clearance or expiration of the waiting period under german merger control laws remains outstanding . after discussions with the german authorities , e2v and teledyne submitted a revised application for clearance on february 24 , 2017 in respect of the acquisition . the german authorities have one month to review such revised submission . clearance from the french ministry of economy and finance and the french ministry of defense in respect of the acquisition also remains outstanding . teledyne expects to fund the acquisition from cash on hand and its credit facility , as well as the anticipated proceeds from the issuance of senior unsecured notes and term loans . for the machine vision market , e2v provides high performance image sensors and custom camera solutions and application specific standard products . in addition , e2v provides high performance space qualified imaging sensors and arrays for space science and astronomy . e2v also produces components and subsystems that deliver high reliability radio frequency power generation for healthcare , industrial and defense applications . finally , the company provides high reliability semiconductors and board-level solutions for use in aerospace , space and radio frequency communications applications . at announcement , the aggregate enterprise value for the transaction is expected to be approximately £627.1 million ( or approximately $ 788.9 million ) taking into account e2v stock options and net debt . for its fiscal year ended march 31 , 2016 , e2v had sales of approximately £236.4 million . in connection with our strategy , in the third quarter of 2016 , teledyne completed the disposition of the net assets of its printed circuit technology ( “ pct ” ) business for $ 9.3 million in cash , resulting in no gain or loss . pct was part of the aerospace and defense electronics segment . in connection with the sale , we entered into a transition services agreement , effective july 8 , 2016 , to provide certain administrative services to facilitate the orderly transfer of the business operations to the buyer , with the transition services agreement expected to continue through the first half of 2017. in addition , in 2016 we sold a former operating facility in california and recorded a pretax gain of $ 17.9 million , and incurred pretax charges totaling $ 7.9 million related to the pending e2v acquisition . 32 as part of a continuing effort to reduce costs and improve operating performance , we took actions to consolidate and relocate certain facilities and reduce headcount across various businesses , reducing our exposure to weak end markets and high cost locations . we continue to seek cost reductions in our businesses . the following pre-tax charges were incurred related to severance and facility consolidations ( in millions ) : replace_table_token_5_th replace_table_token_6_th replace_table_token_7_th at january 1 , 2017 , $ 3.7 million remains to be paid related to these actions . recent acquisitions the company spent $ 93.4 million , $ 66.7 million and $ 195.8 million on acquisitions and investments in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively . on november 2 , 2016 , teledyne instruments , inc. acquired assets of in usa , headquartered in norwood , massachusetts , for $ 10.2 million in cash . teledyne intends to relocate and consolidate manufacturing into the new , owned facility of teledyne advanced pollution instrumentation in san diego , california . on december 6 , 2016 , teledyne instruments , inc. acquired hanson research , headquartered in chatsworth , california , for $ 25.0 million , net of cash acquired . on may 3 , 2016 , teledyne dalsa , inc. , a canadian-based subsidiary , acquired the assets and business of caris , based in fredericton , new brunswick , canada , for $ 26.2 million , net of cash acquired . on april 15 , 2016 , teledyne lecroy , inc. , a u.s.-based subsidiary , acquired assets of quantum data , based in elgin , illinois , for $ 17.3 million in cash . on april 6 , 2016 , teledyne lecroy , inc. also acquired frontline , based in charlottesville , virginia , for $ 13.7 million in cash . each of the 2016 acquisitions are part of the instrumentation segment except for caris which is part of the digital imaging segment . on june 5 , 2015 , teledyne dalsa b.v. , a netherlands-based subsidiary , acquired industrial control machines sa ( “ icm ” ) for $ 21.8 million , net of cash acquired . in december 2016 , an additional $ 2.5 million was paid by teledyne related to an indemnification holdback . based in liège , belgium , icm is a leading supplier of portable x-ray generators for non-destructive testing applications , as well as complete x-ray imaging systems for on-site security screening and is part of the digital imaging segment . as a result of the purchase of the remaining interest in optech in 2015 , the difference between the cash paid and the balance of noncontrolling interest was recorded to additional paid-in capital . the balance of the noncontrolling interest of $ 41.2 million at december 28 , 2014 decreased by $ 0.3 million for the net loss and $ 1.3 million in translation adjustments prior to the purchase which eliminated the remaining balance . the balance of the noncontrolling interest of $ 47.0 million at december 29 , 2013 decreased by $ 2.1 million for the net loss and $ 3.7 million in translation adjustments , resulting in a balance of $ 41.2 million at december 28 , 2014. teledyne no longer has any noncontrolling interests . on february 2 , 2015 , teledyne acquired bowtech products limited ( “ bowtech ” ) through a u.k.