Read the following texts and table with financial data from an S&P 500 earnings report carefully.Based on the question-answer history (if provided), answer the last question. The answer may require mathematical calculation based on the data provided.

Text: the increase in property operating expenses from our large market same store group is primarily the result of increases in real estate taxes of $ 3.2 million , personnel expenses of $ 1.9 million , water expenses of approximately $ 1.0 million , cable expenses of $ 0.5 million , and waste removal expenses of $ 0.2 million . the increase in property operating expenses from our secondary market same store group is primarily a result of increases in other operating expenses of $ 1.5 million , real estate taxes of $ 1.1 million , and personnel expenses of $ 1.2 million . the decrease in property operating expenses from our non-same store and other group is primarily the result of decreases in personnel expenses of $ 2.4 million and utility expenses of $ 1.7 million . depreciation and amortization the following table shows our depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the years ended december 31 , 2015 and december 31 , 2014 ( dollars in thousands ) : year ended december 31 , 2015 year ended december 31 , 2014 increase percentage increase . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>-</td><td>year ended december 31 2015</td><td>year ended december 31 2014</td><td>increase</td><td>percentage increase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>large market same store</td><td>$ 168872</td><td>$ 174957</td><td>$ -6085 ( 6085 )</td><td>( 3.5 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>secondary market same store</td><td>85008</td><td>86058</td><td>-1050 ( 1050 )</td><td>( 1.2 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>same store portfolio</td><td>253880</td><td>261015</td><td>-7135 ( 7135 )</td><td>( 2.7 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>non-same store and other</td><td>40640</td><td>40797</td><td>-157 ( 157 )</td><td>( 0.4 ) % (  % )</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>total</td><td>$ 294520</td><td>$ 301812</td><td>$ -7292 ( 7292 )</td><td>( 2.4 ) % (  % )</td></tr></table> the decrease in depreciation and amortization expense is primarily due to a decrease of $ 19.4 million related to the amortization of the fair value of in-place leases and resident relationships acquired as a result of the merger from the year ended december 31 , 2014 to the year ended december 31 , 2015 . this decrease was partially offset by an increase in depreciation expense of $ 11.7 million driven by an increase in gross real estate assets from the year ended december 31 , 2014 to the year ended december 31 , 2015 . property management expenses property management expenses for the year ended december 31 , 2015 were approximately $ 31.0 million , a decrease of $ 1.1 million from the year ended december 31 , 2014 . the majority of the decrease was related to a decrease in state franchise taxes of $ 2.1 million , partially offset by an increase in insurance expense of $ 0.6 million , an increase in payroll expense of $ 0.3 million , and an increase in incentive expense $ 0.3 million . general and administrative expenses general and administrative expenses for the year ended december 31 , 2015 were approximately $ 25.7 million , an increase of $ 4.8 million from the year ended december 31 , 2014 . the majority of the increase was related to increases in legal fees of $ 2.7 million and stock option expenses of $ 1.6 million . merger and integration related expenses there were no merger or integration related expenses for the year ended december 31 , 2015 , as these expenses related primarily to severance , legal , professional , temporary systems , staffing , and facilities costs incurred for the acquisition and integration of colonial . for the year ended december 31 , 2014 , merger and integration related expenses were approximately $ 3.2 million and $ 8.4 million , respectively . interest expense interest expense for the year ended december 31 , 2015 was approximately $ 122.3 million , a decrease of $ 1.6 million from the year ended december 31 , 2014 . the decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in amortization of deferred financing cost from the year ended december 31 , 2014 to the year ended december 31 , 2015 of approximately $ 0.9 million . also , the overall debt balance decreased from $ 3.5 billion to $ 3.4 billion , a decrease of $ 85.1 million . the average effective interest rate remained at 3.7% ( 3.7 % ) and the average years to rate maturity increased from 4.4 years to 4.8 years . job title mid-america apartment 10-k revision 1 serial <12345678> date sunday , march 20 , 2016 job number 304352-1 type page no . 50 operator abigaels .
Question: in 2015, how much did the depreciation and amortization in the large market same store represent in relation to the one for the secondary market same store?
Answer: 1.98654
Question: and between that year and the one before, what was the variation in the percentual decrease of those large market same-store and secondary market same-store?

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