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transfer agent and registrar for common stock the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is : computershare shareowner services llc 480 washington boulevard 29th floor jersey city , new jersey 07310 telephone : ( 877 ) 363-6398 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 , 2015 to december 31 , 2015 . 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 . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>total number ofshares ( or units ) purchased1</td><td>average price paidper share ( or unit ) 2</td><td>total number ofshares ( or units ) purchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs3</td><td>maximum number ( or approximate dollar value ) of shares ( or units ) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs3</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>october 1 - 31</td><td>2140511</td><td>$ 20.54</td><td>2139507</td><td>$ 227368014</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>november 1 - 30</td><td>1126378</td><td>$ 22.95</td><td>1124601</td><td>$ 201557625</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>december 1 - 31</td><td>1881992</td><td>$ 22.97</td><td>1872650</td><td>$ 158553178</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>total</td><td>5148881</td><td>$ 21.96</td><td>5136758</td><td>-</td></tr></table> 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 1004 withheld shares in october 2015 , 1777 withheld shares in november 2015 and 9342 withheld shares in december 2015 . 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 stock 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 stock repurchase program . 3 in february 2015 , 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 201c2015 share repurchase program 201d ) . on february 12 , 2016 , 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 2015 share repurchase program . there is no expiration date associated with the share repurchase programs. .
Question: in october of 2015, what was the total amount spent in the repurchase of shares?
Answer: 43966095.94
Question: and how much is that in millions?
Answer: 43.9661
Question: and concerning the total amount of shares repurchased in the last three months of that year, what portion was due to december?
| 0.36551 | Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.
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transfer agent and registrar for common stock the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is : computershare shareowner services llc 480 washington boulevard 29th floor jersey city , new jersey 07310 telephone : ( 877 ) 363-6398 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 , 2015 to december 31 , 2015 . 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 . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>total number ofshares ( or units ) purchased1</td><td>average price paidper share ( or unit ) 2</td><td>total number ofshares ( or units ) purchased as part ofpublicly announcedplans or programs3</td><td>maximum number ( or approximate dollar value ) of shares ( or units ) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs3</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>october 1 - 31</td><td>2140511</td><td>$ 20.54</td><td>2139507</td><td>$ 227368014</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>november 1 - 30</td><td>1126378</td><td>$ 22.95</td><td>1124601</td><td>$ 201557625</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>december 1 - 31</td><td>1881992</td><td>$ 22.97</td><td>1872650</td><td>$ 158553178</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>total</td><td>5148881</td><td>$ 21.96</td><td>5136758</td><td>-</td></tr></table> 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 1004 withheld shares in october 2015 , 1777 withheld shares in november 2015 and 9342 withheld shares in december 2015 . 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 stock 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 stock repurchase program . 3 in february 2015 , 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 201c2015 share repurchase program 201d ) . on february 12 , 2016 , 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 2015 share repurchase program . there is no expiration date associated with the share repurchase programs. .
Question: in october of 2015, what was the total amount spent in the repurchase of shares?
Answer: 43966095.94
Question: and how much is that in millions?
Answer: 43.9661
Question: and concerning the total amount of shares repurchased in the last three months of that year, what portion was due to december?
Answer: 0.36551
Question: and what is that in percentage?
| 36.55148 | Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.
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table of contents ( 4 ) the increase in cash flows was primarily due to the timing of inventory purchases and longer payment terms with certain vendors . in order to manage our working capital and operating cash needs , we monitor our cash conversion cycle , defined as days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable plus days of supply in inventory minus days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable , based on a rolling three-month average . components of our cash conversion cycle are as follows: . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>( in days )</td><td>december 31 , 2017</td><td>december 31 , 2016</td><td>december 31 , 2015</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>days of sales outstanding ( dso ) ( 1 )</td><td>52</td><td>51</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>days of supply in inventory ( dio ) ( 2 )</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>days of purchases outstanding ( dpo ) ( 3 )</td><td>-45 ( 45 )</td><td>-44 ( 44 )</td><td>-40 ( 40 )</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>cash conversion cycle</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>21</td></tr></table> ( 1 ) represents the rolling three-month average of the balance of accounts receivable , net at the end of the period , divided by average daily net sales for the same three-month period . also incorporates components of other miscellaneous receivables . ( 2 ) represents the rolling three-month average of the balance of merchandise inventory at the end of the period divided by average daily cost of sales for the same three-month period . ( 3 ) represents the rolling three-month average of the combined balance of accounts payable-trade , excluding cash overdrafts , and accounts payable-inventory financing at the end of the period divided by average daily cost of sales for the same three-month period . the cash conversion cycle was 19 days at december 31 , 2017 and 2016 . the increase in dso was primarily driven by higher net sales and related accounts receivable for third-party services such as saas , software assurance and warranties . these services have an unfavorable impact on dso as the receivable is recognized on the consolidated balance sheet on a gross basis while the corresponding sales amount in the consolidated statement of operations is recorded on a net basis . this also results in a favorable impact on dpo as the payable is recognized on the consolidated balance sheet without a corresponding cost of sales in the statement of operations because the cost paid to the vendor or third-party service provider is recorded as a reduction to net sales . in addition , dpo also increased due to the mix of payables with certain vendors that have longer payment terms . the cash conversion cycle was 19 and 21 days at december 31 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively . the increase in dso was primarily driven by higher net sales and related accounts receivable for third-party services such as saas , software assurance and warranties . these services have an unfavorable impact on dso as the receivable is recognized on the balance sheet on a gross basis while the corresponding sales amount in the statement of operations is recorded on a net basis . these services have a favorable impact on dpo as the payable is recognized on the balance sheet without a corresponding cost of sale in the statement of operations because the cost paid to the vendor or third-party service provider is recorded as a reduction to net sales . in addition to the impact of these services on dpo , dpo also increased due to the mix of payables with certain vendors that have longer payment terms . investing activities net cash used in investing activities increased $ 15 million in 2017 compared to 2016 . capital expenditures increased $ 17 million to $ 81 million from $ 64 million for 2017 and 2016 , respectively , primarily related to improvements to our information technology systems . net cash used in investing activities decreased $ 289 million in 2016 compared to 2015 . the decrease in cash used was primarily due to the completion of the acquisition of cdw uk in 2015 . additionally , capital expenditures decreased $ 26 million to $ 64 million from $ 90 million for 2016 and 2015 , respectively , primarily due to spending for our new office location in 2015 . financing activities net cash used in financing activities increased $ 514 million in 2017 compared to 2016 . the increase was primarily driven by changes in accounts payable-inventory financing , which resulted in an increase in cash used for financing activities of $ 228 million and by share repurchases during 2017 , which resulted in an increase in cash used for financing activities of $ 167 million . for more information on our share repurchase program , see part ii , item 5 , 201cmarket for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities . 201d the increase in cash used for accounts payable-inventory financing was primarily driven by the termination of one of our inventory financing agreements in the fourth quarter of 2016 , with amounts .
