pre_text: sales of unregistered securities not applicable . repurchase of equity securities the following table provides information regarding our purchases of our equity securities during the period from october 1 , 2016 to december 31 , 2016 . total number of shares ( or units ) purchased 1 average price paid per share ( or unit ) 2 total number of shares ( or units ) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs 3 maximum number ( or approximate dollar value ) of shares ( or units ) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs 3 .
post_text: 1 included shares of our common stock , par value $ 0.10 per share , withheld under the terms of grants under employee stock-based compensation plans to offset tax withholding obligations that occurred upon vesting and release of restricted shares ( the 201cwithheld shares 201d ) . we repurchased no withheld shares in october 2016 , 1353 withheld shares in november 2016 and 10749 withheld shares in december 2016 , for a total of 12102 withheld shares during the three-month period . 2 the average price per share for each of the months in the fiscal quarter and for the three-month period was calculated by dividing the sum of the applicable period of the aggregate value of the tax withholding obligations and the aggregate amount we paid for shares acquired under our share repurchase program , described in note 5 to the consolidated financial statements , by the sum of the number of withheld shares and the number of shares acquired in our share repurchase program . 3 in february 2016 , the board authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase from time to time up to $ 300.0 million , excluding fees , of our common stock ( the 201c2016 share repurchase program 201d ) . on february 10 , 2017 , we announced that our board had approved a new share repurchase program to repurchase from time to time up to $ 300.0 million , excluding fees , of our common stock . the new authorization is in addition to any amounts remaining for repurchase under the 2016 share repurchase program . there is no expiration date associated with the share repurchase programs. .
table: Total Number ofShares (or Units)Purchased<sup>1</sup> Average Price Paidper Share (or Unit)<sup>2</sup> Total Number ofShares (or Units)Purchased as Part ofPublicly AnnouncedPlans or Programs<sup>3</sup> Maximum Number (orApproximate Dollar Value)of Shares (or Units)that May Yet Be PurchasedUnder the Plans orPrograms<sup>3</sup>
table: October 1 - 31 2,099,169 $22.28 2,099,169 $218,620,420
table: November 1 - 30 1,454,402 $22.79 1,453,049 $185,500,851
table: December 1 - 31 1,269,449 $23.93 1,258,700 $155,371,301
table: Total 4,823,020 $22.87 4,810,918
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. how is the treasury stock affected after the stock repurchases in the last three months of 2016 , ( in millions ) ?