able to reasonably estimate the timing of future cash flows beyond 12 months due to uncertainties in the timing of tax audit outcomes . the remaining amount of our unrecognized tax liability was classified in other liabilities . we report accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefit liabilities in income tax expense . for fiscal 2017 , we recognized a net benefit of $ 5.6 million of tax-related net interest and penalties , and had $ 23.1 million of accrued interest and penalties as of may 28 , 2017 . for fiscal 2016 , we recognized a net benefit of $ 2.7 million of tax-related net interest and penalties , and had $ 32.1 million of accrued interest and penalties as of may 29 , 2016 . note 15 . leases , other commitments , and contingencies the company 2019s leases are generally for warehouse space and equipment . rent expense under all operating leases from continuing operations was $ 188.1 million in fiscal 2017 , $ 189.1 million in fiscal 2016 , and $ 193.5 million in fiscal 2015 . some operating leases require payment of property taxes , insurance , and maintenance costs in addition to the rent payments . contingent and escalation rent in excess of minimum rent payments and sublease income netted in rent expense were insignificant . noncancelable future lease commitments are : operating capital in millions leases leases .
in 2016 what was the ratio of the net benefit recognized to the accrued interest and penalties
depreciation on capital leases is recorded as deprecia- tion expense in our results of operations . as of may 28 , 2017 , we have issued guarantees and comfort letters of $ 504.7 million for the debt and other obligations of consolidated subsidiaries , and guarantees and comfort letters of $ 165.3 million for the debt and other obligations of non-consolidated affiliates , mainly cpw . in addition , off-balance sheet arrangements are generally limited to the future payments under non-cancelable operating leases , which totaled $ 500.7 million as of may 28 , 2017 . note 16 . business segment and geographic information we operate in the consumer foods industry . in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 , we announced a new global orga- nization structure to streamline our leadership , enhance global scale , and drive improved operational agility to maximize our growth capabilities . as a result of this global reorganization , beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 , we reported results for our four operating segments as follows : north america retail , 65.3 percent of our fiscal 2017 consolidated net sales ; convenience stores & foodservice , 12.0 percent of our fiscal 2017 consolidated net sales ; europe & australia , 11.7 percent of our fiscal 2017 consolidated net sales ; and asia & latin america , 11.0 percent of our fiscal 2017 consoli- dated net sales . we have restated our net sales by seg- ment and segment operating profit amounts to reflect our new operating segments . these segment changes had no effect on previously reported consolidated net sales , operating profit , net earnings attributable to general mills , or earnings per share . our north america retail operating segment consists of our former u.s . retail operating units and our canada region . within our north america retail operating seg- ment , our former u.s . meals operating unit and u.s . baking operating unit have been combined into one operating unit : u.s . meals & baking . our convenience stores & foodservice operating segment is unchanged . our europe & australia operating segment consists of our former europe region . our asia & latin america operating segment consists of our former asia/pacific and latin america regions . under our new organization structure , our chief operating decision maker assesses performance and makes decisions about resources to be allocated to our segments at the north america retail , convenience stores & foodservice , europe & australia , and asia & latin america operating segment level . our north america retail operating segment reflects business with a wide variety of grocery stores , mass merchandisers , membership stores , natural food chains , drug , dollar and discount chains , and e-commerce gro- cery providers . our product categories in this business 84 general mills .