pre_text: The following table presents information related to our credit agreements (dollars in thousands): (1) Excludes the amortization of deferred loan fees and includes the commitment fee. In January 2018, the Company repaid $175.0 million of long-term debt outstanding under its 2015 Credit Agreement, primarily using funds repatriated from its foreign subsidiaries.
table: Years Ended December 31,
table: 2019 2018 2017
table: Average daily utilization $87,800 $106,189 $268,775
table: Interest expense (1) $3,465 $3,817 $6,668
table: Weighted average interest rate (1) 3.9% 3.6% 2.5%
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Interest expense in 2019 from 2018?