whpthomas/finqa-parquet huggingface dataset:
humana inc . notes to consolidated financial statements 2014 ( continued ) 15 . stockholders 2019 equity as discussed in note 2 , we elected to early adopt new guidance related to accounting for employee share-based payments prospectively effective january 1 , 2016 . the adoption of this new guidance resulted in the recognition of approximately $ 20 million of tax benefits in net income in our consolidated statement of income for the three months ended march 31 , 2016 that had previously been recorded as additional paid-in capital in our consolidated balance sheet . dividends the following table provides details of dividend payments , excluding dividend equivalent rights , in 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 under our board approved quarterly cash dividend policy : payment amount per share amount ( in millions ) .
what was the number of stockholders of record on january 12 , 2017 , for an aggregate amount of $ 43 million .
under the terms of the merger agreement , we agreed with aetna that our quarterly dividend would not exceed $ 0.29 per share prior to the closing or termination of the merger . on october 26 , 2016 , the board declared a cash dividend of $ 0.29 per share that was paid on january 27 , 2017 to stockholders of record on january 12 , 2017 , for an aggregate amount of $ 43 million . on february 14 , 2017 , following the termination of the merger agreement , the board declared a cash dividend of $ 0.40 per share , to be paid on april 28 , 2017 , to the stockholders of record on march 31 , 2017 . declaration and payment of future quarterly dividends is at the discretion of our board and may be adjusted as business needs or market conditions change . stock repurchases in september 2014 , our board of directors replaced a previous share repurchase authorization of up to $ 1 billion ( of which $ 816 million remained unused ) with an authorization for repurchases of up to $ 2 billion of our common shares exclusive of shares repurchased in connection with employee stock plans , which expired on december 31 , 2016 . under the share repurchase authorization , shares may have been purchased from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market , by block purchases , through plans designed to comply with rule 10b5-1 under the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended , or in privately-negotiated transactions ( including pursuant to accelerated share repurchase agreements with investment banks ) , subject to certain regulatory restrictions on volume , pricing , and timing . pursuant to the merger agreement , after july 2 , 2015 , we were prohibited from repurchasing any of our outstanding securities without the prior written consent of aetna , other than repurchases of shares of our common stock in connection with the exercise of outstanding stock options or the vesting or settlement of outstanding restricted stock awards . accordingly , as announced on july 3 , 2015 , we suspended our share repurchase program. .
westrock company notes to consolidated financial statements fffd ( continued ) at september 30 , 2018 and september 30 , 2017 , gross net operating losses for foreign reporting purposes of approximately $ 698.4 million and $ 673.7 million , respectively , were available for carryforward . a majority of these loss carryforwards generally expire between fiscal 2020 and 2038 , while a portion have an indefinite carryforward . the tax effected values of these net operating losses are $ 185.8 million and $ 182.6 million at september 30 , 2018 and 2017 , respectively , exclusive of valuation allowances of $ 161.5 million and $ 149.6 million at september 30 , 2018 and 2017 , respectively . at september 30 , 2018 and 2017 , we had state tax credit carryforwards of $ 64.8 million and $ 54.4 million , respectively . these state tax credit carryforwards generally expire within 5 to 10 years ; however , certain state credits can be carried forward indefinitely . valuation allowances of $ 56.1 million and $ 47.3 million at september 30 , 2018 and 2017 , respectively , have been provided on these assets . these valuation allowances have been recorded due to uncertainty regarding our ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the appropriate taxing jurisdiction . the following table represents a summary of the valuation allowances against deferred tax assets for fiscal 2018 , 2017 and 2016 ( in millions ) : .
by what percent did the value of reductions increase between 2016 and 2018?
( 1 ) amounts in fiscal 2018 and 2017 relate to the mps acquisition . adjustments in fiscal 2016 relate to the combination and the sp fiber acquisition . consistent with prior years , we consider a portion of our earnings from certain foreign subsidiaries as subject to repatriation and we provide for taxes accordingly . however , we consider the unremitted earnings and all other outside basis differences from all other foreign subsidiaries to be indefinitely reinvested . accordingly , we have not provided for any taxes that would be due . as of september 30 , 2018 , we estimate our outside basis difference in foreign subsidiaries that are considered indefinitely reinvested to be approximately $ 1.5 billion . the components of the outside basis difference are comprised of purchase accounting adjustments , undistributed earnings , and equity components . except for the portion of our earnings from certain foreign subsidiaries where we provided for taxes , we have not provided for any taxes that would be due upon the reversal of the outside basis differences . however , in the event of a distribution in the form of dividends or dispositions of the subsidiaries , we may be subject to incremental u.s . income taxes , subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits , and withholding taxes or income taxes payable to the foreign jurisdictions . as of september 30 , 2018 , the determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to any remaining undistributed foreign earnings not subject to the transition tax and additional outside basis differences is not practicable. .