what was the percentage change in accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) between 2003 and 2004?\\n
page 73 of 98 notes to consolidated financial statements ball corporation and subsidiaries 15 . shareholders 2019 equity at december 31 , 2006 , the company had 550 million shares of common stock and 15 million shares of preferred stock authorized , both without par value . preferred stock includes 120000 authorized but unissued shares designated as series a junior participating preferred stock . under the company 2019s shareholder rights agreement dated july 26 , 2006 , one preferred stock purchase right ( right ) is attached to each outstanding share of ball corporation common stock . subject to adjustment , each right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the company one one-thousandth of a share of series a junior participating preferred stock at an exercise price of $ 185 per right . if a person or group acquires 10 percent or more of the company 2019s outstanding common stock ( or upon occurrence of certain other events ) , the rights ( other than those held by the acquiring person ) become exercisable and generally entitle the holder to purchase shares of ball corporation common stock at a 50 percent discount . the rights , which expire in 2016 , are redeemable by the company at a redemption price of $ 0.001 per right and trade with the common stock . exercise of such rights would cause substantial dilution to a person or group attempting to acquire control of the company without the approval of ball 2019s board of directors . the rights would not interfere with any merger or other business combinations approved by the board of directors . the company reduced its share repurchase program in 2006 to $ 45.7 million , net of issuances , compared to $ 358.1 million net repurchases in 2005 and $ 50 million in 2004 . the net repurchases in 2006 did not include a forward contract entered into in december 2006 for the repurchase of 1200000 shares . the contract was settled on january 5 , 2007 , for $ 51.9 million in cash . in connection with the employee stock purchase plan , the company contributes 20 percent of up to $ 500 of each participating employee 2019s monthly payroll deduction toward the purchase of ball corporation common stock . company contributions for this plan were $ 3.2 million in 2006 , $ 3.2 million in 2005 and $ 2.7 million in 2004 . accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) the activity related to accumulated other comprehensive earnings ( loss ) was as follows : ( $ in millions ) foreign currency translation pension and postretirement items , net of tax effective financial derivatives , net of tax accumulated comprehensive earnings ( loss ) .

| ($ in millions) | Foreign Currency Translation | Pension and Other Postretirement Items, Net of Tax | Effective Financial Derivatives, Net of Tax | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| December 31, 2003 | $80.7 | $(93.1) | $11.0 | $(1.4) |
| 2004 change | 68.2 | (33.2) | (0.4) | 34.6 |
| December 31, 2004 | 148.9 | (126.3) | 10.6 | 33.2 |
| 2005 change | (74.3) | (43.6) | (16.0) | (133.9) |
| December 31, 2005 | 74.6 | (169.9) | (5.4) | (100.7) |
| 2006 change | 57.2 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 71.2 |
| December 31, 2006 | $131.8 | $(161.9) | $0.6 | $(29.5) |

notwithstanding the 2005 distribution pursuant to the jobs act , management 2019s intention is to indefinitely reinvest foreign earnings . therefore , no taxes have been provided on the foreign currency translation component for any period . the change in the minimum pension liability is presented net of related tax expense of $ 2.9 million for 2006 and related tax benefits of $ 27.3 million and $ 20.8 million for 2005 and 2004 , respectively . the change in the effective financial derivatives is presented net of related tax expense of $ 5.7 million for 2006 , related tax benefit of $ 10.7 million for 2005 and related tax benefit of $ 0.2 million for 2004. .

accumulated_other_comprehensive_earnings_change = 34.6
accumulated_other_comprehensive_earnings_percent_change = accumulated_other_comprehensive_earnings_change / 1.4
answer = accumulated_other_comprehensive_earnings_percent_change * 100