pre_text: net impairment we recognized $ 14.9 million of net impairment during the year ended december 31 , 2011 , on certain securities in our non-agency cmo portfolio due to continued deterioration in the expected credit performance of the underlying loans in those specific securities . the gross other-than-temporary impairment ( 201cotti 201d ) and the noncredit portion of otti , which was or had been previously recorded through other comprehensive income , are shown in the table below ( dollars in millions ) : year ended december 31 , 2011 2010 .
post_text: other revenues other revenues decreased 15% ( 15 % ) to $ 39.3 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 compared to 2010 . the decrease was due primarily to the gain on sale of approximately $ 1 billion in savings accounts to discover financial services in the first quarter of 2010 , which increased other revenues during the year ended december 31 , 2010 . provision for loan losses provision for loan losses decreased 43% ( 43 % ) to $ 440.6 million for the year ended december 31 , 2011 compared to 2010 . the decrease in provision for loan losses was driven by improving credit trends and loan portfolio run-off , as evidenced by the lower levels of delinquent loans in the one- to four-family and home equity loan portfolios . the provision for loan losses has declined for three consecutive years , down 72% ( 72 % ) from its peak of $ 1.6 billion for the year ended december 31 , 2008 . we expect provision for loan losses to continue to decline in 2012 compared to 2011 , although it is subject to variability from quarter to quarter . as we transition from the ots to the occ , we are evaluating programs and practices that were designed in accordance with guidance from the ots . we are working to align certain policies and procedures to the guidance from the occ and have suspended certain loan modification programs that will require changes . we increased the qualitative reserve in 2011 to reflect additional estimated losses during the period of reduced activity in our modification programs , as well as uncertainty around certain loans modified under our previous programs . once the evaluation of the existing programs and practices is complete and any necessary changes have been implemented , we will re-assess the overall qualitative reserve. .
table: Year Ended December31, 2011 2010
table: Other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) $(9.2) $(41.5)
table: Less: noncredit portion of OTTI recognized into (out of)other comprehensive income (loss) (before tax) (5.7) 3.8
table: Net impairment $(14.9) $(37.7)
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. as december 312011 what was the amount of the provision for impairment in billion