long-lived assets including goodwill and other acquired intangible assets the company reviews property , plant , and equipment and certain identifiable intangibles , excluding goodwill , for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable . recoverability of these assets is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate . if property , plant , and equipment and certain identifiable intangibles are considered to be impaired , the impairment to be recognized equals the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds its fair market value . for the three years ended september 25 , 2004 , september 27 , 2003 , and september 28 , 2002 the company had no material impairment of its long-lived assets , except for the impairment of certain assets in connection with the restructuring actions described in note 5 . the company adopted sfas no . 142 , goodwill and other intangible assets , in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 . sfas no . 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized , but instead be tested for impairment at least annually or sooner whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that they may be impaired . prior to fiscal 2002 , goodwill was amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life . the company completed its transitional goodwill impairment test as of october 1 , 2001 , and its annual goodwill impairment tests on august 30 of each year thereafter and found no impairment . the company established reporting units based on its current reporting structure . for purposes of testing goodwill for impairment , goodwill has been allocated to these reporting units to the extent it relates to each reporting unit . sfas no . 142 also requires that intangible assets with definite lives be amortized over their estimated useful lives and reviewed for impairment in accordance with sfas no . 144 , accounting for the impairment of long-lived assets and for long-lived assets to be disposed of . the company is currently amortizing its acquired intangible assets with definite lives over periods ranging from 3 to 10 years . foreign currency translation the company translates the assets and liabilities of its international non-u.s . functional currency subsidiaries into u.s . dollars using exchange rates in effect at the end of each period . revenue and expenses for these subsidiaries are translated using rates that approximate those in effect during the period . gains and losses from these translations are credited or charged to foreign currency translation included in 2018 2018accumulated other comprehensive income ( loss ) 2019 2019 in shareholders 2019 equity . the company 2019s foreign manufacturing subsidiaries and certain other international subsidiaries that use the u.s . dollar as their functional currency remeasure monetary assets and liabilities at exchange rates in effect at the end of each period , and inventories , property , and nonmonetary assets and liabilities at historical rates . gains and .
notes to consolidated financial statements ( continued ) note 1 2014summary of significant accounting policies ( continued ) the following table reconciles changes in the company 2019s asset retirement liabilities for fiscal 2003 and 2004 ( in millions ) : .
what was the net change in asset retirement liability between 2002 and september 25 2004 , in millions?
asset retirement liability as of september 29 2002 the asset retirement liability as of september 25 2004 of $ 5.5 is $ 8.2 ; asset retirement liability as of september 29 2002 the asset retirement liability as of september 29 2002 of $ 5.5 is $ 5.5 ;
asset retirement liability as of september 29 2002 $ 5.5
additional asset retirement obligations recognized 0.5
accretion recognized 1.2
asset retirement liability as of september 27 2003 $ 7.2
additional asset retirement obligations recognized 0.5
accretion recognized 0.5
asset retirement liability as of september 25 2004 $ 8.2