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movement in exit cost liabilities the movement in exit cost liabilities for pmi was as follows: (in millions).
| Liability balance, January 1, 2014 | $308 |
| --------- | --------- |
| Charges, net | 391 |
| Cash spent | (360) |
| Currency/other | (69) |
| Liability balance, December 31, 2014 | $270 |
| Charges, net | 68 |
| Cash spent | (232) |
| Currency/other | (52) |
| Liability balance, December 31, 2015 | $54 |
cash payments related to exit costs at pmi were $232 million, $360 million and $21 million for the years ended december 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. future cash payments for exit costs incurred to date are expected to be approximately $54 million, and will be substantially paid by the end of 2017. the pre-tax asset impairment and exit costs shown above are primarily a result of the following: the netherlands on april 4, 2014, pmi announced the initiation by its affiliate, philip morris holland b.v. (201cpmh 201d), of consultations with employee representatives on a proposal to discontinue cigarette production at its factory located in bergen op zoom, the netherlands. pmh reached an agreement with the trade unions and their members on a social plan and ceased cigarette production on september 1, 2014. during 2014, total pre-tax asset impairment and exit costs of $489 million were recorded for this program in the european union segment. this amount includes employee separation costs of $343 million, asset impairment costs of $139 million and other separation costs of $7 million. separation program charges pmi recorded other pre-tax separation program charges of $68 million, $41 million and $51 million for the years ended december 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. the 2015 other pre-tax separation program charges primarily related to severance costs for the organizational restructuring in the european union segment. the 2014 other pre-tax separation program charges primarily related to severance costs for factory closures in australia and canada and the restructuring of the u.s. leaf purchasing model. the 2013 pre-tax separation program charges primarily related to the restructuring of global and regional functions based in switzerland and australia. contract termination charges during 2013, pmi recorded exit costs of $258 million related to the termination of distribution agreements in eastern europe, middle east & africa (due to a new business model in egypt) and asia. asset impairment charges during 2014, pmi recorded other pre-tax asset impairment charges of $5 million related to a factory closure in canada. .
Please compute the result.
what was the liability balance by the end of 2015?
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54.0
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and what was it in the beginning of that year?
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270.0
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what was, then, the change throughout the year?
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-216.0
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-128.0