the fair value of the stock option awards is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the options .
the fair value of each of the stock option award was estimated on the date of grant using a black-scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions : dividend yield 2014the dividend yield was based on northrop grumman 2019s historical dividend yield level .
volatility 2014expected volatility was based on the average of the implied volatility from traded options and the historical volatility of northrop grumman 2019s stock .
risk-free interest rate 2014the risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the stock option award was based on the yield curve of a zero-coupon u.s .
treasury bond on the date the award was granted with a maturity equal to the expected term of the award .
expected term 2014the expected term of awards granted was derived from historical experience and represents the period of time that awards granted are expected to be outstanding .
a stratification of expected terms based on employee populations ( executive and non-executive ) was considered in the analysis .
the following significant weighted-average assumptions were used to value stock options granted during the years ended december 31 , 2010 and 2009: .

2010
2009
Dividend yield
2.9%
3.6%
Volatility Rate
25%
25%
Risk-free interest rate
2.3%
1.7%
Expected option life (years)
6
5 & 6

the weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the years ended december 31 , 2010 and 2009 , was $ 11 and $ 7 , per share , respectively. .

Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what is the total tax benefits realized during 2011?
Choices:
12.0
26
12.2
8
12000
Correct choice index: 0