note 17 . accumulated other comprehensive losses : pmi's accumulated other comprehensive losses , net of taxes , consisted of the following: .
what is the percentage change in total accumulated other comprehensive losses from 2016 to 2017?
reclassifications from other comprehensive earnings the movements in accumulated other comprehensive losses and the related tax impact , for each of the components above , that are due to current period activity and reclassifications to the income statement are shown on the consolidated statements of comprehensive earnings for the years ended december 31 , 2017 , 2016 , and 2015 . for the years ended december 31 , 2017 , 2016 , and 2015 , $ 2 million , $ ( 5 ) million and $ 1 million of net currency translation adjustment gains/ ( losses ) were transferred from other comprehensive earnings to marketing , administration and research costs in the consolidated statements of earnings , respectively , upon liquidation of subsidiaries . for additional information , see note 13 . benefit plans and note 15 . financial instruments for disclosures related to pmi's pension and other benefits and derivative financial instruments . note 18 . contingencies : tobacco-related litigation legal proceedings covering a wide range of matters are pending or threatened against us , and/or our subsidiaries , and/or our indemnitees in various jurisdictions . our indemnitees include distributors , licensees and others that have been named as parties in certain cases and that we have agreed to defend , as well as to pay costs and some or all of judgments , if any , that may be entered against them . pursuant to the terms of the distribution agreement between altria group , inc . ( "altria" ) and pmi , pmi will indemnify altria and philip morris usa inc . ( "pm usa" ) , a u.s . tobacco subsidiary of altria , for tobacco product claims based in substantial part on products manufactured by pmi or contract manufactured for pmi by pm usa , and pm usa will indemnify pmi for tobacco product claims based in substantial part on products manufactured by pm usa , excluding tobacco products contract manufactured for pmi . it is possible that there could be adverse developments in pending cases against us and our subsidiaries . an unfavorable outcome or settlement of pending tobacco-related litigation could encourage the commencement of additional litigation . damages claimed in some of the tobacco-related litigation are significant and , in certain cases in brazil , canada and nigeria , range into the billions of u.s . dollars . the variability in pleadings in multiple jurisdictions , together with the actual experience of management in litigating claims , demonstrate that the monetary relief that may be specified in a lawsuit bears little relevance to the ultimate outcome . much of the tobacco-related litigation is in its early stages , and litigation is subject to uncertainty . however , as discussed below , we have to date been largely successful in defending tobacco-related litigation . we and our subsidiaries record provisions in the consolidated financial statements for pending litigation when we determine that an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated . at the present time , while it is reasonably possible that an unfavorable outcome in a case may occur , after assessing the information available to it ( i ) management has not concluded that it is probable that a loss has been incurred in any of the pending tobacco-related cases ; ( ii ) management is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss for any of the pending tobacco-related cases ; and ( iii ) accordingly , no estimated loss has been accrued in the consolidated financial statements for unfavorable outcomes in these cases , if any . legal defense costs are expensed as incurred. .