-based subsidiary for $ 18.9 million in cash , net of cash acquired and including an estimated working capital adjustment . story_separator_special_tag 40 segments the following discussion of our four segments should be read in conjunction with note 12 to the notes to consolidated financial statements . instrumentation replace_table_token_13_th our instrumentation segment provides monitoring and control instruments for marine , environmental , industrial and other applications , as well as electronic test and measurement equipment . we also provide power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks deployed in mission critical , harsh environments . 2016 compared with 2015 our instrumentation segment sales were $ 876.7 million in 2016 compared with sales of $ 1,051.1 million in 2015 , a decrease of 16.6 % . operating income was $ 109.8 million in 2016 , compared with $ 171.0 million in 2015 , a decrease of 35.8 % . the 2016 sales decrease primarily resulted from lower sales of marine instrumentation partially offset by increased sales of test and measurement instrumentation . sales for marine instrumentation decreased $ 195.3 million and primarily reflected lower sales of interconnect systems and other marine sensors for energy exploration and production , as a result of weak energy markets , partially offset by higher sales of interconnects and marine systems for u.s. government applications . sales of test and measurement instrumentation increased $ 19.5 million and included $ 15.4 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions . sales of environmental instrumentation increased $ 1.4 million . the decrease in operating income primarily reflected the impact of lower sales and also reflected $ 6.8 million in higher severance and facility consolidation costs compared with 2015. the incremental operating profit from recent acquisitions was $ 0.9 million , which included $ 0.8 million in additional intangible asset amortization . cost of sales decreased by $ 95.2 million in 2016 , compared with 2015 , and primarily reflected the impact of lower sales , partially offset by higher severance and facility consolidation expenses . the cost of sales percentage increased slightly to 56.4 % in 2016 from 56.1 % in 2015. selling , general and administrative expenses , including research and development and bid and proposal expense , in 2016 , decreased by $ 18.0 million , compared with 2015 , and primarily reflected the impact of lower sales . selling , general and administrative expenses for 2016 , as a percentage of sales , increased to 31.1 % , compared with 27.6 % for 2015 and reflected the impact of lower sales while certain fixed costs decreased slightly . 2015 compared with 2014 our instrumentation segment sales were $ 1,051.1 million in 2015 compared with sales of $ 1,115.5 million in 2014 , a decrease of 5.8 % . operating income was $ 171.0 million in 2015 , compared with $ 181.6 million in 2014 , a decrease of 5.8 % . the 2015 sales decrease resulted from lower sales of marine instrumentation and electronic test and measurement instrumentation , while sales for environmental instrumentation increased slightly . sales for marine instrumentation decreased by $ 40.8 million and primarily reflected lower sales of geophysical sensors for offshore oil exploration , interconnect systems for land-based energy applications , and other marine sensors and systems , partially offset by $ 32.1 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions . sales of electronic test and measurement instrumentation decreased $ 23.9 million primarily as a result of lower international sales due in part to the impact of foreign exchange rates . sales of environmental instrumentation increased $ 0.3 million . the decrease in operating income primarily reflected the impact of lower sales as well as $ 2.9 million in higher severance costs compared with 2014. the incremental operating loss from recent acquisitions was $ 4.6 million , which included $ 3.0 million in additional intangible asset amortization . cost of sales decreased by $ 40.2 million in 2015 , compared with 2014 , and primarily reflected the impact of lower sales . the cost of sales percentage decreased slightly to 56.1 % from 56.5 % . selling , general and administrative expenses , including research and development and bid and proposal expense , in 2015 , decreased by $ 13.6 million , compared with 2014 , and 41 primarily reflected the impact of lower sales . selling , general and administrative expenses for 2015 , as a percentage of sales , increased slightly to 27.6 % , compared with 27.2 % for 2014. digital imaging replace_table_token_14_th our digital imaging segment includes high-performance sensors , cameras and systems , within the visible , infrared and x-ray spectra for use in industrial , government and medical applications , as well as micro electro-mechanical systems ( “ mems ” ) . it also includes our sponsored and centralized research laboratories which benefit government programs and commercial businesses . 2016 compared with 2015 our digital imaging segment sales were $ 398.7 million in 2016 , compared with sales of $ 379.0 million in 2015 , an increase of 5.2 % . operating income was $ 45.9 million in 2016 , compared with $ 40.0 million in 2015 , an increase of 14.8 % . the 2016 sales increase primarily reflected higher sales of sensors and systems for life sciences and industrial x-ray applications , mems and geospatial software . sales in 2016 included $ 9.6 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions . the increase in operating income in 2016 , compared with 2015 , reflected the impact of higher sales and favorable product mix . the incremental operating loss included in the results for 2016 from recent acquisitions was $ 1.5 million , which included $ 0.5 million in additional intangible asset amortization expense . cost of sales for 2016 increased by $ 11.4 million , compared with 2015 , and primarily reflected the impact of higher sales . the cost of sales percentage in 2016 decreased slightly . selling , general and administrative expenses , for 2016 , increased to $ 113.4 million , compared with $ 111.0 million in 2015

