table of contents the following discussion of nonoperating income and expense excludes the results of the merger in order to provide a more meaningful year-over-year comparison . interest expense , net of capitalized interest decreased $ 249 million in 2014 from 2013 primarily due to a $ 149 million decrease in special charges recognized year-over-year as further described below , as well as refinancing activities that resulted in $ 100 million less interest expense recognized in 2014 . ( 1 ) in 2014 , we recognized $ 33 million of special charges relating to non-cash interest accretion on bankruptcy settlement obligations . in 2013 , we recognized $ 138 million of special charges relating to post-petition interest expense on unsecured obligations pursuant to the plan and penalty interest related to american 2019s 10.5% ( 10.5 % ) secured notes and 7.50% ( 7.50 % ) senior secured notes . in addition , in 2013 we recorded special charges of $ 44 million for debt extinguishment costs incurred as a result of the repayment of certain aircraft secured indebtedness , including cash interest charges and non-cash write offs of unamortized debt issuance costs . ( 2 ) as a result of the 2013 refinancing activities and the early extinguishment of american 2019s 7.50% ( 7.50 % ) senior secured notes in 2014 , we recognized $ 100 million less interest expense in 2014 as compared to 2013 . other nonoperating expense , net in 2014 consisted of $ 114 million of net foreign currency losses , including a $ 43 million special charge for venezuelan foreign currency losses , and $ 56 million in other nonoperating special charges primarily due to early debt extinguishment costs related to the prepayment of our 7.50% ( 7.50 % ) senior secured notes and other indebtedness . the foreign currency losses were driven primarily by the strengthening of the u.s . dollar relative to other currencies during 2014 , principally in the latin american market , including a 48% ( 48 % ) decrease in the value of the venezuelan bolivar and a 14% ( 14 % ) decrease in the value of the brazilian real . other nonoperating expense , net in 2013 consisted principally of net foreign currency losses of $ 56 million and early debt extinguishment charges of $ 29 million . reorganization items , net reorganization items refer to revenues , expenses ( including professional fees ) , realized gains and losses and provisions for losses that are realized or incurred as a direct result of the chapter 11 cases . the following table summarizes the components included in reorganization items , net on aag 2019s consolidated statement of operations for the year ended december 31 , 2013 ( in millions ) : .
what was the percentage change in the net foreign currency losses , net in 2014 compared to 2013
( 1 ) in exchange for employees 2019 contributions to the successful reorganization , including agreeing to reductions in pay and benefits , we agreed in the plan to provide each employee group a deemed claim , which was used to provide a distribution of a portion of the equity of the reorganized entity to those employees . each employee group received a deemed claim amount based upon a portion of the value of cost savings provided by that group through reductions to pay and benefits as well as through certain work rule changes . the total value of this deemed claim was approximately $ 1.7 billion . ( 2 ) amounts include allowed claims ( claims approved by the bankruptcy court ) and estimated allowed claims relating to ( i ) the rejection or modification of financings related to aircraft and ( ii ) entry of orders treated as unsecured claims with respect to facility agreements supporting certain issuances of special facility revenue bonds . the debtors recorded an estimated claim associated with the rejection or modification of a financing .