14 . stock compensation plans the following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recognized in continuing operations in the consolidated statements of income in compensation and benefits ( in millions ) : .

years ended december 31 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
rsus | $ 124 | $ 132 | $ 109
performance plans | 60 | 67 | 54
stock options | 21 | 24 | 22
employee stock purchase plans | 4 | 3 | 3
total stock-based compensation expense | 209 | 226 | 188
tax benefit | 68 | 82 | 64
stock-based compensation expense net of tax | $ 141 | $ 144 | $ 124

during 2009 , the company converted its stock administration system to a new service provider . in connection with this conversion , a reconciliation of the methodologies and estimates utilized was performed , which resulted in a $ 12 million reduction of expense for the year ended december 31 , 2009 . stock awards stock awards , in the form of rsus , are granted to certain employees and consist of both performance-based and service-based rsus . service-based awards generally vest between three and ten years from the date of grant . the fair value of service-based awards is based upon the market price of the underlying common stock at the date of grant . with certain limited exceptions , any break in continuous employment will cause the forfeiture of all unvested awards . compensation expense associated with stock awards is recognized over the service period using the straight-line method . dividend equivalents are paid on certain service-based rsus , based on the initial grant amount . at december 31 , 2009 , 2008 and 2007 , the number of shares available for stock awards is included with options available for grant . performance-based rsus have been granted to certain employees . vesting of these awards is contingent upon meeting various individual , divisional or company-wide performance conditions , including revenue generation or growth in revenue , pretax income or earnings per share over a one- to five-year period . the performance conditions are not considered in the determination of the grant date fair value for these awards . the fair value of performance-based awards is based upon the market price of the underlying common stock at the date of grant . compensation expense is recognized over the performance period , and in certain cases an additional vesting period , based on management 2019s estimate of the number of units expected to vest . compensation expense is adjusted to reflect the actual number of shares paid out at the end of the programs . the payout of shares under these performance-based plans may range from 0-200% ( 0-200 % ) of the number of units granted , based on the plan . dividend equivalents are generally not paid on the performance-based rsus . during 2009 , the company granted approximately 2 million shares in connection with the completion of the 2006 leadership performance plan ( 2018 2018lpp 2019 2019 ) cycle . during 2009 , 2008 and 2007 , the company granted approximately 3.7 million , 4.2 million and 4.3 million restricted shares , respectively , in connection with the company 2019s incentive compensation plans. .

Question: what is the average tax benefit , in millions?
Program: table_average(tax benefit, none)
Answer: 71.33333