net cash used in investing activities was $ 151.0 million , $ 109.9 million and $ 238.7 million for 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively . cash flows relating to investing activities consists primarily of cash used for acquisitions and capital expenditures , except 2016 also includes $ 9.3 million of cash received from the sale of a business and cash received of $ 19.5 million from the sale of a former operating facility . replace_table_token_21_th the increase in capital spending in 2016 , compared with 2015 , primarily reflected the purchase of an operating facility . during 2017 we plan to invest approximately $ 60.0 million in capital expenditures , principally to upgrade capital equipment , reduce manufacturing costs and introduce new products . commitments at january 1 , 2017 , for capital expenditures were approximately $ 9.5 million . acquisitions investing activities used cash for acquisitions and investments of $ 93.4 million , $ 66.7 million and $ 195.8 million , in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively ( see “ recent acquisitions ” ) . teledyne funded the acquisitions primarily from borrowings under its credit facility and cash on hand . for all acquisitions , the results of operations and cash flows are included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of each respective acquisition . the caris , icm and axiom acquisitions are part of the digital imaging segment . all other acquisitions in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 are part of the instrumentation segment . 48 the following table shows the purchase price ( net of cash acquired ) , goodwill acquired and intangible assets acquired for the acquisitions and other investments made in 2016 and 2015 ( in millions ) : replace_table_token_22_th goodwill resulting from the acquisitions of frontline , quantum data , in usa and caris made in 2016 will be deductible for tax purposes . goodwill resulting from the 2016 acquisition of hanson research and the 2015 acquisitions of bowtech and icm will not be deductible for tax purposes .


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     ```net cash used in investing activities was $ 151.0 million , $ 109.9 million and $ 238.7 million for 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively . cash flows relating to investing activities consists primarily of cash used for acquisitions and capital expenditures , except 2016 also includes $ 9.3 million of cash received from the sale of a business and cash received of $ 19.5 million from the sale of a former operating facility . replace_table_token_21_th the increase in capital spending in 2016 , compared with 2015 , primarily reflected the purchase of an operating facility . during 2017 we plan to invest approximately $ 60.0 million in capital expenditures , principally to upgrade capital equipment , reduce manufacturing costs and introduce new products . commitments at january 1 , 2017 , for capital expenditures were approximately $ 9.5 million . acquisitions investing activities used cash for acquisitions and investments of $ 93.4 million , $ 66.7 million and $ 195.8 million , in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively ( see “ recent acquisitions ” ) . teledyne funded the acquisitions primarily from borrowings under its credit facility and cash on hand . for all acquisitions , the results of operations and cash flows are included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of each respective acquisition . the caris , icm and axiom acquisitions are part of the digital imaging segment . all other acquisitions in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 are part of the instrumentation segment . 48 the following table shows the purchase price ( net of cash acquired ) , goodwill acquired and intangible assets acquired for the acquisitions and other investments made in 2016 and 2015 ( in millions ) : replace_table_token_22_th goodwill resulting from the acquisitions of frontline , quantum data , in usa and caris made in 2016 will be deductible for tax purposes . goodwill resulting from the 2016 acquisition of hanson research and the 2015 acquisitions of bowtech and icm will not be deductible for tax purposes .