pre_text: Share Repurchase On December 18, 2019, the Board of Directors authorized to remove the expiration date to the Company’s common stock share repurchase program and increase the authorized amount by $25.1 million increasing the authorization to repurchase shares up to a total of $50.0 million. As of December 31, 2019, a total of $50.0 million remained available for future share repurchases. We repurchased 1.7 million shares for $95.1 million and 0.4 million shares for $30.0 million in fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively. There were no shares repurchased in fiscal 2019. CASH FLOWS A summary of our cash provided by and used in operating, investing, and financing activities is as follows (in thousands):
table: Years Ended December 31,
table: 2019 2018
table: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations $47,899 $151,427
table: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations 493 (156)
table: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 48,392 151,271
table: Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations (393,847) (113,592)
table: Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities from continuing operations 338,840 (97,134)
table: EFFECT OF CURRENCY TRANSLATION ON CASH (1,496) (1,030)
table: INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (8,111) (60,485)
table: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 354,552 415,037
table: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period 346,441 354,552
table: Less cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations — 5,251
table: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS, end of period $346,441 $349,301
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities between 2018 and 2019?