Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 03, 2011

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables provides segment data for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009:



	2011		2010			2009
Net sales:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	510,012	$	446,104		$	373,295
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	523,026		470,359			461,000
Packaging	93,563		94,966			73,453
	$	1,126,601	$	1,011,429		$	907,748
Operating profit:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	112,839	$	92,246		$	75,216
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	58,028		43,515			24,712
Packaging	10,400		8,888			5,805
	181,267		144,649			105,733
Other income (expense), net	41		(1,226		)	(84		)
Earnings before income taxes	$	181,308	$	143,423		$	105,649



	2011		2010		2009
Identifiable assets:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	338,197	$	292,196	$	252,747
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	693,266		650,530		629,488
Packaging	39,571		40,450		36,456
Corporate	63,899		59,235		55,199
	$	1,134,933	$	1,042,411	$	973,890
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	11,406	$	7,704	$	8,360
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	8,775		14,597		11,744
Packaging	3,824		2,152		1,399
Corporate	166		—		237
	$	24,171	$	24,453	$	21,740
Depreciation and amortization:
Engine/Mobile Filtration	$	9,325	$	9,810	$	9,645
Industrial/Environmental Filtration	19,231		17,151		17,322
Packaging	3,166		3,260		3,308
Corporate	713		700		687
	$	32,435	$	30,921	$	30,962

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

Financial data relating to the geographic areas in which the Company operates are shown for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009. Net sales by geographic area are based on sales to final customers within that region.



	2011		2010		2009
Net sales:
United States	$	775,987	$	702,510	$	634,057
Europe	106,712		99,939		103,917
Other International	243,902		208,980		169,774
	$	1,126,601	$	1,011,429	$	907,748
Property, plant and equipment, at cost, less accumulated depreciation:
United States	$	164,712	$	161,000	$	170,398
Europe	2,924		3,375		4,157
Other International	17,356		16,800		13,536
	$	184,992	$	181,175	$	188,091

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Tabular disclosure of the names of foreign countries from which revenue is material and the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to those countries. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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