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : clearance or expiration of the waiting period under german merger control laws remains outstanding . after discussions with the german authorities , e2v and teledyne submitted a revised application for clearance on february 24 , 2017 in respect of the acquisition . the german authorities have one month to review such revised submission . clearance from the french ministry of economy and finance and the french ministry of defense in respect of the acquisition also remains outstanding . teledyne expects to fund the acquisition from cash on hand and its credit facility , as well as the anticipated proceeds from the issuance of senior unsecured notes and term loans . for the machine vision market , e2v provides high performance image sensors and custom camera solutions and application specific standard products . in addition , e2v provides high performance space qualified imaging sensors and arrays for space science and astronomy . e2v also produces components and subsystems that deliver high reliability radio frequency power generation for healthcare , industrial and defense applications . finally , the company provides high reliability semiconductors and board-level solutions for use in aerospace , space and radio frequency communications applications . at announcement , the aggregate enterprise value for the transaction is expected to be approximately £627.1 million ( or approximately $ 788.9 million ) taking into account e2v stock options and net debt . for its fiscal year ended march 31 , 2016 , e2v had sales of approximately £236.4 million . in connection with our strategy , in the third quarter of 2016 , teledyne completed the disposition of the net assets of its printed circuit technology ( “ pct ” ) business for $ 9.3 million in cash , resulting in no gain or loss . pct was part of the aerospace and defense electronics segment . in connection with the sale , we entered into a transition services agreement , effective july 8 , 2016 , to provide certain administrative services to facilitate the orderly transfer of the business operations to the buyer , with the transition services agreement expected to continue through the first half of 2017. in addition , in 2016 we sold a former operating facility in california and recorded a pretax gain of $ 17.9 million , and incurred pretax charges totaling $ 7.9 million related to the pending e2v acquisition . 32 as part of a continuing effort to reduce costs and improve operating performance , we took actions to consolidate and relocate certain facilities and reduce headcount across various businesses , reducing our exposure to weak end markets and high cost locations . we continue to seek cost reductions in our businesses . the following pre-tax charges were incurred related to severance and facility consolidations ( in millions ) : replace_table_token_5_th replace_table_token_6_th replace_table_token_7_th at january 1 , 2017 , $ 3.7 million remains to be paid related to these actions . recent acquisitions the company spent $ 93.4 million , $ 66.7 million and $ 195.8 million on acquisitions and investments in 2016 , 2015 and 2014 , respectively . on november 2 , 2016 , teledyne instruments , inc. acquired assets of in usa , headquartered in norwood , massachusetts , for $ 10.2 million in cash . teledyne intends to relocate and consolidate manufacturing into the new , owned facility of teledyne advanced pollution instrumentation in san diego , california . on december 6 , 2016 , teledyne instruments , inc. acquired hanson research , headquartered in chatsworth , california , for $ 25.0 million , net of cash acquired . on may 3 , 2016 , teledyne dalsa , inc. , a canadian-based subsidiary , acquired the assets and business of caris , based in fredericton , new brunswick , canada , for $ 26.2 million , net of cash acquired . on april 15 , 2016 , teledyne lecroy , inc. , a u.s.-based subsidiary , acquired assets of quantum data , based in elgin , illinois , for $ 17.3 million in cash . on april 6 , 2016 , teledyne lecroy , inc. also acquired frontline , based in charlottesville , virginia , for $ 13.7 million in cash . each of the 2016 acquisitions are part of the instrumentation segment except for caris which is part of the digital imaging segment . on june 5 , 2015 , teledyne dalsa b.v. , a netherlands-based subsidiary , acquired industrial control machines sa ( “ icm ” ) for $ 21.8 million , net of cash acquired . in december 2016 , an additional $ 2.5 million was paid by teledyne related to an indemnification holdback . based in liège , belgium , icm is a leading supplier of portable x-ray generators for non-destructive testing applications , as well as complete x-ray imaging systems for on-site security screening and is part of the digital imaging segment . as a result of the purchase of the remaining interest in optech in 2015 , the difference between the cash paid and the balance of noncontrolling interest was recorded to additional paid-in capital . the balance of the noncontrolling interest of $ 41.2 million at december 28 , 2014 decreased by $ 0.3 million for the net loss and $ 1.3 million in translation adjustments prior to the purchase which eliminated the remaining balance . the balance of the noncontrolling interest of $ 47.0 million at december 29 , 2013 decreased by $ 2.1 million for the net loss and $ 3.7 million in translation adjustments , resulting in a balance of $ 41.2 million at december 28 , 2014. teledyne no longer has any noncontrolling interests . on february 2 , 2015 , teledyne acquired bowtech products limited ( “ bowtech ” ) through a u.k.-based subsidiary for $ 18.9 million in cash , net of cash acquired and including an estimated working capital adjustment . story_separator_special_tag 40 segments the following discussion of our four segments should be read in conjunction with note 12 to the notes to consolidated financial statements . instrumentation replace_table_token_13_th our instrumentation segment provides monitoring and control instruments for marine , environmental , industrial and other applications , as well as electronic test and measurement equipment . we also provide power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks deployed in mission critical , harsh environments . 