page 71 of 94 notes to consolidated financial statements ball corporation and subsidiaries 16 . shareholders 2019 equity ( continued ) on october 24 , 2007 , ball announced the discontinuance of the company 2019s discount on the reinvestment of dividends associated with the company 2019s dividend reinvestment and voluntary stock purchase plan for non- employee shareholders . the 5 percent discount was discontinued on november 1 , 2007 . accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) the activity related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) was as follows : ( $ in millions ) foreign currency translation pension and postretirement items , net of tax effective financial derivatives , net of tax accumulated comprehensive earnings ( loss ) .

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( $ in millions ), foreign currency translation, pension and other postretirement items net of tax, effective financial derivatives net of tax, accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss )
december 31 2004, $ 148.9, $ -126.3 ( 126.3 ), $ 10.6, $ 33.2
2005 change, -74.3 ( 74.3 ), -43.6 ( 43.6 ), -16.0 ( 16.0 ), -133.9 ( 133.9 )
december 31 2005, 74.6, -169.9 ( 169.9 ), -5.4 ( 5.4 ), -100.7 ( 100.7 )
2006 change, 57.2, 55.9, 6.0, 119.1
effect of sfas no . 158 adoption ( a ), 2013, -47.9 ( 47.9 ), 2013, -47.9 ( 47.9 )
december 31 2006, 131.8, -161.9 ( 161.9 ), 0.6, -29.5 ( 29.5 )
2007 change, 90.0, 57.9, -11.5 ( 11.5 ), 136.4
december 31 2007, $ 221.8, $ -104.0 ( 104.0 ), $ -10.9 ( 10.9 ), $ 106.9
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( a ) within the company 2019s 2006 annual report , the consolidated statement of changes in shareholders 2019 equity for the year ended december 31 , 2006 , included a transition adjustment of $ 47.9 million , net of tax , related to the adoption of sfas no . 158 , 201cemployers 2019 accounting for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement plans , an amendment of fasb statements no . 87 , 88 , 106 and 132 ( r ) , 201d as a component of 2006 comprehensive earnings rather than only as an adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss . the 2006 amounts have been revised to correct the previous reporting . notwithstanding the 2005 distribution pursuant to the jobs act , management 2019s intention is to indefinitely reinvest foreign earnings . therefore , no taxes have been provided on the foreign currency translation component for any period . the change in the pension and other postretirement items is presented net of related tax expense of $ 31.3 million and $ 2.9 million for 2007 and 2006 , respectively , and a related tax benefit of $ 27.3 million for 2005 . the change in the effective financial derivatives is presented net of related tax benefit of $ 3.2 million for 2007 , related tax expense of $ 5.7 million for 2006 and related tax benefit of $ 10.7 million for 2005 . stock-based compensation programs effective january 1 , 2006 , ball adopted sfas no . 123 ( revised 2004 ) , 201cshare based payment , 201d which is a revision of sfas no . 123 and supersedes apb opinion no . 25 . the new standard establishes accounting standards for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services , including stock option and restricted stock grants . the major differences for ball are that ( 1 ) expense is now recorded in the consolidated statements of earnings for the fair value of new stock option grants and nonvested portions of grants made prior to january 1 , 2006 , and ( 2 ) the company 2019s deposit share program ( discussed below ) is no longer a variable plan that is marked to current market value each month through earnings . upon adoption of sfas no . 123 ( revised 2004 ) , ball has chosen to use the modified prospective transition method and the black-scholes valuation model. .

Question: what was the net tax expense in millions for the three year period ended in 2007 relate to the change in the pension and other postretirement items?
Program: add(31.3, 2.9), subtract(#0, 27.3)
Answer: 6.9