pre_text: Acquisition-Related Expenses We have incurred acquisition-related expenses related to our acquisition of Level 3. The table below summarizes our acquisition-related expenses, which consist of integration and transformation-related expenses, including severance and retention compensation expenses, and transaction-related expenses: At December 31, 2019, we had incurred cumulative acquisition-related expenses of $950 million for Level 3. The total amounts of these expenses are included in our selling, general and administrative expenses. Level 3 incurred transaction-related expenses of $47 million on the date of acquisition. This amount is not included in our results of operations.
table: Years Ended December 31,
table: 2019 2018 2017
table: (Dollars in millions)
table: Transaction-related expenses $— 2 174
table: Integration and transformation-related expenses 234 391 97
table: Total acquisition-related expenses $234 393 271
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What is the change in the total acquisition-related expense in 2019 from 2018?