2016 compared with 2015 our instrumentation segment sales were $ 876.7 million in 2016 compared with sales of $ 1,051.1 million in 2015 , a decrease of 16.6 % . operating income was $ 109.8 million in 2016 , compared with $ 171.0 million in 2015 , a decrease of 35.8 % . the 2016 sales decrease primarily resulted from lower sales of marine instrumentation partially offset by increased sales of test and measurement instrumentation . sales for marine instrumentation decreased $ 195.3 million and primarily reflected lower sales of interconnect systems and other marine sensors for energy exploration and production , as a result of weak energy markets , partially offset by higher sales of interconnects and marine systems for u.s. government applications . sales of test and measurement instrumentation increased $ 19.5 million and included $ 15.4 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions . sales of environmental instrumentation increased $ 1.4 million . the decrease in operating income primarily reflected the impact of lower sales and also reflected $ 6.8 million in higher severance and facility consolidation costs compared with 2015. the incremental operating profit from recent acquisitions was $ 0.9 million , which included $ 0.8 million in additional intangible asset amortization . cost of sales decreased by $ 95.2 million in 2016 , compared with 2015 , and primarily reflected the impact of lower sales , partially offset by higher severance and facility consolidation expenses . the cost of sales percentage increased slightly to 56.4 % in 2016 from 56.1 % in 2015. selling , general and administrative expenses , including research and development and bid and proposal expense , in 2016 , decreased by $ 18.0 million , compared with 2015 , and primarily reflected the impact of lower sales . selling , general and administrative expenses for 2016 , as a percentage of sales , increased to 31.1 % , compared with 27.6 % for 2015 and reflected the impact of lower sales while certain fixed costs decreased slightly . 2015 compared with 2014 our instrumentation segment sales were $ 1,051.1 million in 2015 compared with sales of $ 1,115.5 million in 2014 , a decrease of 5.8 % . operating income was $ 171.0 million in 2015 , compared with $ 181.6 million in 2014 , a decrease of 5.8 % . the 2015 sales decrease resulted from lower sales of marine instrumentation and electronic test and measurement instrumentation , while sales for environmental instrumentation increased slightly . sales for marine instrumentation decreased by $ 40.8 million and primarily reflected lower sales of geophysical sensors for offshore oil exploration , interconnect systems for land-based energy applications , and other marine sensors and systems , partially offset by $ 32.1 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions . sales of electronic test and measurement instrumentation decreased $ 23.9 million primarily as a result of lower international sales due in part to the impact of foreign exchange rates . sales of environmental instrumentation increased $ 0.3 million . the decrease in operating income primarily reflected the impact of lower sales as well as $ 2.9 million in higher severance costs compared with 2014. the incremental operating loss from recent acquisitions was $ 4.6 million , which included $ 3.0 million in additional intangible asset amortization . cost of sales decreased by $ 40.2 million in 2015 , compared with 2014 , and primarily reflected the impact of lower sales . the cost of sales percentage decreased slightly to 56.1 % from 56.5 % . selling , general and administrative expenses , including research and development and bid and proposal expense , in 2015 , decreased by $ 13.6 million , compared with 2014 , and 41 primarily reflected the impact of lower sales . selling , general and administrative expenses for 2015 , as a percentage of sales , increased slightly to 27.6 % , compared with 27.2 % for 2014. digital imaging replace_table_token_14_th our digital imaging segment includes high-performance sensors , cameras and systems , within the visible , infrared and x-ray spectra for use in industrial , government and medical applications , as well as micro electro-mechanical systems ( “ mems ” ) . it also includes our sponsored and centralized research laboratories which benefit government programs and commercial businesses . 2016 compared with 2015 our digital imaging segment sales were $ 398.7 million in 2016 , compared with sales of $ 379.0 million in 2015 , an increase of 5.2 % . operating income was $ 45.9 million in 2016 , compared with $ 40.0 million in 2015 , an increase of 14.8 % . the 2016 sales increase primarily reflected higher sales of sensors and systems for life sciences and industrial x-ray applications , mems and geospatial software . sales in 2016 included $ 9.6 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions . the increase in operating income in 2016 , compared with 2015 , reflected the impact of higher sales and favorable product mix . the incremental operating loss included in the results for 2016 from recent acquisitions was $ 1.5 million , which included $ 0.5 million in additional intangible asset amortization expense . cost of sales for 2016 increased by $ 11.4 million , compared with 2015 , and primarily reflected the impact of higher sales . the cost of sales percentage in 2016 decreased slightly . selling , general and administrative expenses , for 2016 , increased to $ 113.4 million , compared with $ 111.0 million in 2015

