Goodwill and Acquired Intangible Assets (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2014
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of year	$ 241,299
Acquisition	72,697
Currency translation adjustments	2,298
Goodwill at end of period	316,294
Engine/Mobile Filtration [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of year	21,868
Acquisition	0
Currency translation adjustments	186
Goodwill at end of period	22,054
Industrial/Environmental Filtration [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of year	219,431
Acquisition	72,697
Currency translation adjustments	2,112
Goodwill at end of period	294,240
Packaging [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill at beginning of year	0
Acquisition	0
Currency translation adjustments	0
Goodwill at end of period	$ 0