corporate/other corporate/other includes certain unallocated costs of global staff functions ( including finance , risk , human resources , legal and compliance ) , other corporate expenses and unallocated global operations and technology expenses and income taxes , as well as corporate treasury , certain north america legacy consumer loan portfolios , other legacy assets and discontinued operations ( for additional information on corporate/other , see 201ccitigroup segments 201d above ) . at december 31 , 2018 , corporate/other had $ 91 billion in assets , an increase of 17% ( 17 % ) from the prior year . in millions of dollars 2018 2017 2016 % (  % ) change 2018 vs . 2017 % (  % ) change 2017 vs . 2016 .

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Row 1: in millions of dollars, 2018, 2017, 2016, % (  % ) change2018 vs . 2017, % (  % ) change2017 vs . 2016
Row 2: net interest revenue, $ 2254, $ 2000, $ 3045, 13% ( 13 % ), ( 34 ) % (  % )
Row 3: non-interest revenue, -171 ( 171 ), 1132, 2188, nm, -48 ( 48 )
Row 4: total revenues net of interest expense, $ 2083, $ 3132, $ 5233, ( 33 ) % (  % ), ( 40 ) % (  % )
Row 5: total operating expenses, $ 2272, $ 3814, $ 5042, ( 40 ) % (  % ), ( 24 ) % (  % )
Row 6: net credit losses, $ 21, $ 149, $ 435, ( 86 ) % (  % ), ( 66 ) % (  % )
Row 7: credit reserve build ( release ), -218 ( 218 ), -317 ( 317 ), -456 ( 456 ), 31, 30
Row 8: provision ( release ) for unfunded lending commitments, -3 ( 3 ), 2014, -8 ( 8 ), 2014, 100
Row 9: provision for benefits and claims, -2 ( 2 ), -7 ( 7 ), 98, 71, nm
Row 10: provisions for credit losses and for benefits and claims, $ -202 ( 202 ), $ -175 ( 175 ), $ 69, -15 ( 15 ), nm
Row 11: income ( loss ) from continuing operations before taxes, $ 13, $ -507 ( 507 ), $ 122, nm, nm
Row 12: income taxes ( benefits ), -113 ( 113 ), 19064, -455 ( 455 ), nm, nm
Row 13: income ( loss ) from continuing operations, $ 126, $ -19571 ( 19571 ), $ 577, nm, nm
Row 14: income ( loss ) from discontinued operations net of taxes, -8 ( 8 ), -111 ( 111 ), -58 ( 58 ), 93, -91 ( 91 )
Row 15: net income ( loss ) before attribution of noncontrolling interests, $ 118, $ -19682 ( 19682 ), $ 519, nm, nm
Row 16: noncontrolling interests, 11, -6 ( 6 ), -2 ( 2 ), nm, nm
Row 17: net income ( loss ), $ 107, $ -19676 ( 19676 ), $ 521, nm, nm
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nm not meaningful 2018 vs . 2017 net income was $ 107 million in 2018 , compared to a net loss of $ 19.7 billion in the prior year , primarily driven by the $ 19.8 billion one-time , non-cash charge recorded in the tax line in 2017 due to the impact of tax reform . results in 2018 included the one-time benefit of $ 94 million in the tax line , related to tax reform . for additional information , see 201csignificant accounting policies and significant estimates 2014income taxes 201d below . excluding the one-time impact of tax reform in 2018 and 2017 , net income decreased 92% ( 92 % ) , reflecting lower revenues , partially offset by lower expenses , lower cost of credit and tax benefits related to the reorganization of certain non-u.s . subsidiaries . the tax benefits were largely offset by the release of a foreign currency translation adjustment ( cta ) from aoci to earnings ( for additional information on the cta release , see note 19 to the consolidated financial statements ) . revenues decreased 33% ( 33 % ) , driven by the continued wind-down of legacy assets . expenses decreased 40% ( 40 % ) , primarily driven by the wind-down of legacy assets , lower infrastructure costs and lower legal expenses . provisions decreased $ 27 million to a net benefit of $ 202 million , primarily due to lower net credit losses , partially offset by a lower net loan loss reserve release . net credit losses declined 86% ( 86 % ) to $ 21 million , primarily reflecting the impact of ongoing divestiture activity and the continued wind-down of the north america mortgage portfolio . the net reserve release declined by $ 96 million to $ 221 million , and reflected the continued wind-down of the legacy north america mortgage portfolio and divestitures . 2017 vs . 2016 the net loss was $ 19.7 billion , compared to net income of $ 521 million in the prior year , primarily driven by the one-time impact of tax reform . excluding the one-time impact of tax reform , net income declined 69% ( 69 % ) to $ 168 million , reflecting lower revenues , partially offset by lower expenses and lower cost of credit . revenues declined 40% ( 40 % ) , primarily reflecting the continued wind-down of legacy assets and the absence of gains related to debt buybacks in 2016 . revenues included approximately $ 750 million in gains on asset sales in the first quarter of 2017 , which more than offset a roughly $ 300 million charge related to the exit of citi 2019s u.s . mortgage servicing operations in the quarter . expenses declined 24% ( 24 % ) , reflecting the wind-down of legacy assets and lower legal expenses , partially offset by approximately $ 100 million in episodic expenses primarily related to the exit of the u.s . mortgage servicing operations . also included in expenses is an approximately $ 255 million provision for remediation costs related to a card act matter in 2017 . provisions decreased $ 244 million to a net benefit of $ 175 million , primarily due to lower net credit losses and a lower provision for benefits and claims , partially offset by a lower net loan loss reserve release . net credit losses declined 66% ( 66 % ) , primarily reflecting the impact of ongoing divestiture activity and the continued wind-down of the north america mortgage portfolio . the decline in the provision for benefits and claims was primarily due to lower insurance activity . the net reserve release declined $ 147 million , and reflected the continued wind-down of the legacy north america mortgage portfolio and divestitures. .

Question: what was the percentage change in total operating expenses between 2016 and 2018?
Program: subtract(2272, 5042), divide(#0, 5042)
Answer: -0.54939