Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment included the following assets at November 30, 2013 and 2012:

	2013			2012
Land	$	9,444		$	9,326
Buildings and building fixtures	119,207			107,857
Machinery and equipment	388,669			372,358
Construction in process	24,420			20,578
	541,740			510,119
Accumulated depreciation	(332,787		)	(315,018		)
	$	208,953		$	195,101

At November 30, 2012, land of $398 and building and building fixtures of $1,602 related to one Kentucky plant were classified as Assets held for sale. Those assets were sold on March 29, 2013 for $2,211, resulting in a gain of $211, which is included in Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year ended November 30, 2013.

During the third quarter of 2013, the Company made the decision to dispose of certain equipment at our air filtration operations, resulting in a loss of $4,631, which is included in Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the year ended November 30, 2013.

At November 30, 2013 and 2012, additions to property, plant and equipment totaling $1,700 and $1,668 were included in Accounts payable and accrued liabilities.  During the years ended November 30, 2013 and 2012, additions to property, plant and equipment of $270 and $826, respectively, were acquired under capitalized leases.