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item 6. selected financial data the following table represents our selected financial data. the table should be read in conjunction with item 7 and item 8 of this report. the table below reflects immaterial error corrections discussed in note 2: summary of significant accounting policies in item 8. .
|  | Year Ended December 31 |
| ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
| Sales and service revenues | $6,708 | $6,575 | $6,723 | $6,292 | $6,189 |
| Goodwill impairment | — | 290 | — | — | 2,465 |
| Operating income (loss) | 358 | 100 | 241 | 203 | (2,332) |
| Net earnings (loss) | 146 | (100) | 131 | 119 | (2,397) |
| Total assets | 6,392 | 6,069 | 5,270 | 5,097 | 4,821 |
| Long-term debt<sup>(1)</sup> | 1,779 | 1,830 | 105 | 283 | 283 |
| Total long-term obligations | 4,341 | 3,838 | 1,637 | 1,708 | 1,823 |
| Free cash flow<sup>(2)</sup> | 170 | 331 | 168 | (269) | 121 |
| Dividends declared per share | $0.10 | $— | $— | $— | $— |
| Basic earnings (loss) per share<sup>(3)</sup> | $2.96 | $(2.05) | $2.68 | $2.44 | $(49.14) |
| Diluted earnings (loss) per share<sup>(3)</sup> | $2.91 | $(2.05) | $2.68 | $2.44 | $(49.14) |
basic earnings (loss) per share (3) $2.96 $(2.05) $2.68 $2.44 $(49.14) diluted earnings (loss) per share (3) $2.91 $(2.05) $2.68 $2.44 $(49.14) (1) long-term debt does not include amounts payable to our former parent as of and before december 31, 2010, as these amounts were due upon demand and included in current liabilities. (2) free cash flow is a non-gaap financial measure and represents cash from operating activities less capital expenditures. see liquidity and capital resources in item 7 for more information on this measure. (3) on march 30, 2011, the record date of the stock distribution associated with the spin-off from northrop grumman, approximately 48.8 million shares of $0.01 par value hii common stock were distributed to northrop grumman stockholders. this share amount was utilized for the calculation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended march 31, 2011, and all prior periods, as no common stock of the company existed prior to march 30, 2011, and the impact of dilutive securities in the three month period ended march 31, 2011, was not meaningful. .
Please answer the following question with expressions if necessary.
and during only the middle year of that period, in 2010, how much did the net earnings represent in relation to those total assets?
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