Question: what was the sum of the values of capital expenditures in 2015 and 2016?
| 154.0 | Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.
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table of contents ( 4 ) the increase in cash flows was primarily due to the timing of inventory purchases and longer payment terms with certain vendors . in order to manage our working capital and operating cash needs , we monitor our cash conversion cycle , defined as days of sales outstanding in accounts receivable plus days of supply in inventory minus days of purchases outstanding in accounts payable , based on a rolling three-month average . components of our cash conversion cycle are as follows: . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>( in days )</td><td>december 31 , 2017</td><td>december 31 , 2016</td><td>december 31 , 2015</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>days of sales outstanding ( dso ) ( 1 )</td><td>52</td><td>51</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>days of supply in inventory ( dio ) ( 2 )</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>days of purchases outstanding ( dpo ) ( 3 )</td><td>-45 ( 45 )</td><td>-44 ( 44 )</td><td>-40 ( 40 )</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>cash conversion cycle</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>21</td></tr></table> ( 1 ) represents the rolling three-month average of the balance of accounts receivable , net at the end of the period , divided by average daily net sales for the same three-month period . also incorporates components of other miscellaneous receivables . ( 2 ) represents the rolling three-month average of the balance of merchandise inventory at the end of the period divided by average daily cost of sales for the same three-month period . ( 3 ) represents the rolling three-month average of the combined balance of accounts payable-trade , excluding cash overdrafts , and accounts payable-inventory financing at the end of the period divided by average daily cost of sales for the same three-month period . the cash conversion cycle was 19 days at december 31 , 2017 and 2016 . the increase in dso was primarily driven by higher net sales and related accounts receivable for third-party services such as saas , software assurance and warranties . these services have an unfavorable impact on dso as the receivable is recognized on the consolidated balance sheet on a gross basis while the corresponding sales amount in the consolidated statement of operations is recorded on a net basis . this also results in a favorable impact on dpo as the payable is recognized on the consolidated balance sheet without a corresponding cost of sales in the statement of operations because the cost paid to the vendor or third-party service provider is recorded as a reduction to net sales . in addition , dpo also increased due to the mix of payables with certain vendors that have longer payment terms . the cash conversion cycle was 19 and 21 days at december 31 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively . the increase in dso was primarily driven by higher net sales and related accounts receivable for third-party services such as saas , software assurance and warranties . these services have an unfavorable impact on dso as the receivable is recognized on the balance sheet on a gross basis while the corresponding sales amount in the statement of operations is recorded on a net basis . these services have a favorable impact on dpo as the payable is recognized on the balance sheet without a corresponding cost of sale in the statement of operations because the cost paid to the vendor or third-party service provider is recorded as a reduction to net sales . in addition to the impact of these services on dpo , dpo also increased due to the mix of payables with certain vendors that have longer payment terms . investing activities net cash used in investing activities increased $ 15 million in 2017 compared to 2016 . capital expenditures increased $ 17 million to $ 81 million from $ 64 million for 2017 and 2016 , respectively , primarily related to improvements to our information technology systems . net cash used in investing activities decreased $ 289 million in 2016 compared to 2015 . the decrease in cash used was primarily due to the completion of the acquisition of cdw uk in 2015 . additionally , capital expenditures decreased $ 26 million to $ 64 million from $ 90 million for 2016 and 2015 , respectively , primarily due to spending for our new office location in 2015 . financing activities net cash used in financing activities increased $ 514 million in 2017 compared to 2016 . the increase was primarily driven by changes in accounts payable-inventory financing , which resulted in an increase in cash used for financing activities of $ 228 million and by share repurchases during 2017 , which resulted in an increase in cash used for financing activities of $ 167 million . for more information on our share repurchase program , see part ii , item 5 , 201cmarket for registrant 2019s common equity , related stockholder matters and issuer purchases of equity securities . 201d the increase in cash used for accounts payable-inventory financing was primarily driven by the termination of one of our inventory financing agreements in the fourth quarter of 2016 , with amounts .
Question: what was the sum of the values of capital expenditures in 2015 and 2016?
Answer: 154.0
Question: what is the average value per year?
| 77.0 | Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.
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