considering the 2015's charge , what is the impact of the industrial gases 2013 americas segment concerning the total expenses?
as of 30 september 2016 and 2015 , there were no assets or liabilities classified as discontinued operations relating to the homecare business . 5 . business restructuring and cost reduction actions the charges we record for business restructuring and cost reduction actions have been excluded from segment operating income . cost reduction actions in fiscal year 2016 , we recognized an expense of $ 33.9 ( $ 24.0 after-tax , or $ .11 per share ) for severance and other benefits related to cost reduction actions which resulted in the elimination of approximately 700 positions . the expenses related primarily to the industrial gases 2013 americas and the industrial gases 2013 emea segments . the following table summarizes the carrying amount of the accrual for cost reduction actions at 30 september severance and other benefits .

|  | Severance and Other Benefits |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2016 Charge | $33.9 |
| Amount reflected in pension liability | (.9) |
| Cash expenditures | (20.4) |
| Currency translation adjustment | .3 |
| 30 September 2016 | $12.9 |

business realignment and reorganization on 18 september 2014 , we announced plans to reorganize the company , including realignment of our businesses in new reporting segments and other organizational changes , effective as of 1 october 2014 . as a result of this reorganization , we incurred severance and other charges . in fiscal year 2015 , we recognized an expense of $ 207.7 ( $ 153.2 after-tax , or $ .71 per share ) . severance and other benefits totaled $ 151.9 and related to the elimination of approximately 2000 positions . asset and associated contract actions totaled $ 55.8 and related primarily to a plant shutdown in the corporate and other segment and the exit of product lines within the industrial gases 2013 global and materials technologies segments . the 2015 charges related to the segments as follows : $ 31.7 in industrial gases 2013 americas , $ 52.2 in industrial gases 2013 emea , $ 10.3 in industrial gases 2013 asia , $ 37.0 in industrial gases 2013 global , $ 27.6 in materials technologies , and $ 48.9 in corporate and other . during the fourth quarter of 2014 , an expense of $ 12.7 ( $ 8.2 after-tax , or $ .04 per share ) was incurred relating to the elimination of approximately 50 positions . the 2014 charge related to the segments as follows : $ 2.9 in industrial gases 2013 americas , $ 3.1 in industrial gases 2013 emea , $ 1.5 in industrial gases 2013 asia , $ 1.5 in industrial gases 2013 global , $ 1.6 in materials technologies , and $ 2.1 in corporate and other. .

industrial_gases_2013_americas_charge = 31.7
industrial_gases_2013_emea_charge = 52.2
industrial_gases_2013_asia_charge = 10.3
industrial_gases_2013_global_charge = 37.0
materials_technologies_charge = 27.6
corporate_and_other_charge = 48.9
total_charges = industrial_gases_2013_americas_charge + industrial_gases_2013_emea_charge + industrial_gases_2013_asia_charge + industrial_gases_2013_global_charge + materials_technologies_charge + corporate_and_other_charge
industrial_gases_2013_americas_percent = industrial_gases_2013_americas_charge / total_charges
industrial_gases_2013_emea_percent = industrial_gases_2013_emea_charge / total_charges
industrial_gases_2013_asia_percent = industrial_gases_2013_asia_charge / total_charges
industrial_gases_2013_global_percent = industrial_gases_2013_global_charge / total_charges
materials_technologies_percent = materials_technologies_charge / total_charges
corporate_and_other_percent = corporate_and_other_charge / total_charges
answer = industrial_gases_2013_americas_